Issue No.902- It is recommended that in the first rak‘at of ẓuhr prayer on Friday, one should recite sūrah al-Jumu’ah after al-fātiḥa, and in the second rak‘at, to recite sūrah al-Munafiqun; once a person begins one of these sūrahs he is not allowed, as an obligatory precaution, to abandon it and recite another sūrah instead.
Issue No.905- If the person offering prayer forgets a part of sūrah, or cannot complete on account of shortage of time, he can abandon that sūrah, and recite another sūrah, although he may have recited half of it, or even if it may be sūrah al-Ikhlāṣ or al-Kāfirūn.
Issue No.906- It is obligatory for men to recite al-fātiḥa and the sūrah loudly, while offering fajr, maghrib and ‘ishā’ prayers, and it is obligatory for men and women to recite al-fātiḥa and the sūrah in a whispering manner while offering ẓuhr and ‘aṣr prayers. A woman can recite al-fātiḥa and the sūrah in fajr, maghrib and ‘ishā’ prayers loudly or in a whispering manner. But, if a non-maḥram hears her voice, she should, as a recommended precaution, recite them in a whispering manner.
Issue No.907- Where a person should recite al-fātiḥa and sūrah loudly, if he intentionally recites a word in whispering manner, his prayer is void and similarly where he should recite al-fātiḥa and the sūrah in whispering manner, if he intentionally recites a word loudly, his prayer is void.
Issue No.908- If a person intentionally offers the prayer loudly, which should be offered in a whispering manner, and vice versa, his prayer is void. In case, however, he does so owing to forgetfulness or not knowing the rule his prayer is correct, unless he has come short in learning his obligation; therefore, as an obligatory precaution, one should offer the prayer again.
Issue No.909- If while reciting al-fātiḥa and the following sūrah a person realises that he has been reciting loudly or in whispering manner while he should not have; it is not necessary to repeat what he has recited, although it is better to do so.
Issue No.911-The recitations of the prayer should be pronounced correctly and if one does not know the correct pronunciation he must learn it. However those who are not able to learn the correct pronunciation, they are allowed to recite as best as they can, and the recommended precaution is that they should offer their prayers in congregation.
Issue No.914- If a person does not know a certain word of al-fātiḥa or the sūrah, or other dhikrs in the prayer, or does not correctly pronounce Arabic linguistic signs like "fatha" or "kasra", or mispronounces one letter instead of another like “Z” for “Ḍ” in a way that it would be counted wrong according to the Arabic language, his prayer is void.
Issue No.915- If a person believes that a dhikr or a certain word is pronounced correctly and performed his prayers in that way for a period of time, but comes to know later that he was [pronouncing it] wrong, it is not necessary for him to offer the previous prayers again, although the recommended precaution is to offer them again at their time or perform their qaḍā if the time has passed.
Issue No.920- If a person recites tasbīḥāt arbaʿah in the first two rak‘ats, thinking that they are the last two rak‘ats, and if he realises this mistake before rukū‘, he should recite al-fātiḥa and sūrah. But if he realises this during or after the rukū‘, his prayer is valid, though as a recommended precaution, he should offer sajdah al-sahw (sajdah for oversight).
Issue No.924- If a person doubts whether he has pronounced a verse or a word correctly or not, he should repeat it and pronounce it correctly. However, if it becomes an obsession, he should ignore it, and if he does not do so, he should, as an obligatory precaution, offer the prayer again.
Issue No.987- If a person forgets to perform tashahhud, and rises and remembers before rukū‘, he should sit down and recite it, and then stand up again and recite the tasbīḥāt arbaʿah again. But if he remembers this in rukū‘ or thereafter, the prayer is correct and it is not necessary for him to return. However, as a recommended precaution, after prayer he should perform the qaḍā of tashahhud and perform sajdah al-sahw for the forgotten tashahhud.
