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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on reciting a surah after al-Fatihah in the last two rak'ahs

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Question:
May Allah reward you. You say: In the four-rak'ah prayers, one recites Surat al-Fatihah and whatever is easy of the Qur'an in the first two rak'ahs. Is there a sin on me if I recite Surat al-Ikhlas after al-Fatihah in the last two rak'ahs, or is that a bid'ah (religious innovation) not prescribed in the religion? Because I love to recite it. Likewise, I love to recite whatever is easy of the Qur'an after al-Fatihah in the last rak'ahs. What is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)

Answer:
The position of the majority of scholars is that one does not recite anything after al-Fatihah except in the first two rak'ahs. As for the last two rak'ahs of the four-rak'ah prayer, or the third rak'ah of Maghrib, one restricts oneself to reciting al-Fatihah only. So one does not recite anything after al-Fatihah at the end of the prayer, neither in Maghrib nor in any other prayer, but restricts oneself to al-Fatihah, following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5822- حكم قراءة سورة بعد الفاتحة في الركعتين الأخيرة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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