Repeating the same Surah following Surah Fatihah in every Rak’ah
Fatwa No: 86915

Question

Is it true that reciting the same Surah after Surah Fatihah in every Rak’ah makes the prayer Makrooh?

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

 

Repeating the same Surah (Chapter) after Al-Faatihah in more than one Rak'ah is permissible for the Saying of Allaah (which means): {…so recite what is easy [for you] of the Quran.} [Quran 73:20]

But it is better to recite a different Surah in the second Rak'ah since it was the common practice of the Prophet Muhammad . However, sometimes he repeated the same Surah in both Rak'ahs as reported in Abu Dawood that the Prophet recited Surah Az-Zalzalah [Quran 99] in both Rak'ahs of Fajr.

Shaykh Al-Albaani graded this Hadeeth as Hassan.

The Hadith proves that although it is permissible, to recite the same Surah, it is better to follow the common practice of the Prophet .

Allaah Knows best.

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