Repeating the same Surah following Surah Fatihah in every Rak’ah Fatwa No: 86915
- Fatwa Date:10-11-2003
Is it true that reciting the same Surah after Surah Fatihah in every Rak’ah makes the prayer Makrooh?
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.