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Is it permissible for the one praying to recite more than one surah after al-Fatihah in the obligatory prayer?

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The questioner:
In the obligatory prayer, if one recites al-Fatihah, is it permissible for him to recite four or five surahs after it?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
He says: In the obligatory prayer, if one recites al-Fatihah, is it permissible for him to recite four or five surahs after it?

The Shaykh:
If he is praying alone, let him lengthen the prayer as much as he wishes and recite whatever he wishes. But if he is praying with a congregation, he should shorten it and consider their circumstances. Whoever is the imam of the people, let him shorten the prayer. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمصلي أن يقرأ أكثر من سورة بعد الفاتحة في صلاة الفريضة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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