In the four-rak'ah prayer, if the imam prolongs the third rak'ah significantly after I have finished al-Fatihah, should I recite a surah after it?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, in the four-rak'ah prayer, if the imam prolongs the second and third rak'ahs significantly after I have finished al-Fatihah, should I recite a surah after it, or should I remain silent until he bows?
The Shaykh : No. It is better to recite a surah after it, because a hadith of Abu Sa'id indicates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) may add to al-Fatihah in the last two rak'ahs. Also, there is no silence in the prayer except for the imam's recitation, and the imam recites quietly. Therefore, we say: recite a surah after al-Fatihah.
If someone were to say: Why don't you say that we repeat al-Fatihah? The answer is: No, because that has not been reported, whereas reciting a surah after al-Fatihah in the last two rak'ahs has been reported. Yes.
The Shaykh : No. It is better to recite a surah after it, because a hadith of Abu Sa'id indicates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) may add to al-Fatihah in the last two rak'ahs. Also, there is no silence in the prayer except for the imam's recitation, and the imam recites quietly. Therefore, we say: recite a surah after al-Fatihah.
If someone were to say: Why don't you say that we repeat al-Fatihah? The answer is: No, because that has not been reported, whereas reciting a surah after al-Fatihah in the last two rak'ahs has been reported. Yes.