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Forgetting to recite a Surah after Surah Faatiha in the first rakaat of a 2 rakaat Salaah

· 16 Jumada I 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If in a 2 rakaat prayer one does forget to read a surah after surah al Fatiha in the 1st rakaat, should he read two surahs in the 2nd rakaat after surah al Fatiha? If yes, is this Waajib to do so, and what if one wilfully does not do it?

Answer

He should not recite two surahs in the second rakaat, instead he should recite one surah and make sajda-e-sahw at the end of the Salaah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(يجب بعد سلام واحد عن يمينه فقط) ... (سجدتان و) ... (تشهد وسلام) ... (إذا كان الوقت صالحا) ... (بترك) متعلق بيجب (واجب) مما مر في صفة الصلاة (سهوا) فلا سجود في العمد ... (وإن تكرر) لأن تكراره غير مشروع ( كركوع) متعلق بترك واجب (قبل قراءة) الواجب لوجوب تقديمها (الدر المختار 2/80)

قال العلامة ابن عابدين - رحمه الله -: (قوله بترك واجب ) أي من واجبات الصلاة الأصلية لا كل واجب إذ لو ترك ترتيب السور لا يلزمه شيء مع كونه واجبا بحر (رد المحتار 2/80)

(قوله وإعادتها بتركه عمدا) أي ما دام الوقت باقيا وكذا في السهو ان لم يسجد له وإن لم يعدها حتى خرج الوقت تسقط مع النقصان وكراهة التحريم ويكون فاسقا آثما وكذا الحكم في كل صلاة أديت مع كراهة التحريم (حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح صـ 247)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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