The ruling on reciting a verse aloud in the Dhuhr and Asr prayers
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it a recommended practice (sunnah) or prescribed (mashru') to make a vow to Allah regarding the greeting in the second Asr prayer?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible. Reciting the verse aloud in the Dhuhr or Asr prayer is permissible; it is not a sunnah, but rather falls under the category of permissibility.
The questioner:
And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came as the Imam of the Messenger with what was revealed to him, the highest observer in the Isha prayer.
The Shaykh:
No, this has not been reported. Ibn al-Qayyim says that it has not been reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the last chapters (final surahs). However, these are customs among people. No, it has not been reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the last chapters; rather, he recited from the middle of Surat al-Baqarah and from the middle of Surat Ali 'Imran in the two rak'ahs of Fajr, meaning in the regular voluntary prayer of Fajr. This is what has been reported. As for the last chapters, this has not been reported. But this does not mean it is forbidden; rather, it means that the divorce is the first priority. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it a recommended practice (sunnah) or prescribed (mashru') to make a vow to Allah regarding the greeting in the second Asr prayer?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible. Reciting the verse aloud in the Dhuhr or Asr prayer is permissible; it is not a sunnah, but rather falls under the category of permissibility.
The questioner:
And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came as the Imam of the Messenger with what was revealed to him, the highest observer in the Isha prayer.
The Shaykh:
No, this has not been reported. Ibn al-Qayyim says that it has not been reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the last chapters (final surahs). However, these are customs among people. No, it has not been reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the last chapters; rather, he recited from the middle of Surat al-Baqarah and from the middle of Surat Ali 'Imran in the two rak'ahs of Fajr, meaning in the regular voluntary prayer of Fajr. This is what has been reported. As for the last chapters, this has not been reported. But this does not mean it is forbidden; rather, it means that the divorce is the first priority. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب صفة الصلاة - 2 — islamhouse.com (57:09)
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