Ruling on Reciting What Is Easy from the Qur'an After Reciting al-Fatihah

Question:
On one occasion, after I entered the prayer and recited al-Fatihah, I had difficulty with the surah when I came to recite it. I repeated it more than twice and did not succeed. Finally, I broke off the prayer, repeated the takbir of ihram, and recited it a second time. Is this prayer valid? And what should I do if this happens a second time? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
You should not have broken off the prayer, for the essential part of the recitation is al-Fatihah. When a person recites al-Fatihah, the obligatory part is fulfilled, and anything added to it is recommended. As for your mention of "the surah," we do not know what you mean by "the surah." If you mean by "the surah" reciting an additional surah or an additional verse, then this surah is not obligatory but rather recommended. If a person leaves it and bows without reciting anything beyond al-Fatihah, that suffices for him.
As for if you meant something else by "the surah," you should clarify it in another question.
The point is that such a thing does not break the prayer, if what you mean by your statement is that the matter became confused for you regarding reciting something in addition to al-Fatihah, and it was not easy for you to recite verses or a surah, but rather the matter became muddled for you. In that case, it is not permissible for you to break off the prayer; rather, there is no harm in leaving it, and al-Fatihah suffices for you.