Selam aleykum we rahmetallahu,

Note, this is according to the Hanafi madhab, inshaAllah.

As far as I have understood it in that example given, according to the Hanafi madhab, that is correct. See below.


Here is an excellent PDF-file if you want to check it out (again, Hanafi), page 115.

http://www.dawateislami.org/library/.../lit-417-1.pdf

OO Jazakallahu Khair, Now everthing is clear to me (I think)

So in the fard prayer you have to read after Fatiha in the first two rakah, a Surah of your choice and in the third and fourth rakah only Fatiha Is enough.
and if its a sunnah prayer you have to read In every rakah after fatiha a surah of your choice correct ??

and I just learned yesterday the Surah Al-Kafiroon so If I read it in the first rakah after fatiha then I Have to read in the second rakah Surah An-Nasr??
Or Ichlaas Or doesnt it matter ???

btw Im Sorry I ask too much, I prayed for years but nobody taught me properly

I dont know if you have to read a surah after surah fatiha, and I dont know about having to read in orders.

I found A hadith wich says :

Hudhaifa reported: I prayed with the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) one night and he started reciting al-Baqara. I thought that he would bow at the end of one hundred verses, but he proceeded on; I then thought that he would perhaps recite the whole (surah) in a rak'ah, but he proceeded and I thought he would perhaps bow on completing (this surah). He then started al-Nisa', and recited it; he then started Al-i-'Imran and recited leisurely. And when he recited the verses which referred to the Glory of Allah, he glorified (by saying Subhan Allah-Glory to my Lord the Great), and when he recited the verses which tell (how the Lord) is to be begged, he (the Holy Prophet) would then beg (from Him), and when he recited the verses dealing with protection from the Lord, he sought (His) protection and would then bow and say: Glory be to my Mighty Lord; his bowing lasted about the same length of time as his standing (and then on returning to the standing posture after ruku') he would say: Allah listened to him who praised Him, and he would then stand about the same length of time as he had spent in bowing. He would then prostrate himself and say: Glory be to my Lord most High, and his prostration lasted nearly the same length of time as his standing. In the hadith transmitted by Jarir the words are:" He (the Holy Prophet) would say:" Allah listened to him who praised Him, our Lord, to Thee i the praise."
Book 004, Number 1697:Sahih Muslim

So this means The Prophet (Saw) first reads Baqarah(2) and then Surah Nisa(4) and then surah Al-imraan (3) so not necessarly in a order,
please correct me if im wrong.

We iyyak.

Correct, inshaAllah.


There was a post on this somewhere in the beginning of this thread.

Salah - learn how to pray - http://www.geocities.com/teachmesalaat/

Salah - step by step - http://www.as-sabereen.com/dosalat.htm

Salah - The Muslim Prayer (book)- http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/l...lah/index.html

Some surahs, easy to learn - http://mounthira.com

So is this saying if I'm praying I have to read Al Fatiha and then I HAVE TO, meaning it is obligatory for me to read another surah too?

^ Only in the first 2 rakah's, as it said in the fatwa you posted earlier on.

Praise be to Allaah.

1 – Reciting Qur’aan after al-Faatihah in prayer is not obligatory, either in a fard (obligatory) prayer or a naafil (supererogatory) prayer, whether the prayer is one in which Qur’aan is recited out loud or one in which it is recited silently, whether one is joining the prayer late or otherwise.



It was narrated that ‘Ata’ said: Abu Hurayrah said: In every prayer there is recitation. What we heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, we tell you, and what he did not tell us about we cannot tell you. Whoever recites Umm al-Kitaab (i.e., Soorat al-Faatihah) has done enough, and whoever does more than that, that is better.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 738; Muslim, 396.



Al-Nawawi said:
The phrase, “Whoever recites Umm al-Kitaab (i.e., Soorat al-Faatihah) has done enough, and whoever does more than that, that is better” indicates that reciting al-Faatihah is obligatory, and that nothing else will do.



It also indicates that reciting a soorah after al-Faatihah is mustahabb (recommended). There is scholarly consensus on this point with regard to Fajr, Jumu’ah and the first two rak’ahs of every prayer, and this is Sunnah according to all scholars. Al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad (may Allaah have mercy on him) narrated that some of the companions of Maalik said that reciting a second soorah is obligatory, but this is an odd view which is to be rejected.



With regard to reciting an additional soorah in the third and fourth rak’ahs, there was a difference of opinion among the scholars as to whether it is mustahabb or not. Maalik (may Allaah have mercy on him) regarded it as makrooh. Al-Shaafa’i (may Allaah be pleased with him) regarded it as mustahabb in his new opinion but not in his old opinion; the old opinion in this case is more correct.
Sharh Muslim, 4/105, 106.



Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 3/103



It is permissible for a worshipper to recite another soorah after al-Faatihah in the third and fourth rak’ahs, but he should do that only sometimes; it was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did this according to a hadeeth narrated by Muslim (452).



And Allaah knows best.

http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/6422

Ok I get it now but....my mom called the Imam at our local Masjid and he said if you happen to do it by mistake, which happens sometimes cuz im so used to it, you should do 2 sajadas "after" your salah. What do you guys think of that?

....Reasons for doing the prostration of forgetfulness .

^^ JazakAllah Khair