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.
Qiraat in Salaah
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.
Surahs to recite in taubah namaaz
Q: Which two small surahs can be recited for namaaz-e-tauba?
Length of qiraat in the first and second rakaat
Q: I heard that the Surah recited after Surah Faatihah in the second rakaat should be shorter than the one recited in the first rakaat. What is the Shar'ee ruling regarding this?
Second rakaat being shorter than the first rakaat
Q:
1. Must the surah recited in the second rakaat be shorter than the surah recited in the first rakaat?
2. If so, how is the length of a surah determined?
Commencing salaah with Surah Fatiha
Q: I read in tafseer Ibn kathir that Surah Fateha has seven verses in it and there are some Hadith also there in that tafseer from two sahihs that Bismillahir rahman nir Raheem is a first verse of Surah Fateha. There are only seven verses in Surah Fateha. Now, I saw in Sahih Bukhari Narrated From Anas bin Malik (radhiyallahu anhu): Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu anhu) and 'Umar (radhiyallahu anhu) used to start the prayer with "Alhamdulillahi rabbil aala min" Vol-1,book 12, number 710. ( Sahih Bukhari-- characteristics of prayer). Now, what should we start the prayer with?
Should one repeat salaah that was read without pulling the madds
Q: Some time ago, I did not know that I have to read salah with tajweed. So for like almost 5 years I read salah but did not follow the proper rules of elongation and madds. Do I have to repeat the salahs?
Reciting two surahs in the incorrect sequence in one rakaat
Q: Is it allowed to recite two surahs which are not in correct order in one rakah?
Qiraat in salaah
Q:
1. Is it compulsory to recite Tasmiyyah before Surah Fatiha in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th rakaats of Salaah.
2. If we mistakenly recite Surah Naas in the first rakaat of Salaah, how do we continue with the rest of Rakaats? Will Sajda-e-Sahw be compulsory?
3. If I mistakenly recite a Surah in the second rakaat which is earlier in order to what was recited in the first rakaat, should an additional latter Surah be recited if it is realised within the rakaat?
Reciting the same surah in both rakaats of a fardh salaah
Q: Can I read the same surah in both rakats of a farz salah? For example someone reads surah fatihah and surah ikhlaas in the first 2 rakats of zuhr farz.