Announcement of the recitation of Surat al-A'raf in the Maghrib prayer
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Question:
Also, from the questions of a brother questioner, he says: What is the ruling on announcing to the congregation of the mosque that the imam will recite Surat al-A'raf in the Maghrib prayer on one of the days, in application of the Sunnah? And is it recited frequently, or is it sufficient to recite it once?
Answer:
Yes, it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surat al-A'raf in the Maghrib prayer, and it is established that he recited al-Mursalat in it, and it is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited al-Tur in it. These are rare occurrences, and the most common practice is that he recites from the short surahs of the final part of the Qur'an in the Maghrib prayer; this is the most common. So if the imam wants to recite Surat al-A'raf and alerts the congregation so that they do not be surprised, especially since the practice of this Sunnah is now rare and they might be surprised, he clarifies to them beforehand the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and that he sometimes lengthened the recitation in the Maghrib and recited Surat al-A'raf. He should alert them to the Sunnah and that he will act upon this Sunnah, because ignorance has prevailed among people regarding this. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Also, from the questions of a brother questioner, he says: What is the ruling on announcing to the congregation of the mosque that the imam will recite Surat al-A'raf in the Maghrib prayer on one of the days, in application of the Sunnah? And is it recited frequently, or is it sufficient to recite it once?
Answer:
Yes, it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surat al-A'raf in the Maghrib prayer, and it is established that he recited al-Mursalat in it, and it is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited al-Tur in it. These are rare occurrences, and the most common practice is that he recites from the short surahs of the final part of the Qur'an in the Maghrib prayer; this is the most common. So if the imam wants to recite Surat al-A'raf and alerts the congregation so that they do not be surprised, especially since the practice of this Sunnah is now rare and they might be surprised, he clarifies to them beforehand the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and that he sometimes lengthened the recitation in the Maghrib and recited Surat al-A'raf. He should alert them to the Sunnah and that he will act upon this Sunnah, because ignorance has prevailed among people regarding this. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/199 — archive.org (6:29)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.