Rukūʿ

After reciting Sura of al-Hamd and al-Tawhid, we perform an act of rukūʿ, which is to bow to an extent that we are able to place the palms on the knees.

In rukūʿ, we recite the dhikr:
          
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيْمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

subḥāna rabbiyal ʿaẓīmi wa biḥamdih

My great Lord is free from imperfections, and I praise Him.

Or  instead of, we can say three times:
سبحان الله       3 times     
Subḥānal lāh    3 times
Allah is free from imperfections





After rukūʿ

After rukūʿ, we stand up, become still, and recite:

سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ

samiʿal lāhu liman ḥamidah ‘allāhu akbar’



God listens to one who praises Him Allah is greater [ than what He is described as]




And now we perform prostration

                  RECITATION (QIRĀʾAH)                                                                                                                        SUJŪD (prostration)