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Reciting more than one chapter in one Rak’ah after Al-Faatihah

Question

I would want to know if it is permissible to recite two different Surahs on a Rakah in Obligatory Prayers.

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

It is permissible for a praying person to recite more than one chapter in one Rak'ah after having recited Al-Faatihah (i.e. the opening chapter of the Quran), and it is confirmed that the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) did so. This applies whether the prayer is an obligatory prayer or a supererogatory prayer.

Allaah Knows best.

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