Then, you intend in your heart the prayer that you desire to perform and declare the opening declaration by saying: (Allāhu Akbar). After that you recite al-Fātiha and another chapter in the state of standing with your eyes fixed to the place of prostration, with your arms by your sides, and with a slight opening between your legs.

The woman does the same as the man, except that at the point where he would say (hanīfan musliman), she says: (hanīfatan muslimatan). In the state of standing, she brings her feet together.