The ruling on the imam reading Surat al-Sajdah and Surat al-Insan from the mushaf in the Fajr prayer on Friday
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Question:
If the imam of the mosque does not have memorized the two surahs al-Sajdah and al-Insan, is it permissible for him to read them by looking at the mushaf in the Fajr prayer on Friday to revive the Sunnah?
Answer:
He reads other surahs. Reading the two surahs, al-Sajdah and al-Insan, in the Fajr prayer on Friday is a recommended practice (sunnah) if it is easy to do. If it is not easy, he reads whatever he has memorized, and praise be to Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 397a, and Allah the Exalted and Majestic says: "So read what is easy of it." The religion is made easy, and praise be to Allah. There is no need to carry the mushaf, because carrying the mushaf in prayer is a matter of scholarly disagreement. Even in the tarawih prayers, some scholars hold that one does not carry the mushaf in the night prayer, because it involves distraction, movement, and looking at the writing, which distracts one from the prayer to some extent. However, the correct view is that there is no harm in doing so in the tarawih prayers and in voluntary prayers, but there is no need for it in the obligatory prayer. Read what is easy, and praise be to Allah.
If the imam of the mosque does not have memorized the two surahs al-Sajdah and al-Insan, is it permissible for him to read them by looking at the mushaf in the Fajr prayer on Friday to revive the Sunnah?
Answer:
He reads other surahs. Reading the two surahs, al-Sajdah and al-Insan, in the Fajr prayer on Friday is a recommended practice (sunnah) if it is easy to do. If it is not easy, he reads whatever he has memorized, and praise be to Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
recite whatever you conveniently can from the Qur'an
اقرأ ما تيسر معك من القرآن
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 39 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الفرائض|فصل في ميراث الأخوة لأم|صالح الفوزان|الفقه — youtube.com (21:36)
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