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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it valid to recite the Mu'awwidhat and al-Ikhlas in the rak'ah of the shaf'?

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Question:
If I am praying the shaf' and the witr, and in the last rak'ah of the shaf' I forgot and recited Qul huwa Allahu Ahad (Say: He is Allah, the One), Qul a'udhu bi Rabb al-Falaq (Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Daybreak), and
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
[An-Nas 114:1]
thinking that I was in the rak'ah of the witr, is there anything required of me?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with reciting whatever is easy for you of the Qur'an in the shaf' or in the witr, but it is better to recite
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
[Al-A'la 87:1]
in the first rak'ah of the shaf', and Qul ya ayyuha al-kafirun (Say: O you disbelievers) in the second rak'ah, and in the third rak'ah, which is the witr, you recite Surat al-Ikhlas, Qul huwa Allahu Ahad (Say: He is Allah, the One). This is what is best. And if you recite in these three rak'ahs other than these surahs, whatever is easy for you of the Qur'an, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5643- هل يصح قراءة المعوذات والإخلاص في ركعة الشفع ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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