Ruling on Reciting the Surahs of Fajr in Their Entirety in Every Rak'ah
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Question:
May Allah bless you. This questioner says: Regarding the imam in the Fajr prayer who recites Surat al-Sajdah or Surat al-Insan, does he divide the single surah between the two rak'ahs? And is his action valid?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to recite Surat al-Sajdah in the first rak'ah and Surat al-Insan in the second rak'ah, and not to divide either of the two surahs between the two rak'ahs, nor to start one and bow, then start the other and bow, reciting part of this and part of that. No, the Sunnah is that he recites the surah in its entirety in the first rak'ah of Fajr, meaning today on Friday, and he recites Surat al-Insan in its entirety in the second rak'ah. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it. However, due to the laziness that affects imams nowadays, they do these things: they shorten the recitation out of laziness, or because they strain themselves in the recitation, dragging out the sounds, extending them, cutting them off, and repeating them, so the recitation becomes heavy for them. So they should be mindful of that, and recite with a moderate recitation, between excessive dragging out and extension, and between hasty, rushed recitation.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
May Allah bless you. This questioner says: Regarding the imam in the Fajr prayer who recites Surat al-Sajdah or Surat al-Insan, does he divide the single surah between the two rak'ahs? And is his action valid?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to recite Surat al-Sajdah in the first rak'ah and Surat al-Insan in the second rak'ah, and not to divide either of the two surahs between the two rak'ahs, nor to start one and bow, then start the other and bow, reciting part of this and part of that. No, the Sunnah is that he recites the surah in its entirety in the first rak'ah of Fajr, meaning today on Friday, and he recites Surat al-Insan in its entirety in the second rak'ah. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it. However, due to the laziness that affects imams nowadays, they do these things: they shorten the recitation out of laziness, or because they strain themselves in the recitation, dragging out the sounds, extending them, cutting them off, and repeating them, so the recitation becomes heavy for them. So they should be mindful of that, and recite with a moderate recitation, between excessive dragging out and extension, and between hasty, rushed recitation.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/215 — archive.org (13:01)
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