Reciting in Prayer
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Is reciting the Quran aloud forbidden?
How is a congregational prayer completed according to the Maliki school for someone who missed a Raka'ah that was to be recited aloud: by reciting Al-Fatihah silently or by reciting Al-Fatihah and a Surah aloud?
What must one do who entered the 'Isha prayer with the intention of Maghrib due to a legal excuse, then stood up to pray 'Isha without performing the taslim for Maghrib, and remembered this after performing the taslim for 'Isha? And what should he do if he remembers this during the 'Isha prayer?
Is a person considered negligent if they vowed to spend a night in prayer by reciting the entire Qur'an but were unable to complete its recitation that same night, instead finishing it on other nights, and what must they do?
Is Surat Al-Fatihah and another surah recited, or just Surat Al-Fatihah, in the two rak'ahs of Tahiyat Al-Masjid (greeting the mosque prayer)?
Are there other countries that recite with readings other than the recitations of Hafs and Nafi', and does Libya recite with Warsh or Qalun?
Does the presence of a bear-shaped doll in the house prevent the angels from entering, despite reciting Qur’an, dhikr, and performing prayers next to it?
Is focusing on the accurate recitation of verses recently memorized during Qiyam al-Layl considered khushu‘ (devotional reverence), or does this focus diminish the required khushu‘?
How was the Messenger's night vigil prayer and what did he recite in it?
Has prayer been forbidden or deemed reprehensible with Surat Al-Masad?
What is the ruling on one who is unable to complete the recitation of Al-Fatiha behind the Imam due to the latter's speed in the third and fourth rak'ahs?
Does a Muslim sin and forfeit the reward for invoking blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) or reciting the Quran if he is showing off, or is he rewarded for it out of veneration for the Prophet (peace be upon him) and glorification of the word of Allah Almighty? And is there any Sharia evidence to support this?
Is the recitation of the Qur’an in the night prayer counted towards completing the Qur’an, and does the length of the verse affect the counting of the thousand verses by which the one who prays at night is recorded among the Muqantireen?
What is the Shariah ruling on an Imam who recites Qunut Al-Nazilah (calamity prayer) in every obligatory prayer for ten months, and what is the ruling on him prolonging the supplication for more than two rak'ahs? Is his supplication valid: "O Allah, liberate Al-Aqsa Mosque, and grant us prayer therein before death, and martyrdom at its thresholds"? And what is the ruling on using non-narrated supplications and persistently reciting them in Qunut Al-Nazilah?
What is the way to overcome the emptiness that leads to the female questioner returning to a sin from which she had repented, and how can she discover her interests and talents to fill her time?
Are the recitations of Surat Al-A'la and Al-Kafirun in the Sunnah (voluntary prayer) of Isha, as well as Surat As-Sajdah and Al-Insan in the Fajr prayer on Friday, among the emphasized Sunnahs that should be maintained?
What is the ruling on the imam's commitment to reciting specific surahs in the Fajr prayer that recur on the same days of the week?
Does reciting Ayat al-Kursi and the Two Last Surahs (al-Mu'awwidhatayn) before sleep protect a Muslim from jinn urinating in his ear, even if he does not pray Fajr on time or does not perform night prayers (Qiyam al-Layl)?
Is the Basmala necessary before reciting the Quran in prayer, specifically before Al-Fatiha or any other surah?
Is it permissible to recite the Quran and dedicate its reward to a deceased mother, and is it permissible to recite the Holy Quran without wearing prayer clothes?
Is it sufficient for my mother to recite one surah after Al-Fatiha in each rak'ah of the Tarawih prayer, or should she repeat what she has memorized from the Qur'an in each rak'ah?
Is it permissible for a woman to recite the Qur’an aloud in front of men during the school radio broadcast, knowing that it is not permissible for her to call the Adhan?
What should a girl do who faces successive problems despite her kindness and diligence in prayer and reading the Quran, and are there Quranic verses to دفع these problems and "bad luck"?
Is it permissible for a woman to recite the Quran in a silent prayer or in normal recitation without moving her lips, and is it obligatory for a man to only hear himself in congregational prayer?