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It is recommended to perform the Noon Prayer at the beginning of its time. However, the first thing to do when it is midday (zohr) is to say the following doxology (zikr):
سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ
O Allah, all praise be to You;
وَلَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ
there is no god save You;
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ
(You are) the Knower of all the unseen and the seen
صَاحِبَةً وَّلَا وَلَدًا
and You are the All-beneficent and All-merciful.
وَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُ شَرِيْكٌ فِى الْمُلْكِ
O Allah, (please) put away from me distress, grief,
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُ وَلِىُّ مِّنَ الذُّلِّ
vicissitudes (of time), and seditious matters;
وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيْرًا۔
both the explicit and the implicit.
It is reported that Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) instructed Muhammad ibn Muslim to keep on saying this doxology (zikr) as same as he keeps his eyes from harm.
If you have not yet done the ritual ablution, you may hurry up and observe all the aforementioned etiquettes.