Soorah al-Fatihah

[Hasan Askari]

salaam.

Why do we read only Soorah al-Fatihah in the last two Rak’ats of Farz Salah?

Is there a reason why we only read surah fatiha in the last 2 rakats of a farz namaz.
Is there some sort of wisdon behind the fact?

jazakAllah

[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam


Jazak'allah for your question, and apologies for the delay, I have been having problems with my internet connection.


If you study the Hanafi fiqh of the great Imam al A'zam Radi Allahu anhu, it is stated that it is Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam that he only prayed the fatiha in the last two rak'ahs of the fard salaah. In the book hidaya, it is stated that ;

'wa yuqra'u fir raq'ataynil ukhrayayni bu fatihatil kitabi'

' In the last two rak'ats of fard salaah, only the fatiha is prayed'

This is due to the hadith of Hadrat Abu Qatadah Radi Allahu anhu who narrates that the Beloved Messenger of Allah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam would pray the fatiha and a surah in the first two rak'ahs of the Zuhr and 'Asr salaah, and would pray only the fatiha in the last two rak'ahs.


Fatawa Qadi Khan and 'Al-Muhit' have also stated the authenticity of this, and have extended its meaning to not only Zuhr and 'Asr, but to Maghrib and Isha' also.


Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi