Is there a recitation of some verses after the recitation of al-Fatihah in the rawatib prayers or in other recommended practices?
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The questioner : Is there a recitation of some verses after the recitation of al-Fatihah in the rawatib prayers or in other recommended practices?
The Shaykh : Yes. A person should, when praying a voluntary prayer, recite something from the Qur'an along with al-Fatihah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite in the first rak'ah of the Fajr rawatib: and in the second rak'ah: [Al-Ikhlas 112:1] and sometimes he would recite: [Al-Baqarah 2:136] and the verse from al-Baqarah he would recite in the first rak'ah of the Fajr sunnah and in the second: [Ali 'Imran 3:64] and the verse from al-Imran.
And in the two rak'ahs of tawaf, he would recite along with al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah: and in the second: [Al-Ikhlas 112:1] and he once stood up at night to perform tahajjud with Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited al-Fatihah, then Surat al-Baqarah, then al-Nisa, then al-Imran in one rak'ah, and he placed al-Nisa before al-Imran, but in the end, al-Imran came after al-Baqarah, and al-Nisa is the third of the long surahs. The important point is that it is prescribed to recite more than al-Fatihah in voluntary prayers. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes. A person should, when praying a voluntary prayer, recite something from the Qur'an along with al-Fatihah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite in the first rak'ah of the Fajr rawatib:
Say: O you disbelievers!
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَSay, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌSay, [O believers], "We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."
قُولُوا ءامَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالأَسْبَاطِ وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَمَا أُوتِيَ النَّبِيُّونَ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ لا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَSay, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."
قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ وَلا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَAnd in the two rak'ahs of tawaf, he would recite along with al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah:
Say: O you disbelievers!
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَSay, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌThe questioner : May Allah reward you.