The Prophet's Prayer Described

The Prophet's Prayer Described (PPD) is a popular and comprehensive book (an English translation of Sifa Salaatul Nabee) to study how to make salaah.  On this page, you will find resources to help you study/teach using this book.

The Book


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Lessons/Workbooks

Years ago, I made up a set of lessons for my kids based upon PPD.

Download Complete Set of PPD Lessons (set of 23 lessons) - New 2021! Compiled into 1 PDF!

Lessons to Accompany "The Prophet's Prayer Described"

  • Lesson 1: Facing the Kabah
  • Lesson 2: Standing in Prayer
  • Lesson 3: Praying in Shoes
  • Lesson 4: The Sutrah
  • Lesson 5: What Breaks the Prayer
  • Lesson 6: Intention
  • Lesson 7: The Takbeer
  • Lesson 8: The Opening Duaa
  • Lesson 9: The Istiadhah
  • Lesson 10: Reciting One Verse at a Time
  • Lesson 11: The Necessity of Reciting Suratul Faatihah
  • Lesson 12: Saying Ameen
  • Lesson 13: Recitation After Suratul Faatihah
  • Lesson 14: Quiet and Loud Recitation
  • Lesson 15: Recitation in Different Prayers
  • Lesson 16: Tarteel/Correcting the Imaam
  • Lesson 17: Rukoo
  • Lesson 18  Sujood
  • Lesson 19: The Tashahhud
  • Lesson 20: Sending Salaat Upon the Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam)
  • Lesson 21: Qunoot
  • Lesson 22: Seeking Refuge from 4 Things
  • Lesson 23: The Tasleem

More Lessons

Prophet's Prayer Described Workbook for Kids -  cute workbook from Islamic Bedtime Stories blog


The Prophet's Prayer Described Audio Lessons - LearnAboutIslam.co.uk
 I recently discovered this set of 24 audio lessons and I've only listened to 1 lesson so far (I finished, alhamdulillah!) and there is so much benefit in it.

There is even a free workbook you can download to take notes with. (Updated link 10/14/21, the page I found it on was here.)