How to Perform Āyāt Prayer
Issue No. 1299- Āyāt Prayer consists of two rak‘ats, with five rukū‘s in each. It can be offered in the following two ways:1- After making the intention, one utters takbīrat-ul-iḥrām (Allahu Akbar) and recites sūrah al-fātiḥa and the sūrah, and then performs rukū‘. Thereafter, he stands and recite sūrah al-fātiḥa and the sūrah again and then perform another rukū‘. He should repeat this action five times, and when he stands after the fifth rukū‘, he should go to sajdah, and after performing two sajdahs, should stand up to perform the second rak‘at in the same way as the first. Then he ends the prayer with tashahhud and salām.2- After making the intention, uttering takbīr and reciting sūrah al-fātiḥa one then divides the verses of the other sūrah into five parts, and recites one part and thereafter performs the rukū‘. He should then stand up and recite the second part of that sūrah (without reciting sūrah al-fātiḥa) and then perform another rukū‘. He should go on with this method and finish that sūrah before performing the fifth rukū‘. Then he goes to rukū‘. The second rak‘at should be done in the same way as the first rak‘at. For example, he may divide sūrah al-Ikhlas in the following manner:Before the first rukū‘, he should say “بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ” and perform the first rukū‘. He should then stand up and say “قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ اَحَدٌ”, and perform the second rukū‘. He should then stand up and say “اَللهُ الصَّمَدُ”, and perform the third rukū‘. Thereafter he should stand up again and say “لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ”, and perform the fourth rukū‘. Then he should stand up again and say, “وَ لَمْ يَکُنْ لَهُ کُفُوَاً اَحَدٌ”, and perform the fifth rukū‘. Then he performs the two sajdahs and continues the second rak‘at in the same manner which he has performed the first and finally ends the prayer with tashahhud and salām.
