Dividing Surat al-Sajdah between the two rak'ahs of the Fajr prayer on Friday
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In the Fajr prayer on Friday, some imams recite Surat al-Sajdah and divide it between the two rak'ahs. Is this considered playing with the Sunnah?
Answer:
Yes, this is considered laziness and not following the Sunnah. The Sunnah is to recite the entire surah in the first rak'ah and to recite the entire surah of al-Insan in the second rak'ah if one wants the Sunnah and the reward. As for playing with it, that is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In the Fajr prayer on Friday, some imams recite Surat al-Sajdah and divide it between the two rak'ahs. Is this considered playing with the Sunnah?
Answer:
Yes, this is considered laziness and not following the Sunnah. The Sunnah is to recite the entire surah in the first rak'ah and to recite the entire surah of al-Insan in the second rak'ah if one wants the Sunnah and the reward. As for playing with it, that is not permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الفصل الأول في النية في الطهارة والصلاة — islamhouse.com (59:52)
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