The ruling on reciting only al-Fatihah in voluntary prayers
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Question:
He says: When I pray the voluntary prayers, I do not recite anything other than al-Fatihah, because I do not memorize from the Qur'an except a very little. Is what I have done valid?
Answer:
Yes, al-Fatihah is sufficient. Al-Fatihah is sufficient in the obligatory and the voluntary prayers. However, if you add to it some verses or short surahs, such as: [al-Ikhlas:1] and [al-Kawthar:1] and the like, that is better. And if you restrict yourself to al-Fatihah, that suffices, praise be to Allah, even in the obligatory prayer. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
He says: When I pray the voluntary prayers, I do not recite anything other than al-Fatihah, because I do not memorize from the Qur'an except a very little. Is what I have done valid?
Answer:
Yes, al-Fatihah is sufficient. Al-Fatihah is sufficient in the obligatory and the voluntary prayers. However, if you add to it some verses or short surahs, such as:
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌIndeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar.
إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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