Voluntary Prayers
281 questions
Why do Muslims perform the Sunnah prayer before the Fard (obligatory) prayer, despite believing that Allah is above all else?
Is it considered an innovation (bid‘ah) to remain standing in the mosque a short while before the Maghrib Adhan, without praying two rak‘ahs or sitting down, under the pretext that there is a difference of opinion among scholars on the matter, and in order to avoid contravening any view?
Is prostration (sujud) while reciting the Qur'an obligatory, and what should one do if they are reciting the Qur'an in a car and reach a verse of prostration?
What are the rulings regarding leaving the prayer and returning to it, whether it is out of necessity such as opening a door, killing a harmful creature, saving a child, or making way for a passerby, and does one resume the prayer from where they left off or restart it?
Is it permissible to complete the adhkar after Fajr if the time of detestability (waqt al-karahah) begins before their completion?
What is the ruling on someone who, after the second unit (rak'ah) of a four-unit prayer, mistakenly said the taslim (salutation of peace), then said the takbir (Allahu Akbar) for the supererogatory (ratibah) prayer, and upon remembering the incomplete obligatory prayer, intended both the obligatory and supererogatory as two voluntary prayers, and then repeated both the obligatory and supererogatory prayers?
ما هي الأذكار التي تضمن بناء أو زراعة شيء في الجنة؟
Is it permissible to fast on Mondays and Thursdays with the intention of quitting smoking, without going against the approach of the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him?
What are the Quranic verses and Prophetic hadiths that indicate that Qiyam al-Layl (night prayer) begins after the 'Isha prayer and ends before Fajr (dawn), and why does it not begin after Maghrib (sunset)?
Does the Hadith, "Look at the prayer of My servant, whether he completed it or was deficient in it. If it was deficient, He says: Complete for My servant his obligatory prayer from his voluntary prayers," mean that the Sunnah and supererogatory prayers compensate for missed obligatory prayers?
Is there a Sunnah prayer after Fajr prayer?
How does one make up for missed prayers?
Why is it not permissible to perform the Duha prayer (Salat al-Ishraq) before the Eid prayer, if the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pray it every day, knowing that the time for the Duha prayer is after sunrise, and voluntary prayers are prohibited before the Eid prayer, whether in the mosque or at home?
Is repeating the two supplications: "O Allah, forgive me all my sins, the minor and the major, the first and the last, the apparent and the hidden," and "O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none forgives sins except You, so grant me forgiveness from You and have mercy on me, for You are the Forgiving, the Most Merciful" in every prayer a Sunnah?
Who were the early scholars who considered Jihad the sixth pillar of Islam, and what were their proofs for that?
What are the forbidden times for prayer during the day?
Is it valid to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw) in a supererogatory prayer, such as a voluntary (nafilah) prayer?
What is the ruling regarding missed prayers for one who did not pray but then repented and became regular in their prayers?
Is prayer in the Noble Rawdah more rewarding than prayer in any other part of the Prophet's Mosque?
Is making up missed prayers given precedence over performing the regular Sunnah prayers?
Is it permissible to perform the Sunnah (supererogatory prayer) of Isha before the obligatory prayer, and what is the ruling on one who did so out of ignorance of the ruling?
Is it permissible to perform the night prayer (Salat al-Layl) as four rak'ahs with a single tasleem, and what is the interpretation of the action of the Companion who used to pray 'Isha with the Prophet and then return to lead his people in prayer?
Is the Duha prayer, which is prayed before Dhuhr, a sound practice or a Sunnah?
Does it mean that whoever abandons prayer out of laziness on the last day of his life dies as an unbeliever and abides eternally in Hell, and all his good deeds are lost? And what is the interpretation of this in light of the hadiths about Allah's mercy and His saying, "So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it"?