The ruling on repeating al-Fatihah in a single rak'ah due to waswas
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, sometimes I repeat al-Fatihah more than once in a single rak'ah.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to repeat al-Fatihah, my brothers, because reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar, and a pillar is not repeated. It is not permissible to prostrate more than two times or bow more than once; repeating a pillar is not allowed. Reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar, so do not repeat it. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you: If I doubt that I did not recite it, am I allowed to recite it again?
The Shaykh:
If this is waswas, leave the waswas. But if it is a genuine doubt, you recite it to be safe.
The presenter:
Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, sometimes I repeat al-Fatihah more than once in a single rak'ah.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to repeat al-Fatihah, my brothers, because reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar, and a pillar is not repeated. It is not permissible to prostrate more than two times or bow more than once; repeating a pillar is not allowed. Reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar, so do not repeat it. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you: If I doubt that I did not recite it, am I allowed to recite it again?
The Shaykh:
If this is waswas, leave the waswas. But if it is a genuine doubt, you recite it to be safe.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2695 -2802] حكم تكرار الفاتحة في الركعة الواحدة بسبب الوسواس - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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