Is reading a surah after al-Fatihah obligatory or a recommended practice?
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The questioner: Regarding reading a small surah after al-Fatihah, is it obligatory or a recommended practice?
The Shaykh : It is a recommended practice, yes. And if you lengthen it, there is no harm. The important thing is that reading after al-Fatihah is a recommended practice, not obligatory.
The questioner: A recommended practice means there is no harm, right? So if I read a small surah from the Qur'an in the recommended prayer after the midday prayer, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : Did you read it, or if you did not read it, what would you say?
The questioner: No, I am saying if we read it, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : That is what I am telling you.
The questioner: Please, go ahead.
The Shaykh : I am telling you that reading after al-Fatihah is a recommended practice.
The recommended practice: it is a recommended practice, not obligatory.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory, so if I tell you it is a recommended practice, it means it is not permissible? It is permissible.
The questioner: And if one does not read it, is it not forbidden?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not forbidden.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with all good, my master.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
The questioner: May Allah grant you health and may Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The Shaykh : It is a recommended practice, yes. And if you lengthen it, there is no harm. The important thing is that reading after al-Fatihah is a recommended practice, not obligatory.
The questioner: A recommended practice means there is no harm, right? So if I read a small surah from the Qur'an in the recommended prayer after the midday prayer, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : Did you read it, or if you did not read it, what would you say?
The questioner: No, I am saying if we read it, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : That is what I am telling you.
The questioner: Please, go ahead.
The Shaykh : I am telling you that reading after al-Fatihah is a recommended practice.
The recommended practice: it is a recommended practice, not obligatory.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory, so if I tell you it is a recommended practice, it means it is not permissible? It is permissible.
The questioner: And if one does not read it, is it not forbidden?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not forbidden.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with all good, my master.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
The questioner: May Allah grant you health and may Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
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