Shortest method of Qadhaa Salaah

You are indeed very fortunate that Allah Ta’ala has blessed you with the ability of commencing with your Qadhaa Salaah. You should be extremely grateful for being blessed with such a great bounty, Alhamdulillah.

- We suggest that you adhere to the Sunnah method of performing Salaah. If your drop off some of the Sunnah acts of Salaah, then you will be saving on perhaps a minute or so. However, if you sacrifice that additional minute, you will be performing a perfect Salaah Insha’Allah. However, we will now embark on answering your queries below.

- The Thanaa may be omitted.

- To join a Surah with Surah Fateha is Waajib hence, it has to be recited.

- It is Sunnah to recite the Tasbeehaat of Ruku and Sajda thrice. By reciting the Tasbeehaat once, the Salaah will be valid but one will be contradicting the Sunnah.

- Yes, “SubhaanAllah”may be recited thrice in place of Surah Fateha in the 3rd and 4th Rakaat of the Fardh Salaah. The recitation of Surah Fateha is Sunnah.

- Yes, a Surah should be joined with Surah Fateha in every Rakaat of the Witr Salaah.

- The best Durood is Durood-e-Ibrahim hence, it was prescribed for Salaah. However, reciting any other Durood will suffice.