An imam in the 'Isha' prayer who recites only from the long and medium surahs of al-Mufassal: is his action in accordance with the Sunnah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: The imam of our neighborhood, as far as I can see, recites from the long and medium surahs of al-Mufassal in the 'Isha' prayer and does not recite anything from the short ones. Is his action correct?
Answer:
His action is valid. If he recites whatever he can of the Qur'an, his action is valid, except that he should not lengthen the recitation in the 'Isha' prayer. Rather, he should recite from the middle surahs of the final section of the Qur'an, such as "When Night Has Covered" and "The Sun and Its Brightness," and the medium-length surahs from the final section. If he recites from other than the final section, but does not lengthen it, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: The imam of our neighborhood, as far as I can see, recites from the long and medium surahs of al-Mufassal in the 'Isha' prayer and does not recite anything from the short ones. Is his action correct?
Answer:
His action is valid. If he recites whatever he can of the Qur'an, his action is valid, except that he should not lengthen the recitation in the 'Isha' prayer. Rather, he should recite from the middle surahs of the final section of the Qur'an, such as "When Night Has Covered" and "The Sun and Its Brightness," and the medium-length surahs from the final section. If he recites from other than the final section, but does not lengthen it, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إمام في صلاة العشاء لا يقرأ إلا بطوال المفصل وأوساطه، فهل فعله موافق للسنة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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