Namaz-e-tawbah

''Salat al-Tawbah''; (''Prayer of Repentance'', also ''Namaz-e-Tawbah'') is a Muslim prayer consisting of two rak'as (units or cycles of ritual prayer), according to Sunni tradition, or four rak'as, according to Shi'a tradition. The prayer is called for if a Muslim falls into sin—whether the sin is major or minor.

Shia method

In the Shia Islam tradition, the prayer is performed as follows:
# Perform ''Ghusl'' by way of ''Irtimasi'' (submerging the whole body in water, either in stages or at once) or by way of ''Tartibi'' (wiping the body with water).
# Perform wudu
# Perform a four rakah prayer. It is the same as a regular 4 prayer except the following, which the one offering the prayer says in every rakah:
## Surah al-Fatiha once
## Surah al-Ikhlas three times
## Surah al-Falaq once
## Surah an-Nas once
# After the prayer, say ''Astaghfirullah rabbi wa atubu 'ilayh''
# After saying the above, say: ''Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billaahil a'liyyil a'zeem.'' Then say: ''Yaa A'zeezo yaa ghaffooro ighfirli zunoobi wa zunooba Jamee'il mo-mineena wal mo-minaate. Fa innahu laa yaghfiro illa ant.''

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contains the Hadith detailing the method, as described by the Prophet

Salah
Salah terminology

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