Taslim

For the refrain in Arabic music, see Teslim.

Taslim (تسليم) is the concluding portion of the Muslim prayer (salat), where one recites Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah ("Peace and blessings of Allah (God) be unto you", السلام عليكم ورحمة الله)^[1] once while facing the right, and once while facing the left.^[2]

Meaning

In Islam, taslim means "peaceful". The name Taslim is most often used as a boy's name.^[3]

Performing the Taslim
	Reciting the salam facing the right direction	Reciting the salam facing the left direction

See also

• Salat

References

Salah (Islamic prayer)
Types of prayers (salat)	Mandatory daily prayers Fajr Zuhr Asr Maghrib Isha Witr (for Hanafis) Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) Communal mandatory Salat al-Janazah prayers for the absent Congregational prayers Jumu'ah Tarawih Supererogatory prayers Sunnah salah Nafl salah Witr Duha Tahajjud Special-purpose prayers Salat al-Istikharah Salat al-Eid
Prayer unit (raka'ah) and components of prayer unit	Glorifying Allah (Takbir) Standing in salat Sitting in salat Recitation of Quran (Tajweed) Bowing (Ruku) Prostrating (Sajdah) Tashahhud Taslim Sujud Sahwi
Mosque	Mihrab Podium (Minbar) Sermon (Khutbah) Prayer rug
Conditions	Call to prayer (Adhan Iqama) Salat times Qibla Ablution (Wudu) Dry ablution (Tayammum) Full ablution (Ghusl) Screen or barrier (Sutrah)
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