Issue 483: The Al-Hamd or the Four Remembrances must be pronounced quietly in the third and fourth Rak'ats.

Issue 484: In midday and afternoon prayers, the recitation of the first and second Rak'ats must also be performed quietly.

Issue 485: It is obligatory for boys and men to recite the Al-Hamd and the other chapter loudly when offering dawn prayer as well as the first and second Rak'ats of sunset and evening prayers. Girls and women are allowed to do so only if no Non-Mahram may hear their voice, and as an obligatory precaution, they must offer their prayers quietly.

Issue 486: If a person intentionally recites their prayer loudly when they must recite it quietly or vice versa, their prayer will be void, but if one does so due to forgetting or ignorance about the issue, their prayer will be valid.

Issue 487: If while reciting the Al-Hamd and the other chapter, one realizes that have, by mistake, recited the verses loudly where as they have had to recite quietly or vice versa, it is not necessary to redo the recitation of the verses they have already recited.

Issue 488: Every Muslim must learn how to pronounce the verses and the Remembrances of prayers, such that they do not pronounce them incorrectly, and if one is by no means able to learn how to pronounce them correctly, they must pronounce them any way they can, and as a recommended precaution, such a person should join congregational prayers for offering their prayers.

Q489: Is it allowable for Non-Arabs for whom it is difficult to pronounce the words of prayers in Arabic, to recite the translation of those words in their own languages as long as they have not learned Arabic, but to offer the corresponding Quadha prayers in Arabic later when they learn Arabic?

A: It is not permissible for anyone to recite the words of their prayers in any language other than Arabic, and such prayers will be void. Such a person must pronounce the Arabic words in any way which is possible for them, and they are not required to do more than what they can undertake.

Q490: Which vocalization (Tajweed) of the words of prayers is legally valid?

A: Vocalizing and pronouncing the words the way Muslim do, is permissible.

Q491: How many times must one pronounce the Four Remembrances (Tasbeehat-ul-Arba'ah) in prayers? Is one allowed to pronounce it once when they are in a hurry?

A: To pronounce it once will suffice and the prayer will be valid.

Q492: What is exactly meant by reciting the Al-Hamd and the other chapter loudly in Jahriyah prayers (dawn, sunset and evening prayers), and reciting them quietly in midday and afternoon prayers? Will that suffice if the words pass through one's mind?

A: By reciting loudly, it is meant that one's natural tone of voice must be clear and recognizable, but in the case of those prayers whose Al-Hamd and the other chapter must be recited quietly, the natural tone of one's voice is not recognizable. It is not sufficient for the words of prayers to pass through one's mind.