The Ruling on Lengthening the Fajr Prayer

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner, Abu 'Abdullah, says: What is the ruling on lengthening the Fajr prayer in our current time, in the days of winter, in recitation, bowing, and prostration? Because we see some of the imams who lengthen it to an unusual degree, may Allah preserve you?

Answer:
Lengthening the Fajr prayer, specifically lengthening the recitation in the Fajr prayer, is a recommended practice (sunnah) that is sought. Allah the Exalted said: , and the "recitation of the dawn" refers to the Fajr prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite in the Fajr prayer from sixty to one hundred verses, lengthening the recitation, peace and blessings be upon him. So the imam lengthens the recitation to a relative degree; if it becomes difficult for the followers with apparent hardship, he should not make it difficult for them, but he should take a middle course in this matter. Yes. And what makes it difficult for the followers in the present time is the type of recitation, for some of the imams stretch out the verses, cut them off, repeat them, and go back, which makes it difficult for the followers because their recitation is not suitable, and their recitation is contrary to the required recitation of the Qur'an. Yes.