Reciting in Prayer
1,024 questions
What is the ruling on the wording of the supplication: "O Allah, You are my Guardian and my Disposer of affairs. I have entrusted my matter to You, so choose for me, then make me content with what pleases You," and is it permissible to supplicate for marriage to a specific person?
Is the prayer valid if performed with the aforementioned 20 pillars?
Is the fear of death, which reaches the point of despair and prevents one from sitting alone at home, a satanic whisper (waswasah) aimed at keeping a person away from prayer and reading the Qur’an? And does reading Surah Al-Mulk treat this fear, despite the certainty that death comes by God’s decree?
Which is better: Night vigil (Qiyam al-Layl) or remaining in the mosque after Fajr until sunrise, especially in Ramadan, if it is not possible to combine them both?
How can the problem of not waking up for Fajr prayer be overcome, taking into consideration the use of multiple alarms and going back to sleep after turning them off, and how true is it that reading the end of Surat Al-Baqarah helps one wake up?
Is it permissible to supplicate by reciting the first half of Surat Al-Fatihah, then mentioning one's need, with the intention that what is being recited is a supplication and not a [mere] recitation?
Does the prayer of an Imam who recites verse (Ghafir 40) as "Then those will enter Paradise; they will not be provided therein without account" instead of "Then those will enter Paradise; they will be provided therein without account" become invalid?
What is the ruling on the Imam's oversight, where he made a mistake in reciting the last verse, then intended to bow, and when the congregants alerted him, he rose before the takbir and before settling into the bowing position, then repeated the verse correctly and bowed?
Is it obligatory to compensate for an error in reciting the Tashahhud after discovering the correct formulation, knowing that it is one of the pillars of prayer?
What should I do if I start reciting a surah during an obligatory prayer and forget the rest of it; should I bow, or should I recite another surah?
What is the ruling on reciting the Qur’an on Friday before Dhuhr prayer using loudspeakers, and on the religious supplications broadcast via loudspeakers a little before the Fajr adhan?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who forgot the first Tashahhud and then performed it in the third رکعة? And if the prayer must be repeated, should it be repeated in congregation?
Is it obligatory for the congregant to hasten the recitation of Al-Fatiha in the silent prayers to complete it before the Imam bows, or should he recite it deliberately? And what should he do if he is unable to complete it due to the Imam's haste? And is it obligatory for the congregant to recite Al-Fatiha if he joins while the Imam is reciting another surah?
Should a latecomer read the Tashahhud with the Imam if he catches him in the first or last Tashahhud?
What is the ruling on an imam who uses external loudspeakers for the mosque to broadcast the entire prayer, including the takbir, recitation, bowing, and prostration, to all residents of the city, including women in their homes, and is it permissible to recite loudly outside the mosque when there is cursing and swearing?
Does the reward for reciting the Quran, engaging in dhikr, and offering food in the house of the deceased's children reach the deceased?
Is reciting Al-Fatihah and the Salat al-Ibrahimiyah aloud after every prayer an innovation (bid'ah) or not, with evidence?
Was what I felt—fear and trembling—after sensing something pass behind me while reciting the Qur’an after Fajr prayer a jinn?
Is it permissible to supplicate for mercy for a deceased person who did not pray, but died after spending his last days in remembrance of Allah, and is what the students of knowledge did – refraining from supplicating for mercy for him or reciting the Quran for him, and consuming the food of the deceased's family – correct?
Is it obligatory to recite the Qur’an in prayer (Al-Fatihah and what is easy thereof) with tajwid or tartil for one who does not know the science of Qur’anic recitation and cannot find someone to teach him? And what is the ruling on reciting the Qur’an with a recorded tape outside of prayer?
Is the prayer of a worshiper valid if he was distracted during the final Tashahhud and said nothing until the Imam said the Taslim, and what should he have done?
Is performing the night vigil (qiyam al-layl) by reciting the entire Surah Al-Baqarah in two rak'ahs every night with the intention of seeking a husband or offspring a legitimate act (mashroo')?
What is the reason for the difference in Imam Malik's madhhab from other imams regarding the ruling on reciting Al-Fatiha behind the imam aloud and the placement of hands in prayer, despite him being closer to the Prophetic era and living in Medina? And did the students of Imam Abu Hanifa authenticate his hadiths after their arrival in Medina?
Which is more correct in prayer: reciting the Fatiha and what is easy of the Qur’an behind the Imam in audible prayer, or sufficing with listening?