{"id":5743,"date":"2025-10-27T08:37:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=5743"},"modified":"2025-10-27T08:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:37:57","slug":"what-is-the-ruling-of-not-reciting-al-fatihah-in-the-last-two-rakahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=5743","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Ruling of Not Reciting Al-Fatihah in the Last Two Rakahs?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reciting Al-Fatihah in the Last Two Rakahs<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Question:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

What is the ruling of offering prayer<\/a> (making Salah) without reciting Surat Al-Fatihah<\/em> (the Opening Surah) in the third and fourth rak`ahs<\/em>?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

In the name of Allah<\/a>, we praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Hanafi School of Fiqh<\/em>, it is better to recite Surat Al-Fatihah<\/em> in the last two rak`ahs<\/em> of the obligatory prayer (the five prescribed prayers). However, if the worshiper remains silent and does not recite it, then he committed a mistake but his prayer is valid. Another view holds that he has not committed a mistake because it is authentically established, according to Hanafis<\/em>, that the Muslim is given the choice to recite the Al-Fatihah or remain silent in the last two rak`ahs<\/em> of the obligatory prayer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, there is a clear and authentic hadith in the Sunnah in which the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “He who does not recite Fatihat al-Kitab<\/em> is not credited with having observed prayer.\u201d (Agreed Upon)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this short video, Dr. Muhammad Salah explains the answer of that question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Huda Youtube Channel.\u00a0<\/em>Soucre Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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