Qiraat in Salaah

Taking a breath after every Aayat

Q:

1. When reciting surahs in salaah, does one have to t​ake a breath after every verse or can they just pause slightly and go onto next verse.

2. What if they stop and take a breath on a part they should not and carry on reading. Like in Surah Fatiha, I sometimes take a breath just before 'ghair ril maghdoobi alaihim' even though there is no pause there. Is my Salah ok in both cases?

Questions relating to qiraat in Salaah

Q:

  1. I have been told that if, for example one reads surah Nasr in the first rakaat, then in the next rakaat one cannot read surah Ikhlaas - it has to be the next surah, or a gap of 2 surahs. Please clarify this rule for me (e.g., does it apply only to short surahs, does it apply to 4 rakaat salaah as well, etc.)
  2. For long surahs, can one read from different parts of the surah in consecutive rakaats. Eg., 1st rakaat beginning verses of surah Najm, and 2nd rakaat ending verses of surah Najm.

Hearing one's own recitation in Salaah

Q: Question regarding reciting inaudibly. In my case I was praying Dhuhr Fardh and quietly as to hear my own voice, in my last (4th rak'ah) - I was reciting "Ghayril Maghdoubi" at Maghdoobi, I could only clearly hear "Ma--doobi" the Gha wasn't proper so that I could hear, but I moved my tongue to recite it as normal. Obviously I didn't want to recite "Ma--doobi", so I think I inaudibly said the gha, does this matter or affect the validity of the namaz?