Reciting in Prayer
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What is the ruling on reciting the Qur’an and adhkar (remembrances) in prayer or outside of it using non-Arabic letters, such as reciting them with English letters, and should they wait to learn correct recitation, or pray to the best of their ability?
What is the ruling on reciting verses between the Eid takbeers that precede the Eid prayer, and is this an innovation (bid'ah)? And what is the ruling on listening to them, knowing that it is impermissible to prolong the letter Ba in the last takbeer?
What is the ruling on the prayer of a woman who has not memorized much of the Qur’an and has not learned it, so how should she perform her prayer?
Is a woman who is reciting the Quran and passes by a verse of prostration (Ayat as-Sajdah) required to prostrate if she is not wearing a head covering?
Is it permissible to make up for missed Qiyam al-Layl (night vigil prayer) without Witr (odd-numbered prayer), for someone who was overcome by sleep and did not wake up until half an hour before Fajr (dawn prayer), so he prayed Witr and then prayed?
What is the ruling on the imamate of one who smokes cigarettes or shisha, or who grows his hair long, and is it permissible to pray behind them?
Is the Sunnah of Wudu performed as two rak'ahs, then another two rak'ahs, with a separate tasleem for each, or are they combined with a single tasleem and an intermediate tashahhud? And is its ruling regarding vocalization and silence the same as the ruling for obligatory prayers? And is there a specific time to perform it immediately after wudu, or is it permissible to delay it?
Is it permissible to recite the Qur’an from a computer in Tarawih prayer?
1. Is praying two rak'ahs after the 'Isha' Sunnah, with the intention of Qiyam al-Layl, and reciting the latter part of Surat al-Baqarah therein, considered Qiyam al-Layl through which one maintains its virtue, or is it a condition to delay it and increase the number of rak'ahs? 2. Is it permissible to recite Surat al-Baqarah daily for the purpose of blessing and healing from anxiety and intrusive thoughts, in addition to reciting the Mu'awwidhat and the verses from the daily adhkar, during the menstrual period? If it is not permissible, what is the alternative? 3. Given that the Fajr adhan is delayed by a full hour in some regions of Turkey, except for the month of Ramadan, is it permissible to perform the Fajr prayer as soon as its prescribed time begins, even if the adhan has not been called in the mosques?
What is the ruling on someone who becomes confused while reciting the Tashahhud regarding the different versions of its wording, and if he remembers the mistake after finishing the prayer or before the Taslim, what should he do?
Is it valid not to repeat the prayer if the imam omits the recitation after rising from the prostration of recitation and bows directly, and is it true that reciting Al-Fatiha, according to the Hanafis, is one of the obligatory acts of prayer that necessitates prostration of forgetfulness if omitted?
What is the ruling on reciting Surat (Tabbat) in the first unit of prayer (rak'ah) and then Surat (Al-Fil) in the second unit of prayer, and is it permissible to recite a surah after a surah that precedes it in the order of the Qur'an?
What is the wisdom behind audibly reciting during the Maghrib and Isha prayers, and what is the wisdom behind audibly reciting during only two of the Isha prayer's rak'ahs?
Is the prayer for a need, as described in a specific manner (12 rak'ahs, tashahhud between every two rak'ahs without taslim, and in the last rak'ah, tashahhud then sujood, and reciting Al-Fatiha, Ayat Al-Kursi, tahlil, and a specific supplication, then asking for the need and taslim) sound?
Does reading in the order of nazaa'ir (pairs) that came from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, such as "At-Tur and Adh-Dhariyat in one rak'ah," mean reading "At-Tur" before "Adh-Dhariyat," even though "Adh-Dhariyat" precedes it in the order of the Mushaf?
What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an at a wedding banquet?
Is the prayer valid if it is interrupted and restarted after a mistake in reciting a surah during the prayer? And what should be done if this mistake recurs?
Which verses are to be recited in the one-rak'ah Witr prayer: is it Surat "Sabbih Isma Rabbika al-A'la", or Surat "al-Ikhlas", or Surat "al-Kafirun", or all three Surahs?
Is the action of the worshiper who added a fifth raka'ah and performed the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) correct, after reciting the tashahhud instead of Al-Fatiha in the fourth raka'ah?
Which Surah is recommended to recite after Al-Fatiha in the Istikhara prayer?
What is the ruling on consistently reciting the end of Surat Al-Baqarah in the fifth tasleem of Tarawih prayer?
What is the ruling on reciting the Quran aloud in the mosque while disturbing those praying and those reciting, and what is the ruling on playing a recording device with loudspeakers in the mosque after the Fajr adhan to announce the prayer before its establishment?
Is an eighty-year-old aunt sinful when she skips some verses of the Qur’an in her prayer recitation, and how can she be helped with that?
Which is better if one rises at night: prayer or reciting the Qur'an?