Ruling on reciting a sura after al-Fatiha in the prayer
What is the ruling on reciting whatever is easy of the Qurʾān after al-Fatiha in the prayer?
Reciting a sura after al-Fatiha is obligatory in the first two units of an obligatory prayer and in every unit of voluntary prayer and witr; in the last two units one may choose.
Reciting a sura after al-Fatiha in the first two units is a stressed sunnah; it is disliked in the last two and not prescribed in the funeral prayer.
Reciting the sura after al-Fatiha in the first two units is a sunnah for one praying alone, for the imam, and for the follower where the recitation is silent; it is not called for in the last two.
Reciting a sura after al-Fatiha in the first two units is a sunnah; it is not a sunnah in the last two, though if he recites there it is permissible and not disliked; and it is a sunnah for the follower in the silent prayers but not the audible ones.