TWELVE SUNNATS OF SAJDAH

  1. To say the takbeer of Sajdah.
  2. To place both knees first (upon the floor whilst proceeding for Sajdah).
  3. Thereafter to place both palms.
  4. Then to place the nose.
  5. Thereafter to place the forehead.
  6. To make Sajdah between the two hands (i.e. place the head between the palms).
  7. In Sajdah, to keep the stomach separate from the thighs. (Males only)
  8. To keep the arms separate from the sides. (Males only)
  9. To keep the elbows away from the ground.
  10. In Sajdah, to recite at least 3 times Sub’haana rabbi-yal a'laa.
  11. To say the takbeer of getting up from Sajdah.
  12. When getting up from Sajdah, to first lift the forehead, then the nose, then the hands and then the knees and to sit properly with calmness between the two Sajdahs.

THIRTEEN SUNNATS OF QA'DAH