Prioritizing the recitation of a surah over the recitation of al-Fatihah
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Fatwa number ( 16498 )
Q: Is it permissible to recite a surah before al-Fatihah in the prayer, meaning to recite the surah first and then recite al-Fatihah?
A: It is not permissible to recite a surah before al-Fatihah in the prayer; because this is contrary to the established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He would say the takbir for the prayer, the takbir of ihram, then he would proceed with the supplication of opening, then he would seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, then he would say the bismillah, then he would recite al-Fatihah, then he and those behind him would say: Ameen, in the loud prayers, then he would recite after that whatever was easy from the Qur'an in the first two rak'ahs of the four-rak'ah prayer, in the Maghrib prayer, and in the Fajr prayer. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 1718b And Allah the Exalted prescribed for His servants to follow him (peace and blessings be upon him), so He said: [Al-Ahzab 33:21] . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: Is it permissible to recite a surah before al-Fatihah in the prayer, meaning to recite the surah first and then recite al-Fatihah?
A: It is not permissible to recite a surah before al-Fatihah in the prayer; because this is contrary to the established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He would say the takbir for the prayer, the takbir of ihram, then he would proceed with the supplication of opening, then he would seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, then he would say the bismillah, then he would recite al-Fatihah, then he and those behind him would say: Ameen, in the loud prayers, then he would recite after that whatever was easy from the Qur'an in the first two rak'ahs of the four-rak'ah prayer, in the Maghrib prayer, and in the Fajr prayer. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليHe who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملاً ليس عليه أمرنا فهو ردThere has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern
لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ
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