What surahs should be recited in the two rakaats salaah after tawaaf?
Published as Surahs to recite in the waajibut tawaaf salaah
Question
What surahs should be recited in the two rakaats salaah after tawaaf?
Answer
It is mustahab to recite Surah Kaafiroon in the first rakaat and Surah Ikhlaas in the second rakaat.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
فإذا فرغ من الطواف أتى مقام إبراهيم ويصلي ركعتين وإن لم يقدر على الصلاة في المقام بسبب الزحمة يصلي حيث تيسر له عليه من المسجد وهاتان ركعتان واجبتان عندنا ... ويقرأ في الركعة الأولى قل يا أيها الكافرون وفي الركعة الثانية قل هو الله أحد تبركا بفعل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم (المحيط البرهاني 2/426)
(وختم الطواف باستلام الحجر استنانا ثم صلى شفعا) في وقت مباح (يجب) بالجيم على الصحيح (بعد كل أسبوع عند المقام) (الدر المختار 2/498-499)
قال العلامة ابن عابدين رحمه الله: (قوله ثم صلى شفعا) أي ركعتين يقرأ فيهما الكافرون والإخلاص اقتداء بفعله عليه الصلاة والسلام نهر (رد المحتار 2/498-499)
ثم يصلي ركعتين ويقرأ فيهما بما شاء وإن قرأ في الركعة الأولى بفاتحة الكتاب وقل يا أيها الكافرون وفي الثانية بفاتحة الكتاب وقل هو الله أحد تبركا بفعل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فهو أفضل كذا في المحيط (الفتاوى الهندية 1/223)
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
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