The ruling on a woman's prayer if she omits the surah after al-Fatihah and the prostration for forgetfulness
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a woman prays the obligatory prayer alone and does not recite a surah after al-Fatihah, what is the ruling on her prayer? And is the prostration for forgetfulness required of her?
Answer:
Reciting a surah after al-Fatihah is a recommended practice (sunnah). Her prayer is valid. Some scholars say it is recommended that she perform the prostration for forgetfulness; it is recommended, with the recommendation of the prostration for forgetfulness in such a case, for the one who omits a recommended practice to perform the prostration for forgetfulness. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a woman prays the obligatory prayer alone and does not recite a surah after al-Fatihah, what is the ruling on her prayer? And is the prostration for forgetfulness required of her?
Answer:
Reciting a surah after al-Fatihah is a recommended practice (sunnah). Her prayer is valid. Some scholars say it is recommended that she perform the prostration for forgetfulness; it is recommended, with the recommendation of the prostration for forgetfulness in such a case, for the one who omits a recommended practice to perform the prostration for forgetfulness. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن حيله ومكايده : الكلام الباطل والآراء المتهافتة والخيالات — islamhouse.com (1:02:06)
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