Reciting qiraat in the witr, sunnah and nafl salaahs audibly
Q: During my witr salaah, sunnah muakkadah salaah and nafl salaah, how loud can I read qiraat? Can it be as loud to the extent that people close to me can hear me?
Method of Salaah
Sunnah qiraat amount in salaah
Q: Is there any qawl amongst the ulama which stats that the sunnat qiraat in salaah is not which surahs are recited but rather the amount recited?
Muqtadi making salaam immediately after the imaam makes salaam
Q: Should a muqtadi make salaam after the Imaam has completed both sides salaam or should he make salaam afer the Imaam turns his head towards the right and then after the Imaam turns his head to left the we follow the Imaam, as we normally do?
Some people in Saudia told me that I should wait until the Imaam is done with salam on both sides then make salaam. Which method is correct?
Length of one long aayat for qiraat in salaah to be valid
Q: Besides reading a complete Surah or atleast three ayaats of the Quaran after Suratul-Fatiha in salaat, I understand one long ayaat can instead too be read. But how long should the ayaat be and on what basis is the length calculated?
Which long ayaats (if any) are generally deemed preferable to read?
Obtaining the virtue of reciting Surah Sajdah and Surah Dahr in the Fajr Salaah on a Friday
Q: With regards to Friday Fajr salaah: If I read Surah Sajdah in 2 rakaats one week, and the next week read Surah Dahr in 2 rakaats, will I get the fadheelat of the sunnah? Because the musallees are old, and they do not like to read long salaah. For this reason, can I get the reward for the sunnah?
If there's no sunnah reward for this, then how can I get the sunnah reward?
Repeating the same surah in salaah
Q: Can I repeat the same Surah in each rakaat of salaah?
Pausing after each aayat in salaah
Q: Is salaah valid if someone does not pause after every aayat of a surah?
Reciting tashahud, thana , durood, etc. in salaah with the rules of tajweed
Q: Is it necessary to read the tasshahhud, thana, durood and dua in salaah with the rules of tajweed?
Reciting qiraat audibly and inaudibly in salaah
Q: If one was reading the qira'ah in salaah with an audible voice, then read without moving the lips a few times, will the salaah be invalid?
Muqtadi saying the takbeer when moving to different postures
Q: Is saying transitional takbeer (Allahu Akbar) when going to ruku, sujood, qiyaam obligatory upon the individual praying behind an imam or can he just follow the imam.
I have performed many prayers behind the imam and I thought I wasn’t obligated to say the takbeer besides takbeer al ihram. Would my previous prayers be invalid otherwise even if I were unaware?