Reciting in Prayer
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Should he lead people in prayer, reciting the Basmalah silently, or should he not lead them in prayer to avoid bearing the sin of those who believe it must be recited aloud?
Do the prescribed dhikr and awrad necessitate the intention before commencing them?
What are the actual pillars of prayer?
What is better to do while riding the bus when hearing the Quran or songs: listening to the Quran, or reciting adhkar (remembrance of Allah) and the daily Qur'anic portion, or studying worldly sciences?
Is Sujud Al-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) obligatory if I thought I had completed two prostrations in prayer, so I deliberately sat for the Tashahhud without reciting, then remembered it was only the first prostration, so I sought forgiveness and continued? And if the answer is yes, then where should the prostration be? And what if the opposite occurred? And what if this happened during the Tashahhud instead of the sitting of rest? And should Sujud Al-Sahw be before or after the Tasleem (salutation) in this case?
Must one recite another Surah after the prostration of recitation (Sajdat al-Tilawah) in prayer, or can one bow directly after rising from it?
Are the prayers and acts of worship of one who has lost their Khushu' due to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and doubts in creed accepted, and does that affect their heartfelt faith?
In supererogatory prayers, is the tashahhud recited after every two rakʿahs, or only after the last two rakʿahs, and to which part of the tashahhud does it extend? And in obligatory four-unit prayers, is the first tashahhud complete, or only up to "I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger"?
Did Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and if he did not, then why did he not pray there, especially with the narration stating that he refused to pray in a church so that it would not be demolished?
Must one who hears the Qur’an listen to the Adhan upon hearing it?
Is the Fajr prayer, when performed after its prescribed time, still to be recited audibly or not?
Is it contrary to the Sunnah for the mosque supervisor to assign a reciter for each prayer, working towards the completion of the Quran starting from Surat Al-Baqarah, and specifying a daily portion for each student and a particular day for each reciter?
Is prayer and peace upon Muhammad the cause of every blessing in religion and in this world, and does it ward off every disliked thing in them both?
Is it permissible to make the supplication (du'a) after the 'Asr prayer if I performed the two rak'ahs of Istikhara prayer immediately before it, or must the Istikhara prayer be repeated after Maghrib?
Is it permissible to browse the Qur’an in the mosque and recite from memory what one has memorized, for someone who does not know how to read or write, in order to avoid falling asleep while awaiting the prayer?
What is the ruling on one who suffices with moving the tongue when reciting the prayer due to forgetfulness or error? And what is the ruling on one who deliberately makes herself hear her recitation to increase devotion? And is she sinful for not following the fatwa that requires moving the tongue during recitation?
Is prayer to be repeated when one performs an action within it, not knowing if it invalidates it, such as bowing for Rukūʿ while reciting the last verse of Al-Fatiḥah?
Is it permissible for one who is in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) to listen to the the Qur'an?
Is it permissible for the one praying behind the Imam (ma'mum) to recite more than one surah in a non-audible prayer if he finishes his surah before the Imam, or must he remain silent?
What is the ruling on pronouncing "عليكم" (upon you) and "عليهم" (upon them) with a kasrah on the letter lâm, and does this affect the prayer, especially for one who is not attentive?
What are the conditions for the valid recitation of Al-Fatiha in prayer?
Is there an explicit Hadith regarding the supplication of Qunut in the Dawn prayer? And should it be recited silently?
What is the ruling on someone who intended to bow in the first rak'ah, lowered his hands from his chest, then remembered that he had not recited a surah after Al-Fatihah, so he raised his hands again and recited it? Is sujud as-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) required of him?
Are acts of obedience (such as supplicating in prostration, performing Qiyam al-Layl, and reciting Surat Al-Baqarah) to be reduced for the sake of sitting with family? And is playing cards (kotsina) haram?