Sajda Sahw / Tilaawat

QUESTION: If after making Salaam after Salaah, while still in the sitting position, one makes Niyyah of Sajdah Tilaawat , says, "Allahu Akbar" and then goes into Sajdah; will this be valid or is it necessary to stand up and go into Sajdah from a standing position?...

Question:- In the Quraan Sharif, there are certain places that have a star at the end of the Aayah, and something written in Arabic in the margin; for example the words الله رب العالمين are written at the end of Surah Mulk. If a person unintentionally, or...

Question:- In Nafl Salaah, due to lack of concentration, I read the same Surah in the 1st and 2nd Rakaat. Does the Salaah have to be repeated, or is Sajdah-e-Sahw necessary? Answer:- Repeating the same Surah in both Rakaats of the Fardh Salaah is Makrooh. However,...

Question:- If a person is reading the translation of the Quraan Sharif in English or Urdu, and he reads the translation of a verse of Sajdah, then is it necessary for him to perform Sajdah Tilaawah, just as it would have been necessary if he had recited the Ayah in...

Question:- A Masbooq misses one Rakaat behind the Imaam. When the Imaam makes Salaam, he forgetfully makes Salaam with the Imaam. However, he recalls that he had missed a Rakaat and completes the missed Rakaat. Is he required to make Sajdah-e-Sahw at the end of his...

Question:- Is Wudhu required to perform Sajdah-e-Shukr? Is Sajda-e-Shukr Sunnah? At which times are we prohibited from Sajdah-e-Shukr? Is there a particular method of performing it? Answer:- The jurists have written that the ruling that applies to Sajdah-e-Tilaawat...

Question:- What is the status of making Sajdah-e-Tilaawat (it being Sunnah, Waajib or Fardh)? What is the method of performing Sajdah-e-Tilaawat? Answer:- It is Waajib (obligatory) to perform Sajdah-e-Tilaawat if one had recited any of the 14 verses of the Quraan...