Ruku (Genuflexion).

1043. In every Rak’at, a person offering prayers should, after reciting the Surah (Qira’at), bow to an extent that he is able to rest his finger tips on his knees. This act is called Ruku.

1044. If one bows to the extent of Ruku but does not put his/her hands on his/her knees, this is against precaution, and he/she must put his/her hands on his/her knees, as a precaution.

1045. If the person performs Ruku in an unusual manner, like, if he bends towards left or right, his Ruku is not correct even if his hands reach his knees.

1046. Bending should be with the Niyyat of Ruku. If a person bends or some other purpose (e.g. to kill an insect), he cannot reckon it as Ruku. He will have to stand up and bend again fr Ruku, and in so doing, he will not have added any Rukn, nor will his prayers be void.

1047. If a person has abnormally different hands and knees such as long hands, so that if he bends a little they reach his knees, or if his knees are lower than usual, so that he has to bend himself lower to make his hands reach his knees, he should follow bow in his/her normal way.

1048. A person who performs Ruku in the sitting position, should bow down till his face is parallel to his knees. And it is better that he should bow down till his face reaches near the place of Sajdah.

1049. Whatever Zikr is recited while a person is in Ruku is sufficient, but, as an obligatory precaution, one should say nothing less than three times Sobhan Allah or one time Sobhana Rabbiyal ‘Azimi wa bi hamdih.

1050. The Zikr of Ruku should be uttered in succession, and n correct Arabic, and it is Mustahab that it should be uttered 3, 5 or 7 times or more than that.

1051. In Ruku, the body should be steady, and one should not purposely move or shake oneself. And as an obligatory precaution, one should not have any movement when reciting the obligatory Zikr.

1052. If at the time of uttering the obligatory Zikr of Ruku, he loses steadiness because of uncontrollable vigorous movement, it will be better that after his body resumes steadiness he repeats the Zikr. However, if the movement is so negligible that steadiness is not lost, of if he just moves his fingers, there is no harm in it.

1053. If a person intentionally recites the Zikr of Ruku before he has properly bowed down, and before his body becomes still, his prayers will be void.

1054. If a person intentionally raises his head from Ruku before completing obligatory Zikr, his prayer is void. If he raises his head by mistake, and if he has not completely ceased to be in Ruku and he recollects that he has not completed the Zikr of Ruku, he should make himself steady and recite the Zikr. And if he recollects after he has arisen totally from Ruku, his prayers are in order.

1055. If a person is unable to remain in the state of Ruku all the time while reciting the Zikr, then he/she should recite Zikr before going out of Ruku position or if this is not possible, the precaution is that he should complete while standing up from Ruku.

1056. If a person cannot remain steady during Ruku owing to some disease etc., his prayers are in order. But he should complete the obligatory part of Zikr, by saying Sobhana Rabbi Alazim wa be Hamdeh or three times saying Sobhan Allah, before totally rising from Ruku.

1057. If a person cannot bow down for Ruku properly, he should lean on something and perform Ruku. And if he cannot perform Ruku even after he has leaned, he should bow down to the maximum extent he can, so that it could be customarily recognized as a Ruku. And if he cannot bend at all he/she must sit and go to Ruku while sited and, as a recommended precaution, he may offer another prayer and make a sign for Ruku with his head.

1058. A person who can stand up to pray, if he/she is not able to perform Ruku while standing or sitting, must pray while standing and make a sign for Ruku with his head and if he/she is not able to do that, he/she must close eyes with Niyyat of Ruku and recite its Zikr and open his/her eyes with the Niyyat of standing from Ruku and if he/she is not able to do this, he/she must make Niyyat in heart and recite Zikr.

1059. If a person cannot perform Ruku while standing or sitting, but can bend for it while sitting, he should offer prayers standing and should make a sign with his head for Ruku. And the obligatory precaution is that he should offer another prayers in which he would sit down at the time of Ruku, and bow down for it as far as possible.

1060. If someone raises his head after reaching Ruku and resting of body, and bows down twice to the extent of Ruku, his prayer is void. And also if he/she bows in a way that exceeds the extent of Ruku, after reaching to Ruku and resting of his/her body, and again returns to Ruku position, as an obligatory precaution, his/her Namaz is void and it is better to complete Namaz and pray again.

1061. After the completion of the Zikr of Ruku, one should stand straight, and proceed to Sajdah after the body has become steady. If one goes to Sajdah intentionally before standing erect, or before the body is steady, the prayers are void.

1062. If a person forgets to perform Ruku, remembering it before Sajdah, he should stand up first, and then go into Ruku. It will not be proper for him to go into Ruku in a bent position, and Namaz will be void.

1063. If a person offering prayers remembers after his forehead reaches the earth, that he has not performed Ruku, it is necessary that he should return to standing position and then perform Ruku, and complete prayer and pray again.

1064. It is Mustahab that before going into Ruku, a person should say Takbir while he is standing erect, and in Ruku, he should push his knees back, keep his back flat, stretch forth his neck, keep it in line with his back, look between his two feet, say Salawat before or after Zikr. And when he rises after Ruku, it is Mustahab to stand erect, and in a state of steadiness say Sami’allahu Iiman hamidah.

1065. It is Mustahab for women that while performing Ruku, they should keep their hands higher than their knees, and should not push back their knees.