The ruling on reciting from the middle of surahs in prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible to recite the end of Surat al-Baqarah in the first rak'ah and then recite the Verse of the Throne in the second rak'ah?
Answer:
By Allah, the Imam Ibn al-Qayyim says that what is prescribed and taken from the middle of surahs is that one begins the surah from its beginning; if he wishes, he completes it, and if he wishes, he does not complete it, except for what is reported regarding the two rak'ahs of Fajr, where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recited from Surat al-Baqarah: "Say, we believe in Allah and in what was revealed to us and what was revealed to Ibrahim..." to the end of the verse. And the other verse,[Ali 'Imran 3:64] the first is regarding tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) and the second is regarding tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship).
This is what is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he recited from the middle of surahs, and it is not established from him that he recited these things from the middle of surahs in the obligatory prayer. One recites from the beginning; if he wishes, he completes it, and if he wishes, he recites part of it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible to recite the end of Surat al-Baqarah in the first rak'ah and then recite the Verse of the Throne in the second rak'ah?
Answer:
By Allah, the Imam Ibn al-Qayyim says that what is prescribed and taken from the middle of surahs is that one begins the surah from its beginning; if he wishes, he completes it, and if he wishes, he does not complete it, except for what is reported regarding the two rak'ahs of Fajr, where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) recited from Surat al-Baqarah: "Say, we believe in Allah and in what was revealed to us and what was revealed to Ibrahim..." to the end of the verse. And the other verse,
Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah
قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَThis is what is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he recited from the middle of surahs, and it is not established from him that he recited these things from the middle of surahs in the obligatory prayer. One recites from the beginning; if he wishes, he completes it, and if he wishes, he recites part of it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 491- حكم القراءة من أواسط السور في الصلاة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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