EIGHT SUNNATS OF RUKOO
- To say the takbeer of
Rukoo.
- To grasp the knees with
both hands. (Male only)
- To keep the fingers
spread while grasping the knees.
- To keep the calves
of the legs (i.e. the section from the ankles to knees) straight.
- To keep the back
level.
- To keep the head and
the lower back in a straight line.
- To recite Sub'haana rabbiyal 'azeem at least three times in Rukoo.
- While getting up
from Rukoo, the
Imaam should say sami'allahu liman hamidah, the Muqtadee should (thereafter) say Rabbanaa lakal Hamd and the Munfarid (person who is performing his Salaat individually)
should say both.
TWELVE SUNNATS OF SAJDAH