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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman who memorizes a few surahs of the Qur'an and recites those surahs in every voluntary or obligatory prayer: how valid is what she is doing?

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Question:
She says that she is advanced in age and memorizes only a few surahs of the Qur'an, and when she prays, she recites those surahs in every voluntary or obligatory prayer. How valid is what she is doing? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that if she does not know or memorize anything other than these surahs; it is permissible for her to repeat their recitation in the prayers. Allah the Exalted said:
so recite what is easyفَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ
[Al-Muzzammil 73:20]
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
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So recite what is easy from it and establish prayerفَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ
[Al-Muzzammil 73:20]
So there is nothing wrong with her repeating these surahs in her prayers if she does not memorize anything else. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، امرأة تحفظ سورا قليلة من القرآن، وتردد تلك السور في كل صلاة نافلة أو فريضة ما مدى صحة ما تعمل؟ — youtube.com

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