Reciting in Prayer
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Does reciting the Fatiha before straightening up also not invalidate the prayer of someone praying alone, and what is the sufficient limit of standing for that?
What is the ruling in Islam regarding a group of friends, committed to prayer and reciting the Qur'an, watching pornographic films and images, with the possibility of this occurring during Ramadan?
Is it permissible to pray behind an imam who errs in reciting the Qur’an, such as by pronouncing the letter (dhāl) as (zāy) in His saying, the Most High: (the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor) and His saying, the Most High: (When there comes the help of Allah and the conquest)?
Is it permissible to perform Tahajjud prayer while reciting the Qur’an from the Mus-haf, holding it and placing it on a stand during bowing and prostration? And do these numerous movements invalidate the prayer?
What is the ruling on reading the book "Dala'il al-Khayrat" by Imam al-Jazuli daily after reciting the Qur'an?
Does the prayer of the congregant become invalid if the Imam begins reciting Surat Al-Fatihah before standing upright, or completes it while descending for rukoo‘ (bowing)?
What is the way to restore khushu' (devotion) in prayer and reciting the Quran, and to strengthen faith after feeling distant from Allah and having weak self-supervision?
Is it permissible to recite the Quran with a narration other than Warsh, and from which narration should one memorize it? Is it permissible to read half of a Surah from the Mushaf and then complete it from the phone? Is the reward the same for reading from the Mushaf and from the phone?
Is a sheikh who asks a married woman to wear a belt with a dead scorpion on it to facilitate pregnancy, and to name the newborn "Sanad," considered a charlatan, knowing that there have been previous pregnancies for her even after she disobeyed his instructions?
Is it a condition to recite Surat Al-Baqarah after three nights or days at the same time one recited it the first time, or is there flexibility in that?
1. Does a Muslim earn reward for merely reciting the Qur’an without understanding it? 2. Is it a condition that the hadith be applied early in the day because of the phrase "أفلا يغدو" [would he not go forth early]? Or is the intention to go to the mosque at any time? 3. What is meant by "ولا قطع رحم" [nor severing ties of kinship] in the hadith?
Is it permissible for worshipers of the Hanafi school in the Witr prayer to adopt some aspects of its manner and abandon others, such as reciting a surah in the third rak'ah while omitting the specific surahs in each rak'ah as required by the Hanafi school?
Is it obligatory to say "Amen" at the end of every supplication, or is it sufficient to say it once at the end of the entire supplication? And is it better to say "Allahumma, Amen, for You are All-Hearing, All-Responsive" or "Our Lord, accept from us, for You are All-Hearing, All-Responsive"?
What is the ruling on frequent doubt and forgetfulness in prayer, such as doubt about not bowing (ruku') or reciting the tashahhud, and is it obligatory to repeat the prayer in this case?
Is jurisprudence (fiqh) more meritorious than reading and listening to the Quran?
What is the ruling on reversing the recitation of the Qur'an for memorization, meaning starting from the end of the surah or verses and then going back to the beginning, knowing that the recitation for others (tasmīʿ) is done in the usual order?
1. Is dedicating a specific time every day to recite the Quran after Asr prayer considered a bid‘ah (innovation)? 2. Is it permissible to wear a ring with the intention of adornment rather than it being a Sunnah?
Is it permissible to read the Quran from a Mushaf embellished with gold and silver?
What is the ruling on reciting the poem "As-Salat al-Badriyyah" which includes invoking the people of Badr, and does what it contains constitute shirk or exaggeration concerning the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
What is the ruling on seeking refuge (Al-Isti'adha) before reciting the Qur'an in prayer, and is it obligatory or recommended?
What is the reason the scholars analogized the Hadith of Abu Qatadah to the Maghrib and Isha prayers regarding not reciting after the Fatihah in the third and fourth rak'ahs, rather than the Hadith of Abu Sa'id? And how could Abu Qatadah be certain of that, given that it is a silent prayer, while Abu Sa'id said, "We estimated"? And does the Hadith of Abu Sa'id indicate more than the Fatihah in the last two rak'ahs of Dhuhr and the first two of Asr, and no recitation after the Fatihah in the last two of Asr?
Is an agreement between spouses on specific invocations (dhikr) to be recited separately (the husband at his workplace and the wife in her home) considered an innovation (bid‘ah), given that no specific number or time is designated?
Does my brother's prayer, which he performed at my home, become invalid because I played audio clips during his prayer, and what does he owe?
Is it permissible to communicate with others while reciting the Qur'an?