Qiraat in the third rakaat of Maghrib Salaah
Question
I would like to know when performing the 3 rakaats of fard maghrib, do you recite a surah in the third rakaat after reciting surah fatiha or do you just recite surah fatiha and then go into ruku?
Answer
You will only recite Surah Fatihah in the third rakaat.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
( لها واجبات ) . . . ( وهي ) على ما ذكره أربعة عشر ( قراءة فاتحة الكتاب ) . . . ( وضم ) أقصر ( سورة ) كالكوثر أو ما قام مقامها وهو ثلاثة آيات قصار نحو ( ثم نظر ) المدثر 22 ( ثم عبس وبسر ) المدثر 22 ( ثم أدبر واستكبر ) المدثر 23 وكذا لو كانت الآية أو الآيتان تعدل ثلاثا قصارا ذكره الحلبي ( في الأولين من الفرض ) وهل يكره في الأخريين المختار لا
قال الشامي في رد المحتار: قوله ( المختار لا ) أي لا يكره تحريما بل تنزيها لأنه خلاف السنة ) رد المحتار 1/ 459)
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