Is it sufficient to read some verses from Surat al-Sajdah and Surat al-Dahr in the Fajr prayer on Friday?
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Eid Abbasi : Is it sufficient to read some verses from Surat al-Sajdah and Surat al-Dahr in the Fajr prayer on Friday?
The Shaykh : As for sufficiency, it is sufficient to read only Surat al-Fatihah. However, the recommended practice (sunnah) is not achieved except by reading Surat al-Sajdah in its entirety in the first rak'ah, and Surat al-Dahr in its entirety in the other rak'ah.
Rather, I will say something: If one intentionally reads part of Surat al-Sajdah on the assumption that Surat al-Sajdah was prescribed to be recited in the Fajr prayer on Friday because it contains a prostration, then this would be an innovation in matters of religion. That is, it is not permissible for a person to intentionally read the section containing the prostration. Even if, for example, he divided the surah into two rak'ahs and ensured that he would definitely reach the prostration, this intention is not permissible. This is because we do not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surat al-Sajdah because it contains a prostration. On the contrary, the most likely view—as Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and others have stated—is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this surah and that one because of what they contain regarding the reminder of the Hereafter, the resurrection, and the raising of the dead, and the like.
Therefore, the imam should either perform the recommended practice (sunnah) in its entirety, meaning he reads each surah in its respective rak'ah, or he should read whatever is easy for him from the Qur'an after Surat al-Fatihah. The matter is broad, as we have said. If he reads only Surat al-Fatihah, his prayer is sufficient. However, if the intention is to perform the recommended practice (sunnah), then the recommended practice is to read the two well-known surahs.
The Shaykh : As for sufficiency, it is sufficient to read only Surat al-Fatihah. However, the recommended practice (sunnah) is not achieved except by reading Surat al-Sajdah in its entirety in the first rak'ah, and Surat al-Dahr in its entirety in the other rak'ah.
Rather, I will say something: If one intentionally reads part of Surat al-Sajdah on the assumption that Surat al-Sajdah was prescribed to be recited in the Fajr prayer on Friday because it contains a prostration, then this would be an innovation in matters of religion. That is, it is not permissible for a person to intentionally read the section containing the prostration. Even if, for example, he divided the surah into two rak'ahs and ensured that he would definitely reach the prostration, this intention is not permissible. This is because we do not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surat al-Sajdah because it contains a prostration. On the contrary, the most likely view—as Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and others have stated—is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this surah and that one because of what they contain regarding the reminder of the Hereafter, the resurrection, and the raising of the dead, and the like.
Therefore, the imam should either perform the recommended practice (sunnah) in its entirety, meaning he reads each surah in its respective rak'ah, or he should read whatever is easy for him from the Qur'an after Surat al-Fatihah. The matter is broad, as we have said. If he reads only Surat al-Fatihah, his prayer is sufficient. However, if the intention is to perform the recommended practice (sunnah), then the recommended practice is to read the two well-known surahs.
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