Reciting in Prayer
1,169 questions
Is it considered a degradation [of the prayer] if a worshiper recites Surat An-Nas in the first rak'ah and Surat Al-Ikhlas in the second rak'ah, knowing that he has not memorized any other surahs? And should he repeat Surat An-Nas in the second rak'ah or recite Surat Al-Ikhlas?
Is it permissible to recite the glorifications (Subhan Allah, Al-hamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar) instead of Al-Fatiha in the last two rak'ahs of prayer?
Is the saying: "May Allah establish it and perpetuate it" upon the muezzin's pronouncement: "The prayer has been established ( قد قامت الصلاة )" authentically reported from the Prophet (ﷺ)?
Should the worshiper recite the Fatihah if he joins the Imam while the latter is reciting the Qur’an after the Fatihah in a loud prayer, or should he listen in accordance with the Almighty’s saying: (And when the Qur’an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention)? And if he joins the Imam while he is standing and the worshiper only recites the Fatihah, then the Imam says “Allahu Akbar” for bowing, should he bow or continue reciting?
Is it permissible for someone who cannot hear the imam's recitation due to a hearing impairment to recite another surah after Al-Fatiha in audible prayers?
What is the ruling on reciting the Qur’an aloud in the mosque and disturbing others, and what is the ruling on turning on a recording device with loudspeakers in the mosque after the dawn (Fajr) adhan to announce the prayer, as long as the Qur’an is being recited?
Is the phrase "Prayer is better than Facebook" an innovation (bid'ah), and what is the ruling on using it when reminding people about prayer?
Is it permissible for the Imam to recite the verse of debt in Surat Al-Baqarah, divided over four rak'ahs in Tarawih prayer?
What is the ruling on saying: (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah) instead of (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah) in the Tashahhud?
What is the ruling on the action of an Imam who sometimes recites a single verse in the first rak'ah to encourage worshippers to come early and not be late for prayer, and is he considered sinful for that?
Is it permissible to divide the Tarawih prayer between two imams, such that each imam prays four Rak'ahs?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam who pronounces "Alhamdulillah" as "Alhamdu-r-llah" (with an elongated "dal" and a shaddah on the "ra"), and is it permissible to pray behind him when no other Imam is available?
Should I begin with the opening supplication (Du'a al-Istiftah) or directly recite Al-Fatihah if I enter the mosque while the Imam is already reciting?
Is it permissible for congregants to lag behind the imam if he is fast in recitation and prayer, and they are unable to recite Al-Fatiha because of that?
How can one reconcile the statement of the majority of scholars that the opening supplication (Du'a al-Istiftah) is a Sunnah, with the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Hadith of the one who prayed badly: "The prayer of none of you is complete until he glorifies Allah, praises Him, extols Him, and recites from the Qur'an what is easy for him"? And does this Hadith imply a condition of perfection, not validity, so that one who omits it does not incur sin?
Is it permissible for the wife to object to her husband spending one night of the weekend with his friends, talking, playing cards, and smoking shisha, on the grounds that it is his right and that the rest of the week is hers, knowing that they both observe their prayers? And does the ruling differ if the night out is for the obedience of Allah?
Has it been reported from the Salaf that reciting the three Surahs (Al-A'la, Al-Kafirun, and Al-Ikhlas) in Witr prayer is only prescribed if the three rak'ahs are prayed consecutively, and not if they are separated?
Is it permissible to read from the Mus'haf (Quran) during Tarawih prayers and Kusuf (eclipse) prayers?
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?