LESSONS
IN ISLAM
(Ta’limul-Islam)
BOOK IV
SECTION II
BISMIL-LAHIR-RAHMANIR-RAHIM
(In the name of Al-lah, the Beneficent,
the Merciful)
ISLAMIC ACTS
RECITATION OF QUR-AN IN SALAT
Q. Is it ordained to recite the Qur-an at a
higher pitch if one is offering Fajr, Maghrib or ‘Isha prayer singly?
It is not ordained, but preferable to
recite audibly.
Q. What is the injunction in the matter if
one is offering these Salats as deferred prayers?
In deferred prayers the head of the
prayer shall recite at a higher pitch. Individual worshippers are however; free
to recite either audibly or otherwise.
Q. How much of the Qur-an must one
recite in Fard Salats?
A person on journey can recite any surah
after Al-Fatiha. For those on station reciting given amounts of the holy Qur-an
(for different Salats) is the Prophet’s precept.
Q. What is the Prophet’s precept in the
matter of recitation of Qur-an in Salat by a person on station?
The Prophet’s precept for an on-station
worshipper is like this : long surahs in Fajr and Dhuhr prayers;
not-so-long surahs in the ‘Asr and ‘Isha prayers and shorter surahs in the Maghrib
prayer.
Q. What is along surah, a not-so-long surah
and a shorter surah?
Surahs from Al-Hujrat (part 26 of the Qur-an) to Al-Buruj are known as long surahs. Surahs from Tariq to Lam Yakun are
the not-so-long surahs. Surahs from Iza
Zulzilat till the An-nas are the shorter surah’s.
Q. Does the Prophet’s precept regarding
recitation in Salat apply to the Imam
(head) or to the Munfarid
(individual) as well?
It applies to both, the head of the
congregation and the individual.
Q. What if an on-station worshipper does not
(for some reason) follow the Prophet’s precept with regard to the length of the
recited matter?
It is allowed.
Q. Is there any particular chapter of the
Qur-an commanded to be recited in any Salat in which no other chapter is
permitted?
No, there is no such particularization of
any chapter in any Salat. For convenience sake the shariah has permitted
recitation of any and every portion of the Qur-an in all Salats. Any
particularization in this behalf is against the tenets of shariah.’
Q. What is Prophet’s precept regarding
recitation in the two Masnun Rak’ahs of Fajr?
The Holy Prophet (peace be on him) very
often recited: QUL YA AY-YUHAL-KAFIRUN
in the second QUL HUWAL-LAHU AHAD.
Q. What portion of the Qur-an is the
Prophet’s precept to be recited in Witr prayer?
It is like this
i. 1st Rak’ah – SAB-BIHISMA
RAB-BIKAL A’LA;
ii. 2nd Rak’ah – QUL YA
AY-YUHAL-KAFIRUN;
iii. 3rd Rak’ah – QUL HUWAL-LAHU AHAD.
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