The number of rak'ahs in which Surat al-A'la is recited in prayer
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The questioner : Regarding the recitation between the recitations in the prayers, in the chapter on the description of prayer, you have written the hadith of Mu'adh ibn Jabal when he said to him: [Al-A'la 87:1] My lord, is the intended meaning in prayer that this recitation is in one rak'ah or in two rak'ahs?
The Shaykh : The two surahs, meaning.
The questioner : Is the surah recited in two rak'ahs in the prayers where the recitation is loud, or in one rak'ah?
The Shaykh : One rak'ah.
The questioner : In one rak'ah, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you want to be a leader, O Mu'adh? Then pray for them according to the measure of the weakest among them.
الرسول أتريد أن تكون فتانا يا معاذ فصلي فيهم بمقدار والليل إذا سجىExalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَىThe Shaykh : The two surahs, meaning.
The questioner : Is the surah recited in two rak'ahs in the prayers where the recitation is loud, or in one rak'ah?
The Shaykh : One rak'ah.
The questioner : In one rak'ah, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1228 — d3watuna.com (12:25)
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