Is seeking refuge in Allah during prayer done in every rak'ah, or only in the first one?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan in prayer done in the first rak'ah? Or in the entire prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes, seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan in prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah). The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether one seeks refuge in every rak'ah or only in the first one. There are two opinions on this. What appears to me is that the recitation of the prayer is one, so seeking refuge is done in the first rak'ah, unless something occurs that necessitates seeking refuge, such as if the door of whispers is opened to him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered a person, if the door of whispers is opened to him, to spit to his left three times and seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
The Shaykh : Yes, seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan in prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah). The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether one seeks refuge in every rak'ah or only in the first one. There are two opinions on this. What appears to me is that the recitation of the prayer is one, so seeking refuge is done in the first rak'ah, unless something occurs that necessitates seeking refuge, such as if the door of whispers is opened to him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered a person, if the door of whispers is opened to him, to spit to his left three times and seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.