Performing the sunnah muakkadah salaah
Q: How many rakaats are the sunnah muakkadah salaah? Can you explain to me the various sunnah muakkadah salaah that are performed with the fardh and what are the virtues of performing them?
Witr and Nawaafil
Performing the sunnah muakkadah salaah before and after the zuhr salaah
Q: Today, my Moulana told us that if we did not read the full 12 rakaats of Zuhr Salaah, then we should go and read it. I had only read the 4 fardh and I was rushing a lot. We were writing our Jamiatul Ulama exams so I thought that if I go to read the sunnats, then I will have less time to write the paper, so I lied to my Ustaad and did not go to read the sunnats. Now I am feeling bad for deceiving and lying to my Ustaad. Will I be sinful if I leave out performing the sunnats?
Four rakaats sunnah before Asr Salaah
Q: I want to know regarding the 4 rakaat sunnah of Asar namaaz. I have read in a book that it is not part of Asar namaaz because the evidence is not there that Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) prayed this sunnah regularly. Would you please enlighten me on this matter.
Making dua in English after reciting Dua-e-Qunoot
Q: Are we allowed to make English duas in Qunoot, after we recite Dua Qunoot?
Time for Tahajjud
Q: I want to know the time of Tahajjud prayer. Fajar prayer time is 4:30 am and I usually used to offer Tahajjud at 3:30 am but I am confused if it's the right time or not.
Reciting qunoot in 2 rakaats if one doubts the rakaats
Q: In the witr prayer, if a person has a doubt as to whether they are performing the first rakat or the second rakat and this doubt occurs quite often and because their heart is not inclined towards either rakat that person chooses the lesser number and performs the first rakat along with the tashahhud because it is possible that this could be the second rakat. In the second rakat does this person have to recite the qunoot because it is possible that this could be the third rakat? In the third rakat, does this person have to recite the qunoot again along with prostration of forgetfulness.
Qiraat in the second or third rakaat of witr salaah being longer than the first rakaat
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?
Person not performing sunnah muakkadah salaah
Q: If someone offers only the fardh salaah and leaves out performing the sunnah salaah, then what is the Islamic ruling? Is it a sin to leave out the sunnah salaah and only offer the fardh?
Chaasht Salaah
Q: Is chaasht a sunnah salaah that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) performed and is there any Ahaadith regarding it?
Making niyyat of four rakaats and making salaam after two rakaats
Q: If a person commences performing four rakaats sunnat ghair muakkadah, before Asr or Esha, but due to the jamaat salaah starting, he only performs two rakaats instead of four, then will he need to perform these four rakaats later on after the jamaat? (The reason I am asking is that I have read that once we start salaah, even a nafl salaah, it becomes waajib to complete it.)