Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

What Should You Say to Start Salah? | Episode 3 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

You bow. You rise. You whisper words you’ve said a thousand times. But what if every motion of salah held its own key to khushoo’? In this series, go deeper into the language, the postures, and the presence of salah. Join Dr. Omar Suleiman to spend the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah exploring the most important aspect of your life and learning how to move towards ever-greater presence in your prayer.

Salah is a sanctuary. When you step into it, you’re in a sacred space, a meeting between your soul and its Maker. What do you say first?

After the takbeer—a profound phrase of remembrance in its own right—we learn of several du’as Rasulullah ﷺ used to recite, phrases meant to distance the soul from its sins and enter the mind into a state of remembrance.

Join Dr. Omar Suleiman to learn these hallowed words and bring them into your own prayers.

Series recorded at Shehzade Korkut Mosque in Antalya, Türkiye

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Dr. Omar Suleiman

Dr. Omar Suleiman

President | Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Southern Methodist University.

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