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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on one who leaves off reciting a surah after al-Fatihah in the prayer

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Question:
May Allah keep you safe. This questioner did not mention his name in this message. He says: If a person forgets the recitation in the loud prayer, the surah after al-Fatihah, or forgets part of it, does he leave it off and recite another surah, or what does he do? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, reciting something from the Qur'an in the prayer after al-Fatihah is a sunnah (recommended practice) and not obligatory. So if a person leaves it off, his prayer is valid, whether he left it off out of forgetfulness or intentionally. But if he leaves it off intentionally, he is neglecting a sunnah, and it is not befitting for him to leave it off. If he leaves it off out of forgetfulness, he owes nothing in any case. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6636- حكم من ترك قراءة سورة بعد الفاتحة في الصلاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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