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Fatwa CenterRepeating the same Surah following Surah Fatihah in every Rak’ah
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Is it true that reciting the same Surah after Surah Fatihah in every Rak’ah makes the prayer Makrooh?
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 
is His slave and Messenger.
Repeating the same Surah (Chapter) after Al-Faatihah in more than one Rak'ah is permissible for the Saying of Allaah (which means): {…so recite what is easy [for you] of the Quran.} [Quran 73:20]
But it is better to recite a different Surah in the second Rak'ah since it was the common practice of the Prophet Muhammad . However, sometimes he repeated the same Surah in both Rak'ahs as reported in Abu Dawood 
that the Prophet recited Surah Az-Zalzalah [Quran 99] in both Rak'ahs of Fajr.
Shaykh Al-Albaani graded this Hadeeth as Hassan.
The Hadith proves that although it is permissible, to recite the same Surah, it is better to follow the common practice of the Prophet .
Allaah Knows best.
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