The ruling on reciting a surah in the last two rak'ahs
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Question:
In the Dhuhr and 'Asr prayers, I recite the first two rak'ahs with al-Fatihah and a surah along with it, but in the last two rak'ahs I do not recite anything except al-Fatihah. Is my prayer valid?
Answer:
No, this is not well known. What is prescribed is that in the first two rak'ahs of a four-rak'ah prayer, or in the Maghrib prayer, one recites al-Fatihah and then recites a surah after it, if one is the imam or praying alone. As for the last two rak'ahs of a four-rak'ah prayer, or the third rak'ah of Maghrib, one recites al-Fatihah only and does not recite a surah after it. This is the well-known position among the scholars of knowledge. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
In the Dhuhr and 'Asr prayers, I recite the first two rak'ahs with al-Fatihah and a surah along with it, but in the last two rak'ahs I do not recite anything except al-Fatihah. Is my prayer valid?
Answer:
No, this is not well known. What is prescribed is that in the first two rak'ahs of a four-rak'ah prayer, or in the Maghrib prayer, one recites al-Fatihah and then recites a surah after it, if one is the imam or praying alone. As for the last two rak'ahs of a four-rak'ah prayer, or the third rak'ah of Maghrib, one recites al-Fatihah only and does not recite a surah after it. This is the well-known position among the scholars of knowledge. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، في صلاتي الرباعية أقرأ في الركعتين الأولى الفاتحة ومعها سورة وفي آخر ركعتين أقرأ الفاتحة فقط فهل...؟ — youtube.com
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