


After this, you sit for Tashshahud: You recite just At-tahiyyat.

You say "Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-raheem".Rise up to proceed to the next raka'at,.Now go into the 2nd Sajdah and You say "Subahaana Rabbiyal Aa'la".Now sit-up from the first Sajdah in jalsa position (Sitting position between the two Sajdahs).Go into the 1st Sajdah and You say "Subahaana Rabbiyal Aa'la".Stand up straight when you says "Sami Allahu liman Hamidah", and say "Rabbana lakal Hamd" in a low voice.Go into Ruku (the bowing position) and You say "Subahaana Rabbiyal Azeem".After you say: "Audhu billahi min-ash-shayta -nir-rajeem Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-raheem".You say takbir "Allahu Akbar" This starts the prayer.First make the Niyyah (intention) by reciting "I intend to perform six rakats of the salat al Awwabin".Therefore, one should try to offer six rak'ahs after the two sunnahs, but if only four are offered, it will suffice. Some scholars hold the opinion that the two sunnahs are included in these six while others say that they are excluded. The hadith simply states that one must offer six rak'ahs of salah to attain the said reward. “Whoever offers a prayer between the evening and late-night prayer, it is called the awabeen prayer.” (Ibn Mubarak, el-Raqaik). Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) reports that Rasulullah (may peace and salutations be upon him) said, "Whosoever offers six rak’ahs after Maghrib and does not speak of any evil within that time, he will receive the reward of twelve years of worship."

The hadith of Tirmidhi narrates the virtue of Salat al-Awwabin. Nevertheless, there is no harm in referring to the six supererogatory rak’ahs after Maghrib as Salat al-Awwabin in terms of its meaning. He said, “Salat al-awwabin is to be offered at the time when a young camel’s hooves are scorched.” This hadith indicates that salat al-awwabin is the salah which is offered prior to noon. In one hadith it is mentioned that the blessed Prophet (may peace and salutations be upon him) went to the people of Quba when they were praying Salat al-Duha. However, in an authentic hadith, the term salat al-awwabin refers to salat al-duha: the pre noon prayer. Salat al-Awwabin, which literally means the salah of those who turn to Allah alone, is commonly used to refer to the six supererogatory rak’ahs that are prayed after Maghrib.
