Since Basmallah is considered by vast majority of scholars as a verse(1) of surah al-fatiha,what happens to the salat of a person who only recites basmallah in the first raka’at?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
12 Mar

The most authentic opinion that it is not part of the Fatiha.

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My mother in law asked me about a woman of 75 converted to Islam. She told my mother in law that if she hears the Azhaan or the Quran her right ear becomes red and it feels hot. She asked what this is?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
12 Mar

I don’t know. Probably it is only Satan trying to disturb her. She should not pay any attention to that.

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Is that truth that the Dua after each recitation of Qur’aan is being accepted as angels also pray for it?

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12 Mar

I don’t know any authentic hadeeth that supports such a claim.

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Is it mandatory for women to cover their head for reading the HOLY QURAN?

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12 Mar

If there are no strange men, they are not required nor requested to cover their heads.

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Can a person read the quran (hard copy) lying down?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
12 Mar

Yes,it is permissible though it is not recommended.

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Can you please state some of the benefits of reading the following Soorahs with references to Hadith. Soorah Naba , Soorah Al-Waqiah , Soorah Yaseen , Soorah Mulk?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
12 Mar

Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: With regard to the virtues of Soorat al-Naba’ and the reward for reading it, we do not know of anything that applies specifically to this soorah apart for what is known about the rest of the Qur’aan; there is nothing special about this soorah as it were, apart from what […]

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We read Surah Baqarah every three days so in a family can each member recite first para and then another member second para and then the third member half para. Can we divide it among the family members or the full Surah should be recited by only one ?

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12 Mar

Yes, you can.

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I want to ask about the tafsee of Ayah no. 53 of Surat Al Furqan. My question is, what is the opinion of the scholars or are there any hadeeth that explain what the ayah is talking about exactley?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
12 Mar

There are two interpretations in the books of tafseer. The first one is that the barrier is the dry land that separates rivers from the seas. This is clear and obvious and was mentioned by a lot of the scholars. The second interpretation that there is an invisible barrier that separates the two waters from […]

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Somebody has asked a question to me and it is still wondering in my mind. He asked that it is mentioned in [Surah Al-Kahf 18:50] that:-“Behold! We said to the angels, “Bow down toAdam”: They bowed down except Iblis. He was one ofthe Jinns, and he broke the Command of hisLord. Will yethen take him and his progeny asprotectors rather than Me? And they areenemies toyou! Evil would be the exchange for the wrongdoers!”So, He asked when Allah (swt) ordered only angles to bow to Adam then why Allah said Iblis broken the commandment because he was a Jinn and the commandment was only for the angles?

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12 Mar

The commandment was to all who was there. They were mostly angles but one of the Jinn was with them and he didn’t obey. He didn’t justify not prostrating by saying you didn’t tell me to prostrate. He justified it by saying that he is better than this human as he was created of fire […]

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What is the reward for the one who memorizes the Quran, I have heard people say that a hafiz can intercede on behalf of another muslim on the day of judgement. Is this true? Also, I have memorized the Quran and I am a non arab, …which books would you reccommend me to use to learn the arabic language to an extent that I can understand the Quran? There are 2 books which people often use, Al-Arabiyatu bayna yadaik and the Arabic course by Dr V Abdur Rahim. In your opinion which course would you recommend?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
12 Mar

The hadeeth is weak and not authentic to my knowledge. As for the Arabic books, I don’t have knowledge in this.

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