Restricting oneself to a single verse after al-Fatihah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it permissible to recite a single verse after al-Fatihah, such as reciting[Al-Ikhlas 112:1] and then bowing? Is this action permissible?
Answer:
[Al-Ikhlas 112:1] Just read the entire surah, Surat al-Ikhlas; it does not take you a minute. Yes. As for other than Surat al-Ikhlas and the two Mu'awwidhat, these are read in full; they are not long. Read al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq, and al-Nas in full. The short surahs, like al-Asr, and "Alam Nushrah," all the short ones are read in full; it does not burden anyone, and one does not read only part of them. As for other than the short surahs, it is permissible to read a single verse if it stands independently in meaning, having a distinct meaning. However, if it must be connected to what follows it, it is not sufficient, such as "Then he looked," [Al-Muddaththir 74:21] this verse, [Al-Muddaththir 74:22] these are all interconnected; you do not separate one from the other and say this verse is sufficient. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it permissible to recite a single verse after al-Fatihah, such as reciting
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌAnswer:
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌThen he considered [again];
ثُمَّ نَظَرَThen he frowned and scowled;
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 01-04-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:19)
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