Reciting one Surah many times
Q: If I want to recite a Surah many times, do I have to say bismillahirrahmanirrahim every time or is once enough at the beginning?
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Sitting on a chair and reciting Qur'an
Q: Increasingly persons with little or no pain in the legs are sitting on comfortable sofas at home and on chairs in the Musjid reciting Qur'an as they would read a newspaper. Their excuse being it's not a sin. Is it? How should one sit when reciting Qur'an? What naseehah can be offered to relatives and friends who see no problem sitting on a chair, sometimes with legs stretched out, reciting Qur'an?
How to pronounce damma
Q: When elongating with a damma are we meant to say "Uw" or "Oo" like in the name Daawuwd, is the elongation meant to sound like "Wuwd" or "Wood"?
Giving a colleague an English translation of the Qur'an
Q: A work colleague of mine has asked me for an English version of the Quraan, solely for the purpose of reading it, am I allowed to give this to him?
Tafseer of Surah Nisa', verse 16
Q: Does this mean that don't punish them if they repent, Allah is of forgiving or punish them and if they repent leave them. Allah is of the forgiving (4:16)? And the two who commit it among you, dishonor them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of repentance and Merciful. (Sahih International)
Disposing of water upon which Qur'an Shareef was recited upon it
Q: I've got quite a few bottles of Quraanic water. If I want to dispose of it because I don't want to drink it because there is too much, how shall I do it? It feels disrespectful to just put it down the drain.
Qur'anic ayaat with pictures
Q: Can we post Quranic verses with reference on Facebook page as a picture? And what if within the same picture their is a horse who is in sujood (subhanallah) with a man who is leading him (praying ahead of him) in sujood (praying salaah). Is this type of picture allowed to be shared on Facebook?
Facing one's back to the Qur'an Shareef and qibla
Q: What is the ruling regarding:
1) A person facing his back towards the qiblah? Is this at all disliked?
2) A person facing his back towards the Quran shareef?
The script of the Qur'an
Q: I noticed that the word fitrat (فطرة) is spelled in the Qur'an with a long taa rather than the round one (i.e. فطرت as in فطرت الله). Is it part of our religion that the spelling must be made in this way? Was it something that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) commanded?
Cat sleeping on the Qur'an
Q: My cat fell asleep on top of the Qur'an Shareef and other Deeni kitaabs. Please advise on what I should do in this instance. Is it necessary to awaken and move the cat?