Reciting in Prayer
1,024 questions
- Will one be rewarded for loving people for the sake of Allah without informing them, like those who love each other for the sake of Allah? - Is the status of those who love each other for the sake of Allah attained only by going out for Dawah, or are there other ways? - How does a person ascend to the rank of Ihsan? - What should one do if they are afflicted with Riyaa (showing off) or whispers (waswasa) in their heart? - How does a Muslim attain the highest ranks of Jannah, and what books help in achieving that? - How can Khushoo’ (devotion/humility) in prayer be achieved?
Must the intention and the basmalah in wudu’ be precisely at the beginning of the action? And is the intention for wudu’ for prayer sufficient for reciting the Qur’an? And is prayer permissible with wudu’ for which only an intention was made? And is rubbing obligatory with the flowing of water, or is it sufficient after it has reached [the limb]? And does wudu’ become invalidated if the prayer time expires during it or before completing a rak’ah due to delaying prayer because of scrupulousness?
Is it permissible to act upon the dominant assumption in all matters, such as prayer and ablution, or not?
Is it permissible to repeat only one word and what follows it while reciting during prayer, when in doubt about its voweling, without repeating what preceded it?
What is the ruling on an Imam leading the Fajr prayer every Friday using verses of prostration (Ayat al-Sajdah) and the congregants prostrating with him at the places of prostration?
Does the prohibition against the worshipper (ma'mum) reciting more than Al-Fatihah in a loud prayer (salat jahriyyah) signify detestability (karahah) or impermissibility (hurmah)? Is this an issue disputed among scholars? What is the ruling on the worshipper reciting silently in a low voice to follow the imam?
What is the ruling on receiving payment for leading congregational prayers (Imamah) during Tarawih in Ramadan, given that these individuals already receive a monthly salary, and is it permissible to receive payment for the Qur'an?
How do we reconcile the fact that Surat Al-Ikhlas is equivalent to one-third of the Quran and that reciting it three times grants the blessing of reciting the entire Quran, with the encouragement to recite the entire Quran?
Is it obligatory for the worshipper (ma'mum) to recite the Fatiha if the imam does not give him enough time to recite it in the obligatory prayer?
What is the ruling on forgetting to recite Al-Fatihah in prayer, for the Imam or for the congregant?
Is it permissible for someone who made a mistake in prayer or its recitation, or forgot the first Tashahhud and then remembered it and performed it with the last one, to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw)? Is it permissible to supplicate by saying: "O Lord, intercede for me, O Sheikh"? And is it considered mockery of religion for someone to jokingly say to another who sneezed, "May Allah have mercy on you," using the feminine form?
Is thinking about improving one's voice to impress worshipers during night prayers considered hypocrisy (riya') that invalidates the prayer, and do seeking forgiveness (istighfar) and correcting one's intention rectify that?
What is the ruling on someone who makes a mistake in reciting a verse during prayer: must he go back to correct it, should he alert the worshippers after the prayer, and what is the correct intention for the Imam's recitation of the Quran?
Is my prayer invalid—despite my repeated attempts to concentrate and achieve khushu' (devotional humility) and my supplications to Allah for it—due to the abundance of worldly thoughts that cross my mind during prayer, whether performed alone or in congregation? This is based on the saying of a scholar: "If the heart is humble, all other limbs of the body will be humble, but if all other limbs of your body are humble and your heart is not, then that is the prayer of the hypocrites." And does the degree of khushu' vary when reciting the Quran from one verse to another, and does the imam's voice and manner of recitation play a role in achieving khushu' in prayer?
Is it permissible to vocalize during the post-Isha Sunnah prayer when a worshiper joins with the intention of performing the obligatory Isha prayer from the right, or must one keep silent?
Is the follower (ma’mum) required to recite Surah Al-Fatihah behind the imam in the audible prayers (the first two rak‘ahs), or is it sufficient to just listen? And what about the rak‘ahs in which the imam recites silently (the last two rak‘ahs), is the follower required to recite Al-Fatihah in them as well?
Is it obligatory for the Imam to repeat the Fajr prayer if he made a mistake in the verse "وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ" (And you make your provision that you deny/disbelieve) and said "تصدقون" (you believe/affirm) instead of "تكذبون" (you deny/disbelieve)?
What is the ruling on praying behind someone who recites "مالك يوم الدين" (Maliki Yawm al-Din) with a fatḥa over the lām and the kāf?
Should the worshipper say "Allahu Akbar" upon rising from prostration in the second rak'ah if the imam has already risen and begun reciting, or should he remain silent?
Is it permissible to say, "Yes, and I am among those who bear witness to that" during prayer as an affirmation of some of the verses being recited?
What is the way to get rid of the weakness of fornication while maintaining prayer and reading the Quran?
Is it permissible to perform Qunūt in the Fajr prayer, and should Qunūt be performed in all prayers during calamities, such as the Asr prayer?
What is the correct intention for memorizing the Qur'an, and how can one avoid showing off?
Do prayers from past years, in which I intentionally omitted reciting a surah after Al-Fatihah based on a previous fatwa, become invalid? Must I repeat them, or can I continue to suffice with Al-Fatihah as a concession due to the recurring problem of forgetting to recite Al-Fatihah?