LessonsSecond Rakah, Sitting, Tashahhud and TaslimQuiz

وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ خَاصَّةً.
Meaning: In the final two rakahs, recite only al-Fatihah.

In a four-rakah obligatory prayer, reciting al-Fatihah in the third and fourth is the preferred sunnah form, without the usual additional surah of the first two. The obligatory minimum recitation and the transmitted sunnah practice must be distinguished.

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Complete Text: Last Two Rakahs

Second Rakah, Sitting, Tashahhud and Taslim

وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ خَاصَّةً.
Meaning: In the final two rakahs, recite only al-Fatihah.

In a four-rakah obligatory prayer, reciting al-Fatihah in the third and fourth is the preferred sunnah form, without the usual additional surah of the first two. The obligatory minimum recitation and the transmitted sunnah practice must be distinguished.