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    how to perform du'a correctly?

    :salam2: are there rules on how to perform du'a or may I do it like I want? (e.g. may I say 'subhana kallahumma wa bihamdika ...' to praise allah in the beginning of a du'a? Do I have to recite something significant? :salam2:
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    Symbols in Quran Recitation?

    :salam2: When I read the quran i always see letters of the arabian alphabet above the sacred text. I mean the red circled ones: -> http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4699/letterz.jpg What do they mean? I figured out that they symbolize points to stop recitation (for breathing??). Is that...
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    How to correct mistakes in Salah?

    :salam2: Sometimes I notice that I made a mistake in my prayers (especially when I'm tired). I know that you have to do extra sujoods if you are not sure about whether you prayed 3 or 4 rakah after last tashahud. Is there a way to correct mistakes concercing recitation or other things...
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    What to say in Jalsah (between 2 Sujood)?

    :salam2: What do we have to say between 2 sujoods? 1) Rabbi ghfirli, Rabbi ghfirli 2) Allahumma ghfirli war hamnee 3) Something else?? Is it fardh to recite this?
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    Fardh part of prayers?

    :salam2: what is obligatory to recite in every prayer? when I pray i recite the following: - subhanakallahumma - auzubillah - al fatiha + ameen - a sura from the holy quran then ruku and sujood. and in tashahud I recite: - atta hiyat - allahumma salli ala - allahumma barik -...
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    Reciting as much of the quran as I like in prayers??

    :salam2: I just learned the first 6 ayat of surah yasin. Is it permissible to recite only these 6 ayats after al-fatiha in prayers or do I have the recite the whole surah?? or is there a special point in quran to which a surah has to be recited before bowing in ruku?? Jazakallahu Khair
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    Prayer List??

    :salam2: Can someone give me a complete list of all fardh, sunna and nawfil prayers of the 5 prayer times and which of them are obligatory to pray. (I heard that Isha actually has 17 rakah) Until now I thought only the fardh prayers are obligatory but my father told me that even some...
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    Moving index finger in tashahud?

    :salam2: I learnt that there are different ways of the movement of the finger while being in tashahud. Some say to move the finger up and down in a slight circle the whole time. Others say to not move it until one recites "Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah". Reciting that one should raise his...
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    What to recite when praying in a group??

    :salam2: I want to know whether we have to recite something along the recitation of the Imam or not. If yes, what do we have to recite and what if the Imam is faster than us?? :salam2:
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    Making Takbir before Ruku?

    :salam2: As you might noticed, dear brothers and sisters, I am trying to improve my prayers - to make them correct. Why do some people make Takbir before they go in Ruku? Is it obligatory to do so? I never do it but if it is fardh I will do it too. :wasalam:
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    Recitating Qur'an aloud while praying?

    :salam2: I read that a Muslim has to recitate the Qur'an aloud in Fajr, Maghrib and Isha Prayers. Is that true? I only knew that we have to read it out loud, when we pray in a group?? Can anybody make this clear for me? :wasalam:
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    Fardh Salat, Sunnah Salat?

    :salam2: Do you people only pray the Fardh salats or also the Sunnah salats? As far as I know: The fardh salats are the one, which our beloved prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) always prayed and the Sunnah Salats are the one, which he prayed only from time to time. Is that right? Is it Haram to...
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    "Rabbi ghfirli" between Sujud / Sajda?

    :salam2: I just heard that some muslims say "Rabbi ghfirli" between 2 Sujuds. Is that a regular part of the Salah or does it depend on which 'group' (Sunni, Shia, Alevi, Salafi...) one belong to? I want to whether or not it is obligatory to say it. Jazakallahu Khair
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    Is it fardh to marry ?? // Is it fardh to make children? (Procreation)

    :salam2: I have 2 questions to you brothers and sisters: 1.) Is it fardh (mandatory) to marry? 2.) Is it fardh (mandatory) to make children (procreation)? Jazakallahu Khair
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