Reciting in Prayer
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What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who intones the Qur'an instead of reciting it properly, and does intonation lead to the distortion of some words?
What should I do if I make a mistake while reciting a verse or don't know its continuation during prayer? Should I perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw)?
What are the greatest and most rewarding and beneficial morning and evening remembrances (adhkar) for protecting oneself, and when is the time for reciting them?
What is the ruling on diversifying the remembrance (dhikr) recited during bowing (rukūʿ) and prostration (sujūd) within a single prayer? For example, in the first rakʿah, the worshipper says "Subbūḥ, Quddūs, Rabb al-Malāʾikati wa al-Rūḥ" (Glorified, Most Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit), then in the second rakʿah, he says "Subḥāna Rabbī al-ʿAẓīm" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great) in his bowing and "Subḥāna Rabbī al-Aʿlā" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) in his prostration, knowing that Lady ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his bowing and prostration, "Subḥānaka Allāhumma Rabbanā wa biḥamdika Allāhumma ighfir lī" (Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and with Your praise, O Allah, forgive me)?
Is it permissible to complete the Witr prayer after the Fajr Adhan if I intended to pray three rak'ahs, and I said the taslim after the second rak'ah during the tashahhud, then the Fajr Adhan was called before performing the third rak'ah?
What is the ruling on reading the Qur'an, pondering it, acting upon it, and seeking healing through it? Is a person punished for abandoning it? And if its recitation is a Sunnah, how can one be punished for not reading it?
Does reciting "Yaseen and the Wise Qur'an" seven times equal reading the entire Surah Yaseen?
Is the worshiper required to recite the opening supplication (Du'a al-Istiftah) and Al-Fatiha if he catches the Imam in the first rak'ah after Al-Fatiha, or should he listen to the Imam's recitation, and what should he do in a silent prayer?
Is the intended meaning of "reciting the Qur'an in the standing (qiyam)" here the recitation in a single rak'ah, or the total recitation across the number of rak'ahs throughout the entire night, as in the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever prays (qam) with ten verses will not be recorded among the heedless; whoever prays with a hundred verses will be recorded among the devout; and whoever prays with a thousand verses will be recorded among the muqantireen (those given immense reward)?"
Is seeking forgiveness, glorifying God, and reciting the Quran with the heart, without moving the tongue, sufficient?
Is my condition of passing wind and excessive yawning upon hearing the call to prayer, despite my commitment to prayers, reading the Quran, and [reciting] remembrances, considered to be intrusive thoughts (waswasah)?
What is the ruling on praying behind someone who changes the letter "Sad" to "Sin" in Al-Fatihah?
Is there a control for worldly matters that a young man can adopt to avoid excessive preoccupation with worldly affairs such as marriage and debt repayment, and maintain remembrance of the Hereafter and his humility in prayer?
What is the interpretation of the negative changes that have occurred in my religious state, such as feeling distressed when reading the Qur’an and being sluggish in prayer, seeing myself falling in dreams, hearing strange voices when reciting adhkar (remembrances), along with a feeling of hypocrisy, lying, and committing sins despite sincere repentance, and is this a tribulation or a sealing of the heart?
What is the ruling on someone who forgot to bow (rukūʿ), prostrated, then went back, bowed, and completed his prayer?
What is the way to overcome the difficulty of performing prayer and lacking devotion in it, and to get rid of worldly thoughts during it, knowing that I suffer from low self-confidence and depression, and I fear that I might backtrack on my religious commitment due to social anxieties?
Is there a sin on someone who studies English as an external student at university, even though their primary intention is to achieve worldly goals such as a career promotion, with a subsequent intention to use it for calling people to Allah?
What is the ruling on reciting the Qur’an through loudspeakers in the minaret before the prayer and announcing deaths in the village?
What is the minimum daily portion of the Quran, and is reading 20 verses daily considered abandoning it, and is it obligatory to complete the entire Quran monthly?
Is it sufficient to recite Surat Al-Baqarah silently rather than audibly, without prayer?
What is the correct form of seeking refuge (isti‘adhah) when reciting the Qur’an or commencing prayer, and is "A‘udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajeem" (I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed) impermissible?
Are these obsessive thoughts about the Divine Essence and the Messenger – may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him – which compel me to interrupt my prayer and make me feel that Allah is angry with me, and cause me to wish for the loss of my sight or paralysis instead of them, from me or from Satan? And am I considered an apostate? And what should I do if they are from me?
What is the method for reading the endings of words in the verses of Al-Fatiha, and are the letters made silent, such as in "Al-Alameen," "Nasta'een," "Ad-Dalleen," "Ar-Raheem," "Ad-Deen," even though they are marked with grammatical vowels in the Quran, while the "meem" at the end of "Al-Mustaqeem" is pronounced with an open vowel (fatha)? And is the prayer valid if the words are read according to their grammatical markings, or must some letters be made silent, and what are these letters?
Is reading the Quran aloud and continuously in the mosque, in a way that prevents concentration during the "Tahiyat Al-Masjid" (mosque greeting) prayer, considered part of the Sunnah?