Jerking in one's recitation while performing salaah
Q: I was sad for a moment during salah and I think my throat strained and my recitation jerked slightly. Is my salah fine?
Qiraat in Salaah
Should one recite loudly or softly when performing salaah alone?
Q:
1. When a man is praying maghrib alone, is it best for him to recite loudly or silently?
2. If he chooses to recite loudly, should he also say the takbeers, samiAllahu liman hamidah etc loudly as well just as an imam would have done?
Skipping a surah in salaah
Q:
1. Can we skip surahs in between in salah? If not, for which salah (fardh or sunnat) can we skip surahs. Example, can I read Surah “Al-Kafirun” then skip Surah “An-Nasr” then recite Surah “Al-Masad” in first and second rakat.
2. How many surah's can we skip in between in Salah?
How much longer should the first rakaat of salaah be?
Q: I know that one should read longer Qiraat in the first rakat than the second rakat and that one should not skip an in-between Surah between rakats unless the rakat one skips is long. This applies to Fard salaah. My questions are:
1. What is meant by "long" Qiraat? Is this the number of lines or the number of ayaat?
2. Does the Qiraat have to get progressively shorter for the nafl and Sunnah rakats of Sunnat-e-Muakkadah and Sunnat-e-Ghair-Muakkadah as well?
3. Can you skip an in-between Surah in the Nafl and Sunnah salaah?
Reciting surahs in sequence in salaah
Q: Do we need to recite surahs in order as per the Quran Majeed?
If a person doesn't know this ruling before and afterwards he comes to know it, he recites in order, what is the ruling on this?
Raising one's voice while reciting in salaah
Q: During salaah, due to anxiety/anger because I heard someone in my family making unnecessary loud noises, I raised my voice in recitation a little. Is my prayer valid?
Reciting in sequence in Salaah
Q: When performing salaah, can one recite Surahs against the sequence of the Qur'an? For example, can one recite Surah Falaq in the first rakaat and Surah Kaafiroon in the second rakaat?
Length of qiraat in the first and second rakaat
Q: Is it makrooh to read a shorter Surah in the first rakaat and a longer Surah in the second rakaat?
Reading specific surahs in witr salaah
Q: If I recite surah asr, kauthar, ikhlaas in witr salah every single day, is it makrooh?
What should a person recite in the second rakaat if Surah Ikhlaas was recited in the first rakaat?
Q: If Surah Ikhlaas is mistakenly recited in the first Rakaat, what is the best Surah to then recite in the second Rakaat?