Voluntary Prayers
281 questions
What are the prohibited times for prayer by the hour?
Is the Sunnah prayer of Fajr to be performed after the time for the Fajr prayer begins, or after the Adhan which is before the time for the prayer?
Is it permissible to pray sitting on a chair, both obligatory and supererogatory prayers, when one is able to stand and bow?
Do voluntary prayers, such as Duha prayer and night prayers, have an Athan and Iqama?
Is it permissible to recite a portion of a long Surah after Al-Fatiha in prayer instead of a complete Surah?
Is it obligatory to delay the Dhuhr prayer until the end of its time in order to make up for many missed prayers, according to the saying of Imam Ahmad? And if I forgo making up the prayers despite being able to do so, intending to make them up later, is the present prayer valid, and should it be prayed at the beginning of its time or at the end?
How can the Imam alleviate the burden on worshippers during the eclipse prayer which extends for more than two hours, and is repeating its rak'ahs in the same manner as the first two rak'ahs considered an innovation?
What is the ruling on performing Tarawih prayers communally for ten days beyond the month of Ramadan, and is the one who does so considered an innovator (mubtadiʿ), and what is the ruling on praying behind him?
Which is better during the daytime in Ramadan: reading the Quran or performing voluntary prayers?
Is it permissible to pray sitting in a car when it is impossible to find a women's prayer area?
Is it permissible to perform supererogatory prayers between the first call to prayer (which is after zawal) and the second call to prayer on Friday, knowing that the Sunnah reported was before zawal during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
Are the regular Sunnah prayers performed during travel or not, even though shortening the prayer is better?
What is required of one who practices masturbation and then abandons the prayers after that? Must he make up the missed obligatory prayers, or can he perform supererogatory prayers for expiation?
What is the ruling on praying as much as I wish after the Fajr Sunnah prayer and before the Iqamah for the congregational prayer?
When is it permissible to intentionally interrupt the prayer, i.e., during its performance? Thank you.
What is the ruling on supererogatory prayers in Ramadan, and what is the prescribed number of rak'ahs for Tarawih prayer? Is there any evidence for praying 30 rak'ahs for Tarawih?
Does the time for the last third of the night end with the first call to prayer or the second, and is it permissible to offer voluntary prayers between them?