Is it permissible to read the opening supplication from a piece of paper during prayer if one has not memorized it?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the long opening supplication, am I allowed to write it down and read it from a paper during the voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh:
There is no need for that, there is no need for that. Memorize it, or choose a shorter one. There is no need for you to write it and read it while you are praying, looking at the book. Yes, this is a distraction, this is a distraction from the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
Very honorable.
The Shaykh:
It involves excessive effort. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the long opening supplication, am I allowed to write it down and read it from a paper during the voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh:
There is no need for that, there is no need for that. Memorize it, or choose a shorter one. There is no need for you to write it and read it while you are praying, looking at the book. Yes, this is a distraction, this is a distraction from the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
Very honorable.
The Shaykh:
It involves excessive effort. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [301 -582] هل يجوز قراءة دعاء الاستفتاح من ورقة أثناء الصلاة إذا لم يحفظه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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