Sitting in salah

Sitting or kneeling (Arabic: جِلسة and قعدة, also جلوس and قعود) is an integral part of salah, or Islamic prayer, along with bowing (ruku' and sujud).

Three styles of sitting/kneeling have been reported in the hadiths (accounts of the prophet Muhammad's traditions): It is sunnah to bend the toes towards Qibla.

The third style of sitting is used during the final tashahhud while the index finger is pointed towards the qibla, which is the direction of Mecca.

[1][2] In the last raka’ah, the prayer is concluded in sitting position by saying the taslim or peace greeting first towards the right and then towards the left.

The tashahhud is accompanied with a recommended salawat in the final sitting: The wording may vary depending on the various authentic narrations and preferences in each Fiqh school of thought.