Recitation in the Fajr Prayer and Shortening the Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The imam of our mosque, when we advised him to shorten the recitation in the Fajr prayer, said that the important thing is that we recite from the longer surahs of the final part of the Qur'an. So he recites for us, for example, Surat al-Jumu'ah and divides it between the two rak'ahs, saying that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged easing the burden on the one praying. Is what he said correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surat al-Jumu'ah and then recite Surat al-Munafiqun after it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The imam of our mosque, when we advised him to shorten the recitation in the Fajr prayer, said that the important thing is that we recite from the longer surahs of the final part of the Qur'an. So he recites for us, for example, Surat al-Jumu'ah and divides it between the two rak'ahs, saying that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged easing the burden on the one praying. Is what he said correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surat al-Jumu'ah and then recite Surat al-Munafiqun after it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أسباب عبادة الأصنام : الغلو في المخلوق وإعطاؤه فوق منزلته — islamhouse.com (1:11:48)
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