Reciting in Prayer
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Is it valid for an Imam to remember another Surah during recitation, interrupt the recitation, restart Surat Al-Fatihah, and then complete the prayer?
Are there any legal impediments to reciting the verses (At-Tawbah: 17-22, An-Nur: 36-38, Al-Jinn: 18-23) alternately after Al-Fatiha in the prayer of 'Tahiyyat Al-Masjid' (greeting the mosque), given that they relate to the nature of the prayer?
Is it permissible to recite a thousand verses during the day to obtain the reward of the "Muqantireen" mentioned in the Hadith: "Whoever prays with a thousand verses will be written among the Muqantireen"?
What is the interpretation of disturbing dreams that appear after reciting the Quran in the Fajr prayer, accompanied by a feeling of entering a "strange world" during the recitation?
What is the time for reading Surat Al-Kahf on Friday, and does it extend until the Maghrib call to prayer, or does it end at the sermon, and does reading it in a voluntary prayer before Friday grant the same reward as reading it outside of prayer?
What is the ruling on my prayer and the ruling on the لحن (melodic/grammatical error) that occurred from me in reciting the Tashahhud, and is this considered among the manifest لحن (al-lahn al-jali) that invalidates the prayer?
Is the recitation of Surat Al-Kahf during the Fajr and Isha prayers on Friday considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
Is it permissible to perform Qunūt in Fajr prayer, taking into account the weakness of Anas's hadith which Sheikh Al-Albani cited as evidence, and how should one deal with elderly people who are not easily convinced in the Shafi'i madhhab?
Is it permissible to intentionally omit the prostration of recitation (Sujud al-Tilawah) in obligatory prayers to avert discord, especially since the worshippers follow the Maliki school of thought, which dislikes this prostration in prescribed prayers, despite being convinced of its Sunnah status? And are there any Maliki scholars who permit it?
Is the only place where the Basmalah and Isti'adhah are legislated together in the middle of a Surah when Allah says in Surat Fussilat, "To Him is referred knowledge of the Hour," in order to avoid the misconception that the pronoun "Him" refers to the accursed Satan?
Is speaking quickly during prayer, Qur’an recitation, and remembrance (dhikr)—which might make letters unclear and words blend together—considered forbidden (haram)?
Does a mother's prayer become void if she performs it audibly due to her inability to recite silently?
When does the Imam begin reciting Al-Fatihah: after he stands and settles, or after the congregant stands and settles?
What should one do whose prayer is frequently assailed by doubts, such as whether he pronounced the opening Takbir, or recited a surah after Al-Fatiha, which compels him to interrupt and repeat his prayer, and sometimes to repeat his ablution to dispel the doubt?
Does the prayer become invalid if the worshiper recites many verses with the intention of supplication upon rising from prostration in the prescribed prayer?
What is the ruling on reciting the end of Surat Al-Baqarah after Surat An-Nas in the Witr prayer?
Is it a condition to move the tongue when reciting the Quran and performing adhkar, and what is the most preponderant opinion regarding the preference of dhikr by heart or by tongue, and is it permissible to perform dhikr by heart only?
How can one get rid of repeatedly falling into sin and repenting from it, while Satan continues to dominate and one feels a loss of sensation in the heart, despite loving one's wife and maintaining prayer and righteous deeds?
What is the ruling on forgetting to recite Al-Fatihah or missing a rak'ah in prayer?
What is the ruling on a prayer in which the Imam commits a grave linguistic error (laḥn fāḥish) that distorts the meaning, such as reciting: (And We have created the heavens and the earth and what is between them, playing) instead of: (And We have not created)? And does the prayer become invalid due to such an error according to the Hanafis and the other madhhabs?
What is the ruling on the imam repeatedly reciting certain surahs from Juz' 'Amma every day and every year because he has not memorized the Qur'an?
Is it permissible to perform Qiyam al-Layl (night prayer) solely by seeking forgiveness (Istighfar)?
Does the prayer become invalid if one pronounces the word "Bismi" with a sukoon instead of a kasra, or omits some letters from words like "Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim" and "Maliki Yawm Ad-Din" due to obsessive whispers (waswas), and is it permissible to continue reading with these errors without repeating them?
Does the prayer become invalid if a Muslim utters an unintentional word, such as saying "useless" instead of "Our Lord, to You be all praise," or changing a letter while reciting Al-Fatiha, such as the alif in "Ad-Dallin" turning into a ghayn?