Qiraat

Q: I believe that in a book I read titled, Laws of salah, written by Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadari Razavi (Dawat-e-Islami) it said on the hundred and fifth page these following words:-

'After you finish surah Fatihah, utter amin in a low volume and then recite either three short ayahs or one long ayah that is equivalent to three short ayahs or any surah such as surah Ikhlas.'

I had a query based on the last line of this paragraph. When it quotes, 'or any surah,' do you think that this is implying that after surah Fatihah has been recited you can recite another surah, or is it suggesting that after surah fatihah you can recite an ayah that is equivalent to another surah, or do you think that it can be referring to both?

Q:

1. Should I be silent behind the Imam in the 3rd and fourth rakah of isha and 3rd rakaat of maghrib?

2. If the muqtadi recites behind the imam in loud and quiet salah is he sinful for it? Please clarify.

Q: Can I recite Surah Faatiha in quiet Salaah because I heard this is the opinion of Imam Muhammad (Rahmatullahi Alayh). Please clarify.

Q: Why it is not permissible to read suras loudly in zohr and asr prayers as of the remaining prayers?

Q: Shoud the muqtadi behind the imam stay silent in the third rakah of maghrib and the third and fourth rakah of isha. Please clarify.

Q: What should the Imam recite in the thrid rakaat of Maghrib salaah?

Q: My question is what do we recite behind the Imam in the third rakaat of Maghrib and third and fourth rakaat of esha and dhur and asr. 

Q: I recently led the jamaat for zuhr salaah and for some reason I have doubts and cannot recall if I read the same surah in the 1st and 2nd rakaat (after surah faatiha). I don't know the two gentleman that read behind me. What should I do to rectify this? What if I cannot find them?

Q: When I perform my Salaah alone (e.g. when I am ill), then do I have to perform my fardh Salaah in a loud voice?

Q:

1. My question is what surahs are the best to be read in witr? (I am referring to a Hanafi Madhad) Which or what surah is the best to recite in the first rakah, second rakah and in the last rakah.

2. Also is it permissible to perform one rakah witr after praying isha? And also is it permissible to perform 1 rakah witr in the dawn?