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legs on the right side to sit on the leftbuttock. 2 1 . To place the right hand on the right thigh and the left hand on the left thigh. 22 . To leave the fingers in their natural condition and placing them near the knees. 23. Gesturingwhenmaking Shahaadat. 24. Reading Durood Shareefafter the Tashahud ofQaaida-e-Akhira. 2 5 . Making dua in Arabic after Durood Shareef. The best dua is that which has been transmitted by the pious elders. 26. To say As-Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah twice,once towards the right and the next towards the l eft. 27. After the Zohar, Maghrib and Esha salaah, a short dua is to be made so that one can stand up faster to perfonn the sunnat salaah. Otherwise, their thawaab will be lessened. (Durre-Mukhtaar,Alamghiri) MUSTAHABAAT OF NAMAAZ 1 . In the position ofQiyaam, to keep the eye on the place ofSajda. 2. In theposition ofRuku, to keep the eye on the back ofthe feet. 3 .1n the position ofSajda, to keep the eye on the nose. 4. In the position ofthe Qaaida, to keep the eye on the lap. 5 . In the first Salaam, to keep the eye on the right shoulder. 6. In the second Salaam, to keep the eye on the left shoulder. 7. To keep the mouth closedwhen yawning is experienced. Ifthis cannot be done then press the lip beneath the teeth. When even this cannot stop it then, if in Qiyaam, cover the mouthwith the back ofthe right hand and if one is not in Qiyaam then cover it with the back of the left hand. To cover the mouth with the hand or clothes unnecessarily is Makrooh. 8. At the time of Takbeer-t- hhrima to keep the handwithin the clothes . 9.Coughing should be halted as long as possible. 68