Qiraat

Q:

1. In the witr prayer, is it makrooh tahreemi, makrooh tanzeehi, or permissible to recite a surah in the third rakat which is longer by three verses or more than the surah which was recited in the first rakat and is it makrooh tahreemi, makrooh tanzeehi, or permissible to recite a surah in the third rakat which is longer by three verses or more than the surah which was recited in the second rakat?

2. In a fard prayer or in a wajib prayer, if two surahs have the same number of verses but not the same number of words then would it be makrooh tahreemi, makrooh tanzeehi, or permissible to recite the surah which has less words in the first rakat and to recite the surah which has more words in the second rakat?

Q:

1. If a person intentionally does not recite Surah Faatiha in the third or fourth rakaat of a fard salaah but stands for the duration of three subhanallahs or more and then goes into ruku, will that person’s salaah be valid or invalid? Also, if that person stands for less than the duration of three subhanallahs and then goes into ruku, will that person’s salaah be valid or invalid?

2. If a person forgets to recite Surah Faatiha in the third or fourth rakaat of a fard salaah but stands for the duration of three subhanallahs or more and then goes into ruku, will that person’s salaah be valid or invalid? Also, if that person stands for less than the duration of three subhanallahs and then goes into ruku, will that person’s salaah be valid or invalid?

Q: Should one read Qur'aan with tajweed in salaah?

Q: I have often heard that Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was fond of certain Surahs or Quraanic verses that he would often recite in Salaah. Please provide guidance on the namaaz/rakahs and surahs for:

1. Fajr
2. Zohr
3. Asr
4. Maghrib
5. Esha

Q: In salaah while performing four fardh, in the thrid rakaat, is it permissible if I read surah faatiha then surah ikhlaas?

Q: If a person prays 4 rakaats nafl with one salam, do you have to recite thana in the 3rd rakaat?

Q: While leading the jamaat, if a person misses one word from an aayat and does not correct it even after luqmah from a muqtadi, will sajdah sahw be sufficient to make the salaah valid?

Q: An Aalim said in the last two rakaats of a Fardh qadhaa salaah, it is not necessary to recite any surah. One may merely recite SubhanAllah/Alhamdulillah/Allahu Akbar (either one) 3 times. Is this true?

Q: When I recite my salaah, its very difficult for me to recite the word Rahman due to the sound of letter haa. The sound that comes out of my mouth is more like Raman. The rest of the recitation I don't have an issue. Is my salaah valid?

Q: While reciting qiraat in salaah, I missed the third aayah of Surah Naas (Ila hinnaas). The remainder of the surah was completed.

1) Should I have made a Sajdah e Sahw?

2) If Sajdah e Sahw was necessary, but was not made, should the salaah be repeated?