Method of Salaah

Making Dua in Salaah in any other language besides Arabic

Q: If a person is incapable of making du’ā in Arabic during his salāh, may he make du’ā in any other language? I read that if he is able to make du’ā in Arabic, then there exists a difference of opinion in the permissibility of doing so in a different language while in salāh. According to Imām Abū Yūsuf and Imām Muhammad, it is impermissible and the prayer will not be valid.  On the other hand, according to Imām Abū Hanīfah, the prayer will be valid, but it is makrūh (disliked) to do so. Is this true? But the question is what if a person is incapable of making du’ā in Arabic during his salāh? Is it permissible without being makruh?

Reading different Surahs each day in the five Salaats

Q:

  1. Is it imperative to read diff rent surats each day in the five salaats? Would salaat be valid if one continuously recites the same surats only.  For example, in the Maghrib salaat each day, one habitually recites sura Falaq in the first rakaat and sura Naas in the second rakaat. 
  2. Can Ayatul Kursi be recited in place of a sura in salaat or is it necessary to add at least two ayaats before or after ayaatul Kursi?