the prayer

Question: A woman had been praying Fajr as four rakʿahs, and continued upon that for a long time, believing it to be so. Then it became clear to her that this was an error. What should she do? Must she...

Question: May the imām, upon sensing that someone has entered (the mosque) to join the prayer, lengthen the bowing so the latecomer can catch the prayer, or lengthen the recitation?

Question: Why did the scholars of the school not mention sending salām upon the Prophet (May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace) within the prayer, but they did mention sending ṣalāh upon him—though the command came...

Question: Students of knowledge frequently ask about the path that leads to knowledge, understanding, and memorization, about the path that leads to khushūʿ (devout humility) in prayer, and about how to get past obstacles that face the seeker of knowledge—such...

Question: A Muslim may desire to attain khushūʿ in prayer yet cannot achieve it. How can he obtain it? What brings it about?

Question: Is it permissible for a worshiper to take the muṣḥaf in his hand while in prayer and read from the Qur’an?

Question: Erecting the right foot and spreading the left is obligatory in the school; is it likewise obligatory in supererogatory prayers? If so, can an obligatory element be part of a nafl?

Question: Is the prayer valid for someone who cannot properly distinguish between ḍād and ẓāʾ, pronouncing ḍād from the point of articulation of ẓāʾ in “al-maghdūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīn” [al-Fātiḥah]—bearing in mind that “there is no prayer without the Opening...

Question: Must Qur’anic recitation in prayer be performed in the same style as that used by professional Qur’an reciters and on the radio?

Question: A man enters a congregational prayer with intention and takbīr, then becomes absent-minded during the prayer. When he regains his attention, he has forgotten which prayer he is in—Is it ʿIshāʾ, Maghrib, or Fajr? A pillar or two (or...