Basmala
Bismillahبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind.
Said on its own, before Al-Fatihah in every rakat.
Rakat 2: Qiyam
In the second rakat, start with Basmala, then recite Al-Fatihah and one short surah.
Position
Stand still with your hands folded below the navel and look toward the place of sujood.
Surah Al-Fatihah
Surah 1ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil-‘alamin. Ar-Rahmanir-Rahim. Maliki yawmid-din. Iyyaka na‘budu wa iyyaka nasta‘in. Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim. Siratal-ladhina an‘amta ‘alayhim, ghayril-maghdubi ‘alayhim wa lad-dallin.
All praise is for Allah, Lord of all worlds. The Most Merciful, the Most Kind. Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us on the straight path, the path of those You have blessed, not of those who earned anger, nor of those who went astray.
Audio starts at “Al-hamdu lillahi”, without Bismillah. Bismillah is the Basmala step before it.
Surah Al-Ikhlas
Or choose · Surah 112قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ
Qul huwa Allahu ahad. Allahus-samad. Lam yalid wa lam yulad. Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad.
Say, “He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He has no children and no parents, and there is nothing like Him.”
Child-friendly meaning
I begin in Allah’s name, recite Al-Fatihah, and then one short surah.