قِرَاءَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ
Surah al-Fatihah is Wajib in the first two rak'ahs of a Fard prayer and in every rak'ah of Witr and Nafl prayer.
In the later rak'ahs of a four-rak'ah Fard, reciting al-Fatihah is Sunnah rather than this Wajib category.
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Wajib 1: Surah al-Fatihah
The Wajib Acts of Prayer, Part 1: Recitation Rules
قِرَاءَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ
Surah al-Fatihah is Wajib in the first two rak'ahs of a Fard prayer and in every rak'ah of Witr and Nafl prayer.
In the later rak'ahs of a four-rak'ah Fard, reciting al-Fatihah is Sunnah rather than this Wajib category.