The Ruling on Reciting the Qur'an in the Last Two Rak'ahs
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Question:
Is it obligatory to recite another surah in the third and fourth rak'ahs besides al-Fatihah?
Answer:
It is not required. In the first two rak'ahs, reciting al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for one to recite with it is sufficient. As for the last two rak'ahs in the Dhuhr, 'Asr, and 'Isha' or Maghrib prayers, it is not obligatory for him to recite verses from the Qur'an. Some scholars say that if he recites, if he has time and recites, there is no harm in that, if Allah wills.
Is it obligatory to recite another surah in the third and fourth rak'ahs besides al-Fatihah?
Answer:
It is not required. In the first two rak'ahs, reciting al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for one to recite with it is sufficient. As for the last two rak'ahs in the Dhuhr, 'Asr, and 'Isha' or Maghrib prayers, it is not obligatory for him to recite verses from the Qur'an. Some scholars say that if he recites, if he has time and recites, there is no harm in that, if Allah wills.
Source
شرح الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة لابن باز [ مجموعة من المشايخ ]، فتاوى الشيخ عبد الرحمن آل فريان — islamhouse.com (11:12)
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