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Qur'an
Show all fatawaIs it permissible to hold or look at the Qur’an whilst praying Salah?
I saw a video of Tarāwīh Salāh where the respected Imām was reciting the Holy Qur’ān whilst looking at a physical copy of it during Salāh, so by doing so, will Salāh be valid – is there leeway &…
Is the reward for reading the English translation of the Qur’an the same as reading it in Arabic?
Is reading the English translation of the Qur’ān the same amount of reward as reading the Arabic Qur’ān?
Is it permissible to play the Qur’an for my children in the background whilst they are sleeping?
Can one play the recorded Quran recitation to make the children sleep?
Is there any reward in just looking at the Qur’an?
What do the noble scholars of the mighty Sharī’ah say concerning looking at the Qur’ān, will I get rewarded for that?
Can I have the Qur’an recitation playing whilst I am studying or doing some other task?
Can I listen to the Qur’ān while studying so that I am not distracted and to focus and concentrate on my studies. Is it essential for me to listen to the recitation attentively?
Is it obligatory to listen to recorded audio of the Qur’an or Adhaan?
Is it fard to listen to recorded Qur’ān, and likewise, do we need to reply to recorded Adhān??
What is the benefit in reciting Ayah al-Kursi?
What is the virtue of Āyah al-Kursī, and if there is a Hadīth regarding it, then please can you mention it?
In Tashahud I recited ‘ash-hadu an-laa ilaaha’ instead of ‘ash-hadu al-laa ilaaha’ – is my prayer valid?
If I recite اَشْھَدُ اَنْ لَّآ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہُ as اَنْ لَا instead of اَ لَّا in Tashahhud, is my salāh fulfilled?
The Qur’an says ‘pious men are for pious women’ – so why were the wives of some Prophets not pious?
Allah ﷻ states in Surah al-Nur that pious women are for pious men and pious men are for pious women. The Pharaoh was not pious, but his wife was a pious woman. Similarly, the wives of some Prophets…
Should we respond to the Ayah of Durood by saying ‘Haqq Ya Nabi’?
I have been observing since long time that in the Sunni masjids, when the verse اِنَّ اللہَ وَمَلٰٓئِکَتَہٗ یُصَلُّوۡنَ عَلَی النَّبِیِّ is recited, people say “Haqq Ya Nabi” (True, O Prophet!). What…
Can we kiss the Qur’an out of respect?
What is the ruling on kissing the Qur’ān? One scholar who is affiliated with a different sect claims that the Qur’ān should not be kissed.
What is the method of performing Sajdah Tilawat (Prostration of Recitation)?
Many sujūd (prostrations) of tilāwah (recitation) are wājib (obligatory) upon a person. Is it necessary for him to stand up after every prostration or can he perform them one after the other whilst…
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