The imam reading a surah in the second rak'ah that is higher in the Qur'an than the one in the first
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the imam to read a surah in the first rak'ah, and then read a surah in the second rak'ah that is higher in the Qur'an than the first? For example, he reads Surat al-Nas in the first and Surat al-Falaq in the second?
Answer:
This is permissible, but it is better to follow the order of the surahs. Otherwise, it is permissible. What is forbidden is reversing the order of the verses, and the prayer is not valid if that is done. As for the surahs, it is permissible to read this one before that one.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the imam to read a surah in the first rak'ah, and then read a surah in the second rak'ah that is higher in the Qur'an than the first? For example, he reads Surat al-Nas in the first and Surat al-Falaq in the second?
Answer:
This is permissible, but it is better to follow the order of the surahs. Otherwise, it is permissible. What is forbidden is reversing the order of the verses, and the prayer is not valid if that is done. As for the surahs, it is permissible to read this one before that one.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : فضل التوحيد وما يكفر من الذنوب - 4 — islamhouse.com (1:10:40)
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