1. Begin with the proper niyyah (intention) that you want to pray salatul witr and decide how many rakat you will offer. This is not mandatory to say but just to give you an idea, "I intend to offer _____ rakats of the witr prayer.". 2. Pray the first two rakats just like a regular fardh salah. Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik `alaa Sayyidina Muhammad an-Nabiyyi 'l-Umiyy al-Habeebi 'l-`alil-qadri 'l-`azheemi 'l-jaahi wa `alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallim. Awliyaullah say to be consistent in reading as-Salaat al-`Aali al-Qadr ten times daily and once on the night of Jumu`ah will bring you khayr al-jaseem, the uncountable good that Please see question no. 20031 . Du'a whilst bowing. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say: "Subhanak Allahumma Rabbana wa bi hamdika Allahumma ighfir li (Glory and praise be to You, O Allah our Lord. O Allah, forgive me)." (Narrated by al-Bukhari, 761; Muslim, 484, from the hadith of 'Aishah) How to make du Back to all du'as from Hisnul Muslim. There's 1 authentic du'a you can learn that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ recommended to reply to one who says "May Allah Bless You" (from the book Hisnul Muslim). He said, "Say: `Allahumma salli `ala Muhammadin, wa `ala aali Muhammadin, kama sallaita `ala aali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid. Allahumma barik `ala Muhammadin, wa `ala aali Muhammadin, kama barakta `ala aali Ibrahima, innaka Hamidum Majid [O Allah, exalt the mention of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as you exalted the family of tul0.

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