The Ruling on Reciting the Opening Supplication in Voluntary Prayer
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Question:
Do I recite the opening supplication in all the regular voluntary prayers and other voluntary prayers? And if I pray a voluntary prayer and do not recite it, what is the best supplication?
Answer:
The opening supplication is a recommended practice (sunnah) in the obligatory prayers and in the voluntary prayers. If one performs it, he has performed a recommended practice for which he will be rewarded. If he leaves it out, his prayer is valid, whether it is a voluntary prayer or an obligatory one. Yes.
Do I recite the opening supplication in all the regular voluntary prayers and other voluntary prayers? And if I pray a voluntary prayer and do not recite it, what is the best supplication?
Answer:
The opening supplication is a recommended practice (sunnah) in the obligatory prayers and in the voluntary prayers. If one performs it, he has performed a recommended practice for which he will be rewarded. If he leaves it out, his prayer is valid, whether it is a voluntary prayer or an obligatory one. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم قراءة دعاء الاستفتاح في صلاة التطوع- الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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