Voluntary Prayers
281 questions
What is the reason for not mentioning the Tahajjud prayer and the Greeting of the Mosque among the sunnah prayers? What is the manner of performing Tahajjud, its number of rak'ahs, and its time? Is it a condition to sleep before it? Is perseverance in it necessary?
What is the ruling on playing a radio broadcast of the Holy Qur'an in the mosque between the Adhan and the Iqamah, with the intention of it being heard by those awaiting the prayer, and is this considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
How can a father be convinced to give up pornography channels, and how can one safeguard oneself from watching such material?
Is it permissible to perform a voluntary prayer after combining Dhuhr and Asr prayers and after performing the Sunnah prayer of Dhuhr in Al-Aqsa Mosque, and before the Adhan of Asr?
Is it permissible for a worshiper to rest in the middle of the row while people are praying, knowing that this breaks the row?
Is it better to leave with the first Imam after eight rak'ahs and witr at home, or to complete the prayer with the second Imam (shaf' and witr) and then perform tahajjud without a second witr, in order to gain the reward of Qiyam al-Layl?
What is the prayer that was obligatory upon the Prophet but voluntary for the Ummah?
What is the ruling on someone who is praying a Sunnah prayer when the iqamah for congregational prayer is called: Should he interrupt his prayer to join the fard prayer, or should he hasten, or should he complete his prayer as usual? And is it true that for every 12 rak'ahs of supererogatory prayers, a house is built in Paradise, or is this reward for whoever consistently observes this Sunnah in general?
Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an during prostration in supererogatory prayers?
Is it permissible to pray (Sunnah or obligatory) while the car is in motion?
Is it permissible to pray the Night Vigil (Qiyam al-Layl) or the Sunnah of Isha after two rak'ahs of Witr, while delaying the last rak'ah of Witr?
Is there a Hadith reported from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him: "Whoever prays two rak'ahs before leaving his home and after entering it, Allah will protect him from evil"? And are these two rak'ahs sunnah?
Is the feeling of being more influenced by Jurayj the worshiper than by the noble Companions forbidden, and if so, how can one be rid of it, and is it permissible to perform 'Umrah for Jurayj the worshiper?
What is the ruling on praying four rak'ahs after the iqamah in the mosques of Northern Cyprus, as well as their doing so in Friday prayers after the sermon and the adhan, along with the speed of their bowing and prostrating, and is it obligatory to pray with them in congregation?
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Is it permissible to pray the Rawātib before Dhuhr and Asr after the Adhān and before the Iqāmah?
What is the ruling on praying the lunar eclipse prayer after dawn breaks?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to be content with working only enough to meet his needs, so that he may spend the rest of his time in worship, even though Islam has encouraged work, and it might be better to seek work that yields abundant wealth for charity?
What is the ruling on making up prayers that I doubted I performed during my early years of religious obligation, and how can I overcome the persistent whispers of doubt regarding acts of worship?
Is it permissible to combine the intention for a supererogatory prayer (Salat al-Ratibah) and a votive prayer (Nadr), or between the الاستخارة prayer (Salat al-Istikharah) and supererogatory prayers (Sunan), or must each be performed separately? And if it is not permissible, how can one atone for that?
Should I obey my mother who forbids me from praying the Sunnah and voluntary prayers?
Is it prescribed to repeat the opening supplication (Du'a al-Istiftah) in the last two rak'ahs of a four-rak'ah prayer before Dhuhr, or should one proceed directly to reciting Al-Fatihah?
Is it permissible to pray three rak'ahs as a thank-you to Allah after each obligatory prayer, or is this considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
What is the correct intention for voluntary prayers in the last third of the night? Is it sufficient to say, "voluntary prayer," or must one specify the intention of Tahajjud or Qiyam al-Layl, and what is the difference between them?