The ruling on reversing the order of surahs in recitation
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The questioner:
This questioner asks: Is it permissible to reverse the order of the surahs?
The Shaykh:
How do you reverse the order of the surahs?
The questioner:
He says: I recite al-Ikhlas, and then I recite al-Muzzammil after it.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, because the order of the surahs was established only through the ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) of the Companions. As for the order of the verses, that was established by explicit text, and it is not permissible to change it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner asks: Is it permissible to reverse the order of the surahs?
The Shaykh:
How do you reverse the order of the surahs?
The questioner:
He says: I recite al-Ikhlas, and then I recite al-Muzzammil after it.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, because the order of the surahs was established only through the ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) of the Companions. As for the order of the verses, that was established by explicit text, and it is not permissible to change it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب : بيان شيء من أنواع السحر — islamhouse.com (59:24)
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