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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it prescribed to recite a surah after al-Fatihah in voluntary prayer?

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Question:
Is there a recitation after al-Fatihah in the regular voluntary prayers attached to the five obligatory prayers? Or is reciting al-Fatihah sufficient? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. As for the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib) and other voluntary prayers, one recites whatever is easy for him of the Qur'an after al-Fatihah. If he limits himself to al-Fatihah, it suffices in the obligatory prayer and in the voluntary prayer. However, the best and recommended (mustahabb) is to recite whatever is easy for him of the Qur'an after al-Fatihah in voluntary prayers, whether they are regular voluntary prayers or not. As for the obligatory prayer, if the prayer is two rak'ahs, such as the Fajr prayer, then recite whatever is easy for you of the Qur'an after al-Fatihah in both rak'ahs. If it is more than two rak'ahs, such as Maghrib, 'Isha', Zuhr, and 'Asr, then recite whatever is easy for you of the Qur'an after al-Fatihah in the first two rak'ahs. As for the last rak'ah of Maghrib and the last two rak'ahs of the four-rak'ah prayer, one limits himself to al-Fatihah. This is the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If one limits himself to al-Fatihah in all of them, it suffices, but it is contrary to what is best. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يشرع قراءة سورة بعد الفاتحة في صلاة التطوع؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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