Reciting in Prayer
1,024 questions
Should the worshiper say, "We seek help from Allah," if he hears the Imam say, "You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help" during prayer?
Is the failure to perform prayers on the nights of Ramadan, and instead suffice with reciting the Qur’an and supplications, considered a mistake that diminishes the reward, given that a greater sense of humility (khushu') is achieved in reciting the Qur’an?
What is the difference between Fajr and Subh prayers, and is it permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an?
Does preceding a verse with another verse when reciting a Surah after Al-Fatiha invalidate the prayer?
Do the remembrances (adhkar) after prayer supersede the morning and evening remembrances?
What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who stands behind the Imam and plays with his phone, then when the Imam bows, he says "Allahu Akbar" and bows with him, knowing that he was not late for the prayer for any reason and did not recite Al-Fatihah?
Should one complete reciting Al-Fatiha or the Tashahhud, even if the Imam bows or stands for the third Rak'ah before their completion?
Does passing gas, which invalidates ablution, prevent one from staying for extended periods in the Haram for Umrah, Hajj, and Itikaf, and is there a way to facilitate that?
Is not waking up for Fajr prayer a punishment from Allah, despite reciting the remembrances for waking up, and what is the solution to this problem?
To what extent is the circulating narration true regarding a scholar who informed his son of a secret from among the secrets of Surat al-Kahf, and that reciting the end of Surat al-Kahf (Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging… to the end of the Surah) before sleeping will awaken the reciter at the time of the dawn prayer?
Is reading Surat Al-Duha to recover lost items considered an innovation (bid‘ah)?
Is it legislated to say "peace be upon you" (As-salamu alaykum) upon entering the mosque when people are engaged in dhikr (remembrance of Allah) or recitation before the iqamah (call to prayer), or is it more preferable to omit it?
What is the virtue and reward for listening to the entire Holy Quran in Ramadan or at other times?
Is reciting Surat Yusuf after Fajr prayer for forty days to facilitate marriage a Bid'ah (innovation in religion)?
Is it permissible to make a mistake in reciting the opening supplication (Du’a al-Istiftah) or to forget it, and is a prostration of forgetfulness (Sujud al-Sahw) required if one doubts having said “Sami’a Allahu liman hamidah” (Allah hears those who praise Him) after bowing, or “Rabbighfir li waliwalidayya” (My Lord, forgive me and my parents) between the two prostrations?
What is the ruling on audibly invoking blessings upon the Prophet after the congregational obligatory prayer?
What is the ruling on wiping the face after reciting Ayat al-Kursi and Surahs al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq, and al-Nas upon completing the prayer?
How is the prayer completed if the worshiper joins the Imam after missing some rak'ahs, especially concerning the recitation of Al-Fatihah and other surahs, and how are the missed rak'ahs to be completed?
Is it permissible to supplicate while the Imam is reciting?
What is the ruling regarding an Imam who rushes in Tarawih prayer and does not recite or intone the Quran well, making it difficult for the worshipper to understand what he is reciting? And is it obligatory for the Imam to complete the recitation of the entire Quran during the month of Ramadan?
What is the ruling on the prayer of my elderly, sick mother who suffers from two ulcers and hemiplegia, and defecates on herself and has been unable to complete Al-Fatiha or pray for two years; and how should she pray in these circumstances?
Is it permissible to pray Witr three rak'ahs with two salams, or with one salam if one is in a hurry and fearing her husband? And is it obligatory to repeat the prayer if, after finishing it, it becomes apparent that the recitation concluded with verses from another surah?
Does excessive movement during prayer—forwards and backwards from a mushaf placed on a stand—invalidate the prayer?
Is it permissible for a woman to recite the Quran in a melodious voice audibly in front of men in the mosque or in public places such as a lecture hall? Is it permissible to broadcast only her voice via radio or video? Is it permissible to open an exhibition for selling cosmetics, prayer items, and paintings inside the mosque?