Deviating from the order of the Mushaf in recitation during prayer
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Question:
The questioner asks: Which is closer to the Sunnah? An imam who recites in the first rak'ah a shorter portion than in the second, but in the order of the Mushaf, or an imam who recites in the first rak'ah a longer portion than in the second, but in a manner that deviates from the order of the Mushaf?
Answer:
It is not permissible to deviate from the order of the mushaf in the verses; it is not permissible to reverse the order of the verses. They must be in the order of the mushaf. As for the surahs, there is no harm in reciting this one before that one; there is no impediment. However, the Sunnah is for the first rak'ah to be longer than the second.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
The questioner asks: Which is closer to the Sunnah? An imam who recites in the first rak'ah a shorter portion than in the second, but in the order of the Mushaf, or an imam who recites in the first rak'ah a longer portion than in the second, but in a manner that deviates from the order of the Mushaf?
Answer:
It is not permissible to deviate from the order of the mushaf in the verses; it is not permissible to reverse the order of the verses. They must be in the order of the mushaf. As for the surahs, there is no harm in reciting this one before that one; there is no impediment. However, the Sunnah is for the first rak'ah to be longer than the second.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/205 — archive.org (12:04)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.