QUESTION: When reciting verses in Salaah after Surah Faatiha, what is the minimum amount of letters that the verse should contain. I want to recite certain short Quranic Duas that I know by heart. ANSWER: One may recite one long Verse, or 3 short verses which is...
Recitations
Masnoon Qiraat in Salaah
QUESTION: I would like to know what are the Sunnah Surahs to be recited in our 5 daily Salaah? ANSWER: Surah Hujuraat until Surah Burooj should be recited in the Fajr and Zuhr Salaah. Surah Burooj until Surah Bayyinah should be recited in the Asr and Esha Salaah....
Shortest verse that can be read in Salaah
QUESTION: I'm trying to read all my Qadha Salaah. What is the shortest verse which we are allowed to read? The shortest verse comprises of how many letters? ANSWER: It is mentioned in the Kitaabs of Fiqh that a verse which has 30 letters will suffice for one Rakaat....
Reciting softly or audibly when performing Fardh Salaah individually
Question:- If a person is performing Salaah alone, will it be okay for him to recite Qiraat aloud? Answer:- We assume your question pertains to the Fardh Salaah. The Fardh Salaah should be performed in congregation in the Masjid as performing Salaah in Jamaat is...
Reciting against sequence in Salaah
QUESTION: In my 4 Rakaats Sunnah of Zuhr, after reciting Surah Fatiha, I recited Surah Kaafiroon in the first Rakaah, and accidentally recited Surah Ikhlaas in the second. I thought I’ll read Surah Falaq and Surah Naas next, but I forgot, and recited Surah Lahab in...
Reciting the different Qiraats in Salaah
QUESTION: Is it permissible to combine different modes of Qiraat in Salaah? Please provide references from Hadith and Fiqh books. Reciting in the first Rakaah in one mode, and then reciting in the second Rakaah in another mode Reciting Surah Fatiha in one mode and...
Sunnah Qiraat in Salaah
Question:- What are the Sunnah Surahs to be recited in each Salaah? Answer:- Fardh Salaah In Fajr and Zuhr Salaah it is Sunnah to recite any Surah commencing from Surah Al-Hujuraat to Surah Al-Burooj. In the Asr and Esha Salaah it is Sunnah to recite any Surah from...
Imaam reciting against the sequence in Salaah
Question:- If an Imaam recites a Surah in the first Rakaat of the Esha Salaah, and then recites a Surah that is before it in the second Rakaat, what is the condition of the Salaah? For example, the Imaam recited Surah Mutaffifeen in the first Rakaat and then Surah...