Accidentally dropping the Qur'an
Q: I was holding the Qur'an but it accidentally fell on the ground. What should I do?
Q: I was holding the Qur'an but it accidentally fell on the ground. What should I do?
Q: Why is bismellah not present for Suraah-e-Baraat?
Q: If a person hears a sajdah Ayat on the receiver from the masjid, which is live, does he have to make sajdah tilawah?
Q: If a person reads a sajdah aayah many times while travelling in a car, does he have to make one sajdah-e-tilawaah or many?
Q: Is it mandatory to make sajdah-e-tilaawah when reciting one of the fourteen sajdah verses of the Qur'an?
Q: My husband a few years ago was very violent and ended up tearing up the Quran. So now we are trying to fix it, but there is so many small pieces, we might not do it right, is there anything else we can do?
Q: Is it mandatory to make sajda-e-tilaawat when reciting the 14 sajda verses of the Qur'an?
Please refer to the Sahih Hadith mentioned below which says it is optional. Narrated Rabi`a RA: `Umar bin Al-Khattab RA recited Surat-an-Nahl on a Friday on the pulpit and when he reached the verse of Sajda he got down from the pulpit and prostrated and the people also prostrated. The next Friday `Umar bin Al-Khattab recited the same Sura and when he reached the verse of Sajda he said, "O people! When we recite the verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever prostrates does the right thing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not prostrate." And `Umar did not prostrate (that day). Added Ibn `Umar "Allah has not made the prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can do it." (Bukhari - Vol. 2, Book 19, Hadith 183)
Is it mandatory to make sajda-e-tilaawat when reciting the 14 sajda verses of the Qur'an?
Q: There is a verse in Suratul Baqaraah of the Quran where Allah (Ta'ala) said the infidels should be killed. A friend of my mine has asked me the meaning of this verse and I told him that the infidels referred to are those that attack you first. Am sincerely not sure of this answer. I need the right answer.
Q: Can I recite the verse of the Quran while walking down the streets? Note that I have not done ablution.
Q: When reading Quran and we come across the line where it states (sajda), we have to close the quran and physically make sajda on the musallah. Is it compulsory to say Allahu Akbar and then go for sajda?