Reciting in Prayer
1,169 questions
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?
What is the evidence that the prayer of one who intentionally omits audible recitation in an audible prayer is not invalidated, and that audible recitation is a Sunnah, not an obligation, taking into account the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Pray as you have seen me pray," and the fact that there is no established instance of him ever omitting audible recitation in an audible prayer?
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?
Is it permissible to read Al-Fatiha from an iPad during prayer to overcome the obsessive whispering of re-reading?
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 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)?
Is there any problem with consistently reciting Surat Al-Mulk during Salat al-Awwabin (the six rak'ahs after Maghrib), by dividing its verses among the rak'ahs, with the aim of ensuring its daily recitation to benefit from its virtue in saving one from the torment of the grave, given that this action is neither claimed to be a Sunnah nor are others invited to perform it?
Does the prayer become void if the congregant, after missing one rak'ah in a four-rak'ah prayer, prostrates for the fourth rak'ah immediately after reciting Al-Fatihah without bowing?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who intentionally misrecites a verse by substituting it, fearing stopping before the congregants?
Does the saying of Sheikh Abu Zayd al-Marwazi, that whoever is deficient in reciting Al-Fatiha due to preoccupation must make it up before following the Imam, apply to preoccupation before starting the prayer or after it?
What is the ruling on a Muslim joining a prayer congregation consisting of two men, and must the person being led in prayer (ma'mum) step back to pray beside the man who arrived late, or should he continue reciting next to the imam?