The practice of reciting Surat al-Ikhlas in every prayer
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Question:
Your sister, Alif from Jeddah, says: I am writing to you with this question because I vowed to Allah before reaching puberty that I would recite Surat al-Ikhlas in every prayer. I committed to this, and then I began reciting it immediately after Surat al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah of every prayer, until I became afraid that I might forget it during the prayer. Is my prayer valid? Please inform me about this, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
You have put yourself in a difficult position with this vow. Reciting Surat al-Ikhlas in the prayer is a recommended practice (mustahabb) without a vow and without any obligation, so you have put yourself in a difficult position with this matter.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Your sister, Alif from Jeddah, says: I am writing to you with this question because I vowed to Allah before reaching puberty that I would recite Surat al-Ikhlas in every prayer. I committed to this, and then I began reciting it immediately after Surat al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah of every prayer, until I became afraid that I might forget it during the prayer. Is my prayer valid? Please inform me about this, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
You have put yourself in a difficult position with this vow. Reciting Surat al-Ikhlas in the prayer is a recommended practice (mustahabb) without a vow and without any obligation, so you have put yourself in a difficult position with this matter.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/165 — archive.org (18:32)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.