Reciting in Prayer
1,169 questions
Is the Ta'awwudh (seeking refuge with Allah) obligatory in every rak'ah, or is it sufficient in the first rak'ah?
Does tranquility become void if the duration of stillness in the rukn (bowing) is shorter than the duration of reciting the dhikr (remembrance), even with the stillness of the limbs?
What is the Sunnah regarding Tarawih prayer, and is there a limit to how long one can prolong the recitation or not?
Do previous prayers and Quran recitations performed in English become invalid, and what are the correct practices for a non-Arabic-speaking believer in prayer and recitation?
How can abstaining from food and drink five minutes before Fajr be an innovation (bid'ah), despite Anas's narration from Zayd ibn Thabit that "a period sufficient for reciting fifty verses" separated the Suhoor from the Adhan of Fajr?
Is it permissible for the one praying behind the Imam to recite when the Imam prolongs his recitation?
Is delaying sleep and staying up until just before Fajr, which resulted in missing the prayer and leaving one's family asleep, considered committing a major sin or a transgression, knowing that the staying up was for reading a beneficial book, and measures were taken such as setting an alarm and reciting the remembrances before sleep?
Is the prayer valid when the Abrahamic prayer (Salat al-Ibrahimiyyah) is recited in the last tashahhud without reciting the tashahhud?
Is it permissible to vocalize during supererogatory (nafl) prayers if that increases one's devotion (khushu')?
What is the ruling on performing obligatory prayers with a Mustahabb (recommended) Wudu', such as Wudu' before sleep, and what are the views of the four Madhhabs and their evidence on this matter?
Is it permissible for an Imam who is a Hafiz to lead people in prayer from memory while wearing earbuds to communicate with his wife, who would correct him if he makes a mistake, in the absence of anyone among the congregants to correct him?
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?
Is it permissible to recite behind the Imam, and what is the ruling on the prayer if something other than Surat Al-Fatihah is recited behind him?
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?