Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen

Reciting a surah or aayaat equivalent to a surah in Salaah

· 9 Jumada II 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I believe that in a book I read titled, Laws of salah, written by Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadari Razavi (Dawat-e-Islami) it said on the hundred and fifth page these following words:-

'After you finish surah Fatihah, utter amin in a low volume and then recite either three short ayahs or one long ayah that is equivalent to three short ayahs or any surah such as surah Ikhlas.'

I had a query based on the last line of this paragraph. When it quotes, 'or any surah,' do you think that this is implying that after surah Fatihah has been recited you can recite another surah, or is it suggesting that after surah fatihah you can recite an ayah that is equivalent to another surah, or do you think that it can be referring to both?

Answer

Both are permissible; to read a surah or to recite some aayats that are equivalent to a surah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — https://muftionline.co.za/node/19072
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/muftionline-19072

People also ask

What should be recited in each rak'ah?

“It is permissible to recite any Qiraat from the Qiraat-e-`Asharah in Salaah, without it affecting the validity of the Salaah in any way.”

Azaadville · 442 fatawa from 6 Darul Iftas on this

What the Darul Iftas say

Related fatawa