The Imam Sometimes Leaving the Recitation of al-A'la, al-Kafirun, and al-Ikhlas and Reciting Other Surahs in the Friday Prayer

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it prescribed for the imam to sometimes leave the recitation of al-A'la, al-Kafirun, and al-Ikhlas and recite other surahs so that it becomes clear to the people that they are not obligatory?

The Shaykh:
There is no harm, there is no harm. He recites whatever is easy for him, but the more preferable and better is to recite what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite, in order to teach the people the Sunnah as well, to teach them the Sunnah. Yes.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
He used to recite in the two 'Eids Qaf and Iqtarab, (peace and blessings be upon him). He used to recite in the Friday prayer Yasin and al-Ghashiyah, or Surat al-Saff and Surat al-Munafiqun. No, he recites Surat al-Jumu'ah, Surat al-Jumu'ah and al-Munafiqun in the Fajr prayer. Either he recites in them Yasin and al-Ghashiyah on Friday, or he recites al-Jumu'ah and al-Munafiqun. This is his Sunnah (peace and blessings be upon him).
But now, if they lengthen the khutbah and shorten the prayer, and the people shorten it, and then they lighten the prayer, and he is walking, what does he recite while walking? Or a short surah? This is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is to shorten the khutbah and lengthen the prayer. This is the Sunnah. They have reversed it now; they have become lengthening the khutbah, and mostly it has no benefit. The khutbah is long and it has no benefit, just filler words, and they lighten the obligatory prayer. This is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.