What is the Ruling of Repeating a Verse of the Quran in Prayer?

Answered by Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra

Question

Sometimes in prayer if I recite an ayah again for no reason other than to remember the next ayah is my prayer invalid?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate

Repeating a verse of the Quran in prayer in order to remind oneself of the verse that comes after it is not among the things that invalidate the prayer. Repeating a verse does not affect the validity of the prayer in general. [Shurunbulali, Maraqi al Falah]  

Wassalam,

Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1983. His family hails from India, and he was raised in the Hindu tradition. He embraced Islam in 2001 while at the University of Toronto, from where he completed a Bachelor of Business Administration. He then traveled overseas in 2005 to study the Arabic language and Islamic sciences in Tarim, Yemen, for some time, as well as Darul Uloom in Trinidad, West Indies. He spent 12 years in Amman, Jordan, where he focused on Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith Sciences, Prophetic Biography, and Islamic Spirituality while also working at the Qasid Arabic Institute as Director of Programs. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies (Alimiyya, Darul Uloom) and authorization in the six authentic books of Hadith and is currently pursuing specialized training in issuing Islamic legal verdicts (ifta’). He holds a certificate in Counselling and often works with new Muslims and those struggling with religious OCD. He is an instructor and researcher in Sacred Law and Theology with the Seekers Guidance, The Global Islamic Seminary.