Takbeer-e-Ula
Q: I want to know what is takbeer-e-ula?
Method of Salaah
Performing salaah while seated on a chair
Q: Is it permissible for a person who is able to perform the entire salaah standing, together with making the ruku normally and performing sajdah on the ground, to sit on a chair and perform salaah?
Does the Imaam have to recite " Rabbana lakal Hamd"?
Q: After Ruku, does the Imaam have to recite the Dua " Rabbana lakal Hamd"?
Reciting loudly in nafil Salaah
Q: Can I recite loudly in nafil Salaah during the night or day? If I recite loudly, will my Salaah be valid?
Moving the index finger in tashahhud
Q:
1. I have observed some Muslims during Salaah at the time of atahiyyaath they shake the index finger till Salaam. Did the prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) do the same?
2. Whenever the Muazzin recites ash Adu Anna muhammadur rasoolullah some people touch the eyes and then touch the lips thrice. Did the prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) do the same?
The Sunnat qiraat in Asr and Esha Salaah
Q: In some kitaabs it is mentioned that the masnoon qiraat in Asr and Esha Salaah should be from the awsaat-e-mufassal Surahs i.e. from Surah Taariq to Surah Bayyinah. However in the back of the Quran Shareef it is mentioned that the awsaat-e-mufassal qiraat commences from Surah Burooj to Surah Qadr. Which is the preferred opinion from the two opinions?
Dua to be recited in jalsa
Q: Is there any dua to be read between two sujoods? I have never heard of saying any dua between two sujoods. If someone does not say any dua between two sujoods, does he need to make sajda-e-sahw? I recently heard that one should say " Rabig-Firli" between two sajoods and if someone does not say then he has to make sajda-e-sahw. Is it correct?
Reciting more than one Surah in a single rakaat of a Fardh or Nafl Salaah
Q: Is it permissible to recite two or more Surahs consecutively in a single rakaat of a Fardh or Nafl Salaah?
Making dua in sajdah in Salaah
Q: I was told that one is allowed to recite any dua in Arabic in the sajda of one's salaah. I understand this does not refer to fard salaah. Is this allowed in the sunnah salaah, e.g. 4 rakaats before zuhr and the salaah after the fard salaah. Please assist.
Where should one look when performing Salaah
Q: I just want to clarify something, i've read that when someone performs Salaah he should look straight so what does it mean? What I know is that when someone performs Salaah he should look at the floor where his forehead be placed when he is in sujood. What is the correct way to perfrom Salaah?