Is it compulsory to recite another surah after surah al-Fatiha during a voluntory(nafilah) prayer

31 Mar 2010 · 15 Rabiʻ II 1431 AH1 min readFatwa 18578English

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Is it compulsory to recite another surah after surah al-Fatiha during a voluntory(nafilah) prayer

Answer

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh

Qira'at (recitation) of Surah al Fatiha with another Surah is Wajib (compulsory) in every Rakat in Nafl (optional) prayer as well as the Witr Salaah.[1]

(Tahtawi ála Maraqi ul Falah Pg248)

(Behishti Zewar vol.1 pg 184 Zam Zam)

And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best

Wassalāmu ῾alaykum

Ml. Zakariyya bin Ahmed,
Student Dārul Iftā

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] ( قراءة الفاتحة ) لقوله صلى الله عليه و سلم " لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بفاتحة الكتاب " وهو لنفي الكمال لأنه خبر آحاد لا ينسخ قوله تعالى " فاقرؤوا ما تيسر " فوجب العمل به ( و ) الثاني ( ضم سورة ) قصيرة ( أو ثلاث آيات ) قصار لقوله صلى الله عليه و سلم " لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بالحمد لله " وسورة في فريضة أو غيرها ( في ركعتين غير متعينتين من الفرض ) غير الثنائي وفي جميع الثنائي ( و ) يجب الضم ( في جميع ركعات الوتر ) لمشابهة السنة ( و ) جميع ركعات ( النفل ) لما روينا لأن كل شفع من النافلة صلاة على حدة

Answered by: Ml. Zakariyya bin Ahmed
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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