Remembrance 1 from Chapter 42
The adhkār of the second rak‘ah
KNOW THAT THE adhkār in the first rak‘ah which we have mentioned should also be performed in the second, in both the compulsory and the supererogatory ṣalāh. The other rulings also apply. However, there are certain secondary factors. First, the first rak‘ah has the takbīrat al-iḥrām, which is a vital element of ṣalāh. That is not the case in the second; the previous takbīr is done while coming up from sujūd, and is Sunnah. Second, the opening du‘ā’ is not prescribed in the second, unlike the first. Third, as we have already previously mentioned that protection should be sought in the first about which there is no disagreement. As regards the second there is disagreement; the more authoritative view is that one should seek protection in it. Fourth, the preferable view is that there should be less recitation in the second rak‘ah than in the first, about which there is the disagreement already discussed. And Allah knows best.