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Is it from the Sunnah to recite from the long surahs of al-Mufassal in the Fajr prayer, and is it permissible to divide a surah between two rak'ahs?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Reciting from the long surahs of al-Mufassal in the Fajr prayer is the Sunnah. Does that mean he divides the surah, like Qaf, between the two rak'ahs?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it. The important thing is that he recites from the long surahs of al-Mufassal. If he recites a complete surah in each rak'ah, that is better. And if it is difficult for the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam), he may divide the surah between the two rak'ahs. Yes. But the recitation itself is not the problem. The number of verses or the length of the verses is not the problem. The problem is the manner of the recitation. Some people recite a few verses, but it is heavier for the listeners than one who recites the entire Surat al-Baqarah. Because of his elongation, stretching, raising his voice, his voice breaking off, and repeating the verse without completing it, then stopping and repeating it all, due to his artificiality.
As for if he recites in a steady manner with precision, then this does not burden the people. And he may be able to recite a long surah while the people are at ease with his recitation. But he may recite a short surah and go beyond the proper manner of recitation into stretching, elongation, and nasalization, and I do not know how to describe it. And it becomes longer than reciting Surat al-Baqarah.
So the criterion is the imam's manner of recitation. Some people do not get tired of his recitation, and you do not want him to stop. Some people get tired of his recitation and you wish you could leave the prayer, because he repels the people, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We are those who are repelled from you." Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [279 -2802] هل من السنة القراءة في الفجر من طوال المفصل وهل يجوز أن يقسم السورة في ركعتين؟ — youtube.com

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