Is there any harm, O honorable Shaykh, or is it disliked for the one who prays to habitually recite specific surahs in the Fajr prayer, and likewise in the Zuhr prayer?
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The questioner : Is there any harm, O honorable Shaykh, or is it disliked for the one who prays to habitually recite specific surahs in the Fajr prayer, and likewise in the Zuhr prayer? And is it required that they be in the order of the Noble Qur'an? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : There is no harm for a person to commit to a specific surah to recite in prayer, provided he does not believe that doing so is a recommended practice (sunnah). However, in the prayers where the recitation is loud, if he commits to a specific surah in a specific prayer, people will assume it is a recommended practice (sunnah), which would cause confusion among the people, so he should not do that. But between himself and Allah, if he does not adopt it as a recommended practice (sunnah), there is no harm on him.
It should be known that there are specific surahs that a person recites in specific prayers, such as Surah al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One) and in the Fajr prayer on Friday, and such as [Qaf 50:1] and in the prayer of the two festivals, or [Al-A'la 87:1] and , and such as Surah al-Jumu'ah (The Congregation) and Surah al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites) in the Friday prayer, or Surah al-Saffat (Those Ranged in Ranks) and Surah al-Ghashiyah (The Overwhelming) as well. These are the surahs that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specified for specific prayers. If a person maintains this practice, there is no harm on him; rather, it is part of the recommended practice (sunnah), so that it becomes clear to people that these specific surahs in those prayers are from the recommended practice (sunnah) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
And as for the sayingThe questioner : Is it required that they be in the order of the mushaf (written copy of the Qur'an)? If he intends to recite verses, they must be in the order of the mushaf, because the order of the verses is divinely prescribed based on the explicit text of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). For example, he does not recite the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nas 114:1] in this manner; he does not recite [An-Nas 114:1] . Rather, he must arrange the verses as they are, saying: [An-Nas 114:1-2], and so on with the rest of the verses in the Noble Qur'an. He must recite them in order, as we mentioned earlier, because the order of the verses is divinely prescribed based on the text of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the order of the surahs, if the recommended practice (sunnah) has come with them in a specific order, let him arrange them in that order, such as Surah[Al-A'la 87:1] and , and such as Surah al-Jumu'ah (The Congregation) and Surah al-Munafiqun (The Hypocrites). These have been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a specific order, so they are recited in that order. As for what has not been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a specific order, the scholars say that it is disliked to go against the order of the mushaf. So he does not recite: [Al-Falaq 113:1] before: [Al-Ikhlas 112:1], and he does not recite Surah al-Ma'un (The Small Kindnesses) before Surah al-Fil (The Elephant), because that is contrary to what the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) practiced when 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) unified the mushaf in this known order. Yes.
The questioner : The listener Muhammad 'Abd al-Khalq, who works in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Najran, is of Egyptian nationality, says in his message.
The Shaykh : There is no harm for a person to commit to a specific surah to recite in prayer, provided he does not believe that doing so is a recommended practice (sunnah). However, in the prayers where the recitation is loud, if he commits to a specific surah in a specific prayer, people will assume it is a recommended practice (sunnah), which would cause confusion among the people, so he should not do that. But between himself and Allah, if he does not adopt it as a recommended practice (sunnah), there is no harm on him.
It should be known that there are specific surahs that a person recites in specific prayers, such as Surah al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One) and
Has there come over man
هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنسَانِQaf. By the honored Qur'an...
ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِThe Hour has drawn near
اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُExalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَىHas there come to you the news of the Overwhelming?
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِAnd as for the sayingThe questioner : Is it required that they be in the order of the mushaf (written copy of the Qur'an)? If he intends to recite verses, they must be in the order of the mushaf, because the order of the verses is divinely prescribed based on the explicit text of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). For example, he does not recite the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِSay, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِLord of mankind
إِلَهِ النَّاسِKing of mankind
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, (2) The Sovereign of mankind.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ * مَلِكِ النَّاسِ * إِلَهِ النَّاسِAs for the order of the surahs, if the recommended practice (sunnah) has come with them in a specific order, let him arrange them in that order, such as Surah
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَىHas there come to you the news of the Overwhelming?
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِSay, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِSay, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌThe questioner : The listener Muhammad 'Abd al-Khalq, who works in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Najran, is of Egyptian nationality, says in his message.