Reciting in Prayer
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Did the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, prostrate in the first رکعة of the Friday Dawn prayer after reciting Surat Al-Sajdah?
Is it permissible to read the Qunut supplication from a book during prayer when one is unable to memorize it?
Should a latecomer to prayer who joins the Imam while he is standing, shortly before bowing, delay behind the Imam to complete the recitation of Al-Fatiha, or does the remainder of Al-Fatiha become waived for him if the Imam bows before he completes it? What is the Shafi'i madhab regarding this issue? Does the ruling differ between a silent and an audible prayer? And what is the most authoritative opinion among your conflicting fatwas on this matter?
What is the ruling on intoning Du'a al-Qunut and prolonging it for more than 20 minutes, with supplications within it that resemble ordinary speech?
Is it obligatory to submit with the Imam even if the worshiper is unable to complete the whole Ibrahimiyyah Prayer in the last Tashahhud due to the Imam's speed?
Is it permissible to replace the Imam with another during the prayer, starting from the second rak'ah, due to the first Imam's inability to complete the prayer or recitation because of intense crying, and his fear of prolonging it for the traveling congregants, and what are the consequences if it is not permissible?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who performs qunut in the Fajr prayer every Friday, and is it permissible to pray behind him even if it is a supererogatory prayer, such as the nighttime prayers of Ramadan?
How was the Prophet's (peace be upon him) prayer for the Fajr Sunnah light? And did he limit it to fewer than three adhkar (remembrances)?
What is the ruling on the Witr prayer that the Imam leads as three rak'ahs in the manner of the Maghrib prayer, then after reciting Al-Fatihah and what is easy from the Qur'an in the third rak'ah, he says "Allahu Akbar" and stands silently for 2-3 minutes, then says "Allahu Akbar" and bows, knowing that he has already recited the Qunut supplication collectively after the Taraweeh prayer and before commencing the Witr, and does this manner have a basis in Islamic law, and is it better to pray with him or to leave and pray Witr alone to gain the reward of a whole night of prayer?
What is to be done when worshippers push someone to lead the prayer or the call to prayer, while he feels fear of showing off, though he sometimes feels happy about it?
Is a rak'ah counted for whoever catches the Imam while bowing and has not recited Al-Fatihah, and what should one do who is unable to complete Al-Fatihah before the Imam bows?
Is it sufficient for an unlettered woman who has memorized only Surat Al-Fatiha and Surat Al-Ikhlas to repeat them in every rak'ah of prayer?
Is memorizing Surat Yusuf, while forgetting some of its verses when reciting it from memory, considered fulfilling a vow?
What is the ruling on the imamate of a person whose imamate was declared invalid after he had led the prayers for more than two years, and what is the ruling on the prayer of those who prayed behind him and then accused his imamate of being invalid, and what is the ruling on the imamate of those who accused his imamate of being invalid?
Is it permissible to suffice with reciting Al-Fatiha in the second rak'ah without reciting a surah after it due to forgetfulness, then perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) before the salutation (tasleem)?
What is the ruling on reciting a surah before Al-Fatiha in prayer, and should Al-Fatiha be repeated? And what are the implications of reciting Al-Fatiha and another surah in all rak'ahs of Dhuhr prayer, and is it obligatory to repeat the prayer?
Is reciting the Basmala before the Takbir for prayer permissible?
Is it true that reciting Surat Al-Baqarah daily increases blessings in time and provision, and what are the causes of blessings in time?
Does the worshiper say "Ameen" after reciting Al-Fatiha in a silent prayer, and does he say "Ameen" aloud?
What was the measure of the Prophet's—may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him—recitation in the obligatory and supererogatory prayers?
Must prayers performed with a slight feeling of drowsiness be re-offered, knowing that the drowsiness was not overwhelming and out of fear of the prayer's time expiring?
What is the ruling on saying "Amen" after reciting Surat Al-Fatihah outside of prayer?
What is the ruling on the imam reciting the Quran in order during congregational prayers with the intention of completing the entire Quran every six months, and is this action permissible, or is it better to limit oneself to what has been mentioned in the Sunnah?
Is it permissible to pray Witr three rak'ahs in the manner mentioned (separating the second and third rak'ah with tashahhud without salam, and reciting the supplication of Tahajjud silently between the recitation of the surah and the bowing in the third rak'ah)?