Reciting night surahs in tahajjud salaah
Q: I would like to know if I can pray these 3 surahs in my tahajud salah; surah waqia, surah mulk and surah sajda because I pray out of salah so I can add them to my tahajud salah.
Method of Salaah
Reciting Surah Naas in the first rakaat of nafl and fardh salaah
Q: If a person read Surah Naas in the first rakaat, what should he read in the second rakaat? Is this for nafl and for fard salaat?
Reciting Quraan loudly in salaah
Q: If I am offering prayers alone then can I read qirat (reciting Holy Quran) in a loud voice? If there is no person except me.
Qiraat in salaah
Q:
1. What is the status of reciting consecutive Surahs in fardh salaat? For example, reciting Surah Ikhlaas in the first rakaat and Surah Falaq in the second rakaat?
2. In fardh salaah, it makrooh to intentionally recite Surah Ikhlaas in the first rakaat and Surah Naas in the second rakaat?
3. In Witr salaah, what is the status of reciting Surah Ikhlaas in the first rakaat, Surah Falaq in the second rakaat, and Surah Naas in the third rakaat?
4. What are the two shortest Surahs that can be read in the first and second rakaat of fardh salaah?
Reciting Surah Naas in the first and second rakaat
Q: If a person read Surah Naas in the first rakaat, what should he read in the second rakaat?
Should the person who joins the Jamaat after Surah Faatihah recite sana?
Q: A man joined the Salaah after the Imaam completed the Surah Faatihah. Should he recite sana?
Should the latecomer recite sana when the Imaam is reciting qiraat?
Q: If I enter the mosque to offer Maghrib or Esha namaz. I know that the people offering Namaz are in the 1st Rakat but the Imam has already started reciting a Surah from Holy Quran after reciting Surah Fatiha first. In such a situation do I have to say "Sanaa" or shall I keep silent and join the Namaz?
Space between the feet during salaah
Q: I see that when some people from other countries pray salaah, they touch their toes and keep so much space between the shoulders. Please explain in detail if it is in Hadeeth.
How long should one remain silent between Surah Fatihah and the Surah?
Q: How long should one remain silent between fatihah and the next surah in jummah prayers? The Imams of the Haram usually remain silent after aamen for half a minute.
Reading Surah Faatihah in the third and fourth rakaat of fardh salaah
Q: Is it compulsory to recite Surah Fatihah in the third and fourth rakat of farz salaat. I have read somewhere that its not compulsory when reading salaat individually without jamaat.