Prayer Recitation: Surah Selection, Minimum Amount and Following the Imam

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• Is one particular surah exclusively required for a prayer?
• What is the ruling on treating one surah as the exclusive choice?
• How is “recite what is easy of the Quran” used here?
• How does a reported preferred surah differ from exclusive validity?
• What determines the minimum recitation according to Abu Hanifa?
• What is the minimum according to Abu Yusuf and Muhammad?
• What is meant by one long verse for this threshold?
• What is not automatically removed by debate over the minimum fard amount?
• How does Shafi‘i law classify al-Fatihah in each rakah?
• What distinction is made in Hanafi terminology?
• What does the Quduri text say for a follower?
• In which congregational prayers do Hanafis apply non-recitation?
• Which two acts are commanded by “listen and remain silent”?
• What is a key Shafi‘i proof for the follower’s recitation?
• How is follower recitation treated in the cited Maliki distinction?
• What is the accurate caution about the “imam’s recitation” report?
• What is the key interpretive issue in recitation behind the imam?
• What does mu’tamm mean?
• How many intentions are mentioned for joining another’s prayer?
• What is the purpose of intention to follow?
• Is pronouncing a fixed Arabic formula always a condition of intention?
• How do prayer intention and following intention differ?
• Which Hanafi jurists differ on the minimum recitation threshold?
• What distinguishes frequently reciting a surah from declaring it mandatory?
• Which combination of topics is covered in this level?