Is the Fatihah recited only in the third and fourth rak'ahs of the Sunnah prayer before Dhuhr, or does the Sunnah prayer differ in this regard?
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It is preferable to perform the pre- and post-Dhuhr regular (Sunnah) prayers two rak'ahs by two rak'ahs. However, it is permissible to pray them as four rak'ahs with a single taslim. It is also permissible to recite a surah after Al-Fatiha in the third and fourth rak'ahs, or to suffice with Al-Fatiha only.
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