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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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I understand that when praying Zuhr and Asr prayer the Sura's have to be recited silently, but what does it actually mean? Is it a whisper that one must be able to hear or is it sufficient to just move the lips and not completely hear the recitation?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Reciting Quran in Zuhr and Asr Prayers must be with Ekhfaat which means with low voice which can be heard by you in usual cases. It is like whispering with out clear voice. Just moving the lips with out hearing anything is not enough in Ekhfaat.

Wassalam.
How does one pray the Zuhr 4 rakat sunnah prayer? Is it to be prayed in 2 rakat twice or together as a single 4 rakat prayer?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Every Sunnah (Recommended) Prayer is in two Rak'ats and not more. The Sunnah prayer for Zohr is in fact  Rak'ats (2+2+2+2). This is according to the Prophetic Sunnah narrated from Ahlul Bayt (AS), although some Muslim sects pray 4 Rak'ats only according to their own sect.