VISUAL GUIDE 02

Ṣalāh,
movement by movement.

A beginner map of the core prayer sequence: calm standing, bowing, rising, prostration, sitting, and completion—anchored to exact Bukhārī and Muslim references.

See the movement map
01

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī757 · core sequence and calmness

02

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim392b · movement transitions

Completion referencesBukhārī 831 · Muslim 582

THE CORE MOVEMENT MAP

Ten calm stages.

Use Kids mode for shorter wording. It never changes the worship into a game.

  1. STEP01

    Prepare and stand

    Complete wuḍūʾ when required, face the qiblah, and stand for the prayer if able.

    Preparation map · see wuḍūʾ guide
  2. STEP02

    Begin with takbīr

    Begin the prayer with the opening takbīr. This guide keeps hand-position details for later school-specific modules.

    Bukhārī 757 · Muslim 392b
  3. STEP03

    Recite while standing

    Recite from the Qur’an while standing. Learning the required recitation and its pronunciation should be done with a qualified teacher.

    Bukhārī 757
  4. STEP04

    Bow calmly

    Move into rukūʿ and remain there with calmness. Do not rush through the position.

    Bukhārī 757 · Muslim 397a
  5. STEP05

    Rise and stand straight

    Rise from rukūʿ and return to a fully upright, settled position before moving on.

    Bukhārī 757 · Muslim 392b
  6. STEP06

    Prostrate calmly

    Move into sujūd and remain settled. Detailed placement and ability-related accommodations belong in reviewed modules.

    Bukhārī 757 · Muslim 392b
  7. STEP07

    Sit calmly

    Rise from the first prostration and sit with calmness before the next prostration.

    Bukhārī 757
  8. STEP08

    Second prostration

    Return to sujūd for the second prostration, again with calmness.

    Bukhārī 757 · Muslim 392b
  9. STEP09

    Continue the prayer

    Stand for the next rakʿah and repeat the core standing, bowing, rising, prostrating, and sitting sequence as required.

    Bukhārī 757 · Muslim 392b
  10. STEP10

    Final sitting and salām

    Complete the final sitting and close the prayer with salām. Exact recitation wording is linked to its source and awaits a reviewed teaching module.

    Bukhārī 831 · Muslim 582
THE REPEATED PRINCIPLE

Do not rush the positions.

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Bukhārī 757 repeatedly requires settled calmness in the movements it teaches.

PREPARE

Review wuḍūʾ

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Teaching boundary. This movement map intentionally avoids declaring one school’s hand placement, finger movement, detailed sitting posture, or recitation convention as the only valid form. Exact wording, audio, rakʿah counts, congregational rules, and accommodations will publish as separately reviewed modules.