Reciting in Prayer

• Does reading the last verses of Surat Al-Kahf before bed guarantee waking up for Fajr prayer?

• What are the confirmed and agreed-upon Sunnahs among the majority of scholars regarding the description of prayer, in terms of sayings, actions, and postures?

• What is the solution for attaining reverence, focus, and tranquility in prayer, given the feelings of sadness and distress caused by the Imam's crying and devotion during it?

• How authentic are the two hadiths: "And know that you will not draw closer to Allah with anything greater than what came from Him," and "There is no prayer for one who does not recite the Opening of the Book and three verses after it"?

• What is the ruling on reciting part of a Surah in the first Raka’ah, then skipping some verses, and reciting the remainder of the Surah in the second Raka’ah?

• What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on bringing mobile phones into mosques, especially given the frequent ringing during prayer and the disturbance this causes to worshippers?

• Is it permissible to derive a supplication of praise for each verse while reciting the Qur’an, even if it does not contain words of glorification, and is the one who does so considered an innovator?

• Is it true that performing Tarawih prayer individually is recommended, and that reciting the entire Quran during Tarawih is an innovation (bid'ah)?

• What is the ruling regarding agricultural land described as a "perpetual endowment" (waqf qari), for the cultivation of which it is stipulated that three parts (ajza') of the Qur'an be recited daily after Asr prayer in the mosque? And should the recitation be divided among multiple investors? Is it permissible for someone who only masters specific parts to recite? Is recitation outside the mosque acceptable? And is it permissible for a woman to recite in her home?

• When I pray, I get preoccupied with worldly concerns, so what should I do?

• Which is better: reciting Surat Al-Baqarah daily or reciting one juz' of the Qur'an daily?

• What is the legal ruling for intentionally not reciting anything from the Holy Quran after Al-Fatiha in the second rak'ah of the Maghrib prayer?

• Can a jinn touch or have sexual intercourse with a human without them feeling it, and what is the benefit of learning self-defense against jinn, and is Satan present in the bathroom when supplicating the prayer of entering the restroom, and why did Allah grant jinn this ability, and do jinn disappear in Ramadan?

• Is it permissible to bow with the Imam without reciting Al-Fatiha, especially since whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha has no prayer, and what should the latecomer do if he is unable to complete the recitation of Al-Fatiha before the Imam rises from bowing?

• What is the time of the morning's early hours, and is it true that reciting Surat Ya-Sin at this time makes supplications answered, and are there specific verses to be repeated for the purpose of facilitating marriage to a particular person?

• ما هي شروط الإمامة؟

• Is it permissible to adopt the view of one who does not deem it obligatory for the worshipper to recite the Fatihah behind the Imam in audible and silent prayers, in order to overcome whispers and confusion, and does not listening to the Imam during his recitation invalidate the prayer?

• What is the ruling regarding an Imam forgetting a pillar or a condition, and what is the ruling regarding him doing so intentionally?

• What is the ruling on one who cannot recite Surat Al-Fatiha silently behind the Imam, but can do so audibly, thereby disturbing other worshippers? Does the congregational prayer become waived for him? And is his prayer valid?

• Is a person considered to be righteous, and is it permissible for him to continue leading people in prayer in the absence of the Imam, if he has memorized parts of the Quran and is confident in the pillars of prayer, but feels a lack of complete heartfelt devotion, despite his conviction that working for people is not hypocrisy, and his eagerness to recite Surah Al-Baqarah daily to ward off hypocrisy?

• Is it permissible for the one being led in prayer (ma'mum) to precede the Imam in reciting Al-Fatiha during a loud prayer, in order to achieve devotion (khushu') in it, especially since the Imam is reciting?

• What is the ruling on the prayer of one who doubted reciting the first Tashahhud, and could not recall the number of prostrations in the last Tashahhud, so he completed his prayer and prostrated for forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before the salutation (taslim), then he doubted having increased the number of prostrations? Is he required to repeat it? And when is the prostration of forgetfulness due in cases of doubt regarding increase or decrease in prayer, and what is its general timing?

• Is it permissible to live with two men who shave their beards, one of whom is observant of prayer, and the other's situation is unknown, in a foreign country, while advising them?

• What are the questions regarding the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) hadith: "Perhaps you are reading behind your Imam?" They said: "Yes." He said: "Do not do so, except with the Fatihat al-Kitab; for there is no prayer for one who does not recite it"?