How to Perform Isha Prayer-صلاة العشاء‎ (Prayer Rakats)?

How to Perform Salat al Isha

Salat Al Isha (Night Prayer); is a 17 raka’at prayer comprising of four rakat sunnah four rakat fard (obligatory, Two Rakat Sunnah, Two nafl, Three Witr and Two Nafil

How to Perform the Four Rakats () Isha prayer

1. Rakat Isha Namaz

• First make the Niyyah of the Namaz by reciting “I intend to perform The Two Rakats Sunnah of Isha prayer before the Kabah  Part Of The Isha Namaz “
• You say takbir “Allahu Akbar (الله أكبر) ” This starts the Isha prayer.
• Begin reciting “Subhanaka (سُبْحَـنَكَ)”
• After you say: “Audhu billahi min-ash-shayta -nir-rajeem Bismillah Hir Rahman Nir Rahim (أعوذُ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ, بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ )”
• Reciting Surah Al-Fatiha
• Another portion (Surah) of the Holy Qur’an.
• Go into Ruku and You say “Subahaana Rabbiyal Azeem سبحان ربي العظيم “
• Stand up when you says “Sami Allahu liman Hamidah (سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى)”, and say “Rabbana lakal Hamd ربنا ولك الحمد ” in a low voice.
• Go into the 1st Sajdah in Namaz and say “Subahaana Rabbiyal Aa’la سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى “
• Now sit-up from Sajdah in jalsa position
• Now go into the 2nd Sajdah and You say “Subahaana Rabbiyal Aa’la سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى “

2. Rakat of the Namaz

• Rise up to start to the next raka’at,
• You say “Bismilah-ir-Rahman-raheem بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ”
• Reciting Surah Al-Fatiha of the Holy Quran
• Another Aya (Surah) of the Holy Qur’an.
• Go into Ruku and You say “Subahaana Rabbiyal Azeem سبحان ربي العظيم “
• Stand up when you says “Sami Allahu liman Hamidah .سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ “, and say “Rabbana lakal Hamd”.
• Go into the 1st Sajdah of the Salah and You say “Subahana Rabiyal Aa’la”
• Now sit-up from the first Sajdah in jalsa (Between First and The Second Sajda )
• Now go into the 2nd Sajdah in the Salah and You say “Subahaana Rabbiyal Aa’la”
• After this, you sit and the complete recite تَشَهُّدٌ : You recite At-tahiyyat التَّحِيَّاتُ, Allah-umma salli, Allah-umma Barik and Rabbana.

Transliteration: At-tahiyyaatu Lillahi, az-zakiyaatu Lillaahi, al-tayibaatu Lillaahi, al-salawaatu Lillaahi. As-salamu ‘alayka ayuha’n-Nabiyyu wa rahmat-Alaahi wa barakatuhu. As-salaamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibaad-Illaah is-saliheen. Ash-hadu an laa ilaha ill-Allaah wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasooluhu

After That in Third Rakat of the Zuhr prayer You will be Stand Up and Perform All steps. Dear Now You will be complete the Third Rakat and then You will be stand up for the Four Rakat of the Namaz and after completed the Four Rakat then You will not stand up although You will read At tahiyyat  after Darood Sharif and then Salam.

• Turning to your face to the right first and saying “Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullah ‏اَلسَلامُ عَلَيْكُم ُ” and then to his left and ‏اَلسَلامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اَللهِ