Sunnats of Qiyaam_2

10. Your gaze should not wander in any direction. Instead, it should be focused on the place of sajdah.

11. Once you have commenced your salaah, recite the thanaa silently:

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلَا إِلَٰهَ غَيْرُكَ

Glory be to You O Allah . Praise be to You, blessed is Your name, very lofty is Your majesty, and there is no deity besides You.

Note: The thanaa will be recited by the munfarid (the one performing salaah individually) as well as the imaam and muqtadi (the one following the imaam). 

12. Recite ta’awwuz and tasmiyah silently.  Ta’awwuz is to recite: 
أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

I seek protection in Allah from the accursed Shaitaan. 

Tasmiyah is to recite:
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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
 In the name of Allah , the most kind, the most merciful. 

13. After reciting thanaa, ta’awwuz and tasmiyah silently, commence the qiraat of Surah Faatihah followed by a surah or any portion of the Quraan Majeed. 

14. Upon the completion of Surah Faatihah, you should say “aameen” silently, regardless of whether you are performing.

15. If you are commencing a surah after reciting Surah Faatihah, then you should recite tasmiyah silently before commencing the surah.

Note: The ta’awwuz and tasmiyah will only be recited by the munfarid and the imaam. The muqtadi will not recite the ta’awwuz and tasmiyah. 
Instead, after reciting thanaa, the muqtadi will remain silent behind the imaam for the entire duration of qiyaam. It is makrooh-e-tahreemi for the muqtadi to recite any qiraat (whether Surah Faatihah or anything else) behind the imaam.

16. If you are performing a three or four rakaat fardh salaah, then in the third and fourth rakaat you will only recite Surah Faatihah. You should not recite any surah after reciting Surah Faatihah. In the third and fourth rakaat of the fardh salaah, Surah Faatihah will be recited by the imaam and munfarid (the one performing salaah alone). The muqtadi who is performing salaah behind the imaam will remain silent and not recite anything in all the rakaats.

17. If you are performing sunnah or nafl salaah, you will recite qiraat in all the rakaats, regardless of whether you are performing two rakaats or four rakaats. 

Reference: 

  • Ihyaauddeen