Posture 7. Al-Jalsah (The Sitting between the Two Sajdahs)

اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ (rising from the first sajdah),

then while sitting:
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي

Word-by-Word Meaning

Key Points to Remember

• ✅ After the first sajdah, rise to sitting while saying Allāhu Akbar; sitting up fully with stillness (ṭumaʾnīnah) is required before the second sajdah.
• ✅ In this sitting it is recommended to say Rabbi-ghfir lī (“My Lord, forgive me”) — your Salah Guide notes it three times; a fuller form Rabbi-ghfir lī warḥamnī… is also established.
• ✅ The sitting position is the same as in the tashahhud — men in iftirāsh, and in the Ḥanafī school women sitting low with both legs to the right — with hands resting flat on the thighs.
• ✅ Then say Allāhu Akbar and perform the second sajdah exactly like the first.
• ✅ After the second sajdah: rise (with takbīr) to standing for the next rakʿah — or, after the second rakʿah, remain sitting for the tashahhud.