The ruling on reciting Surat al-A'raf in the Maghrib prayer
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The questioner:
Regarding what is reported about reciting Surat al-A'raf, is it said that this is a surah?
The Shaykh:
Apparently, and Allah knows best, once. Allah knows best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever among you leads the people in prayer, let him shorten it." (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
It is fine for this to be part of the Sunnah. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
No, it is better to leave this out so as not to burden the people.
Regarding what is reported about reciting Surat al-A'raf, is it said that this is a surah?
The Shaykh:
Apparently, and Allah knows best, once. Allah knows best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever among you leads the people in prayer, let him shorten it." (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
It is fine for this to be part of the Sunnah. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
No, it is better to leave this out so as not to burden the people.
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح البخاري، تابع كتاب صفة الصلاة (4) / من باب: القراءة في المغرب، إلى باب: الجهر بقراءة صلاة الفجر — islamhouse.com (0:57)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.