Discussion of Surat al-Kafirun and Surat al-Ikhlas and an explanation of their virtues.
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The Shaykh : We return now to what we heard in the recitation of our imam for this Maghrib prayer. What did the imam recite? What did the imam recite after Maghrib? The recitation of al-Fatihah is well known, so we do not ask about it. What did he recite with al-Kafirun in the first rak'ah, and in the second rak'ah?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Al-Ikhlas. So, in the first rak'ah, he recited "Say, O you disbelievers," and in the second rak'ah, he recited al-Ikhlas.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pair these two surahs. He paired them in the sunnah of Fajr; he paired them in the sunnah of Fajr. For this reason, we say that a person should recite, in the sunnah of Fajr, "Say, O you disbelievers" in the first rak'ah and "Say, He is Allah, One" in the second rak'ah, along with al-Fatihah. He also paired them in the two rak'ahs of tawaf, reciting "Say, O you disbelievers" in the first rak'ah and "Say, He is Allah, One" in the second. Is there anything else?
Yes, stand up. No, stand up, my brother. Yes, rest.
In witr, in the second rak'ah of the three, he recited "Say, O you disbelievers," and in the final rak'ah, what did he recite? "Say, He is Allah, One," which is Surat al-Ikhlas. This is because these two surahs encompass all types of tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Al-Ikhlas. So, in the first rak'ah, he recited "Say, O you disbelievers," and in the second rak'ah, he recited al-Ikhlas.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pair these two surahs. He paired them in the sunnah of Fajr; he paired them in the sunnah of Fajr. For this reason, we say that a person should recite, in the sunnah of Fajr, "Say, O you disbelievers" in the first rak'ah and "Say, He is Allah, One" in the second rak'ah, along with al-Fatihah. He also paired them in the two rak'ahs of tawaf, reciting "Say, O you disbelievers" in the first rak'ah and "Say, He is Allah, One" in the second. Is there anything else?
Yes, stand up. No, stand up, my brother. Yes, rest.
In witr, in the second rak'ah of the three, he recited "Say, O you disbelievers," and in the final rak'ah, what did he recite? "Say, He is Allah, One," which is Surat al-Ikhlas. This is because these two surahs encompass all types of tawhid (the oneness of Allah).