Reciting Quraan while lying in bed
Q: Can I read Quraan while lying in bed? I am not ill.
Recitation and Listening to the Quraan
Reciting a Shaadh Qiraat
Q: Based on the following Hadith, how should we recite the third verse in Surah Layl?
عن علقمة قال: قدمت الشأم فصليت ركعتين ثم قلت: اللهم يسر لي جليسا صالحا فأتيت قوما فجلست إليهم فإذا شيخ قد جاء حتى جلس إلى جنبي قلت: من هذا؟ قالوا: أبو الدرداء فقلت: إني دعوت الله أن ييسر لي جليسا صالحا فيسرك لي قال: ممن أنت؟ قلت من أهل الكوفة قال: أوليس عندكم ابن أم عبد صاحب النعلين والوساد والمطهرة وفيكم الذي أجاره الله من الشيطان يعني على لسان نبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم أوليس فيكم صاحب سر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الذي لا يعلمه أحد غيره ثم قال: كيف يقرأ عبد الله: والليل إذا يغشى؟ فقرأت عليه: والليل إذا يغشى والنهار إذا تجلى والذكر والأنثى قال: والله لقد أقرأنيها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من فيه إلى في (صحيح البخاري، الرقم: 3742)
Reciting Quraan while azaan goes on
Q: I want to know the ruling regarding when reading Quraan and azaan goes, should one stop reading Quraan and continue after azaan or can one read whilst the azaan is going on.
Woman reading Quraan loudly in the privacy of her bedroom
Q: What is the ruling regarding a woman reading Quraan loudly in the privacy of her bedroom (without the presence of na-mahram) for memorisation purposes. And what is the ruling if that woman is not memorising, but reading loudly.
Reciting the Quraan Shareef while reclining
Q: Is it permissible to recite the Quraan Shareef whilst reclining (e.g. when seated in a moving car)?
Not following the waqf signs in the Quraan
Q: Is it permissible for someone who has some understanding of the meanings of the Quraan Shareef to not follow the waqf signs (e.g. ط in the IndoPak mushaf) and make waqf where he wishes (provided he does not make a big error)?
Reciting Quraan whilst people are performing salaah
Q: What is the ruling with regards to making tilawat of the Quraan whilst people around are reading salaah?
Reading surahs in English
Q: I don't know how to read Arabic. I recite all my surahs in English. Will I get the reward which is promised in the Hadith by reciting the surahs in English?
Repeating recitation of Quraan that was recited when haidh started
Q: If a woman was in doubt whether her period started or not and she read Quraan Shareef, afterwards it was confirmed that her period had started, so should that portion of Quraan Shareef be recited after ghusl?
Commencing a new khatam when completing the recitation of the Quraan Majeed
Q: After finishing the recition of the whole Qur'aan, is it correct to recite the first five aayaat of Surah Baqarah?