He says that in one of the congregations, a man was leading the congregation and recited a surah after al-Fatihah, but before he finished the surah, he switched to a verse in another surah other than the first one.
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The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad from the district of Samarra and from Salah al-Din Governorate in the Iraqi Republic. We received this message from the listener Sa'id 'Abd al-Hamud. He says in his message, in one of the congregations.
The Shaykh : Sa'id 'Abd al-Hamud?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Perhaps it is 'Abdullah?
The questioner : 'Abd al-Hamud. In one of the congregations, a man was leading the congregation and recited a surah after al-Fatihah, but before he finished the surah, he switched to a verse in another surah other than the first one and completed the first surah. Is this permissible? Is the prayer invalid? And is he in a state of confusion? Please advise us. May Allah reward you with good for me?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Before answering this question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I would like to clarify that if the spelling of the name is correct, then this name must be changed, either to 'Abd al-Hamid or 'Abd al-Mahmud or something similar from the names of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). As for 'Abd al-Hamud, this is not permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Due to the statement of Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) "They agreed on the prohibition of every name that is a form of worship directed to other than Allah".
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this is because if you say 'Abd al-Hamud, it is a form of worship directed to other than Allah.
The questioner : The message is in your hands, O honorable Shaykh. And the writing is not in error, but perhaps the error occurred from the source.
The Shaykh : In any case, everything is possible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this 'Abd al-Hamud contains the possibility of error.
The questioner : Yes, you have done well. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : As for the answer to the question, we say that this Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arranged in its words and arranged in its verses, in the sense that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who indicates the position of a verse from another verse. Therefore, the arrangement of the verses is based on divine command. For this reason, it is forbidden for a man to reverse the verses by starting with a verse before another, or to insert other verses between two verses.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because that contradicts the arrangement of the Noble Qur'an. But if it happens from him out of forgetfulness, such that he recites a verse from a surah between two verses from another surah out of forgetfulness, then there is no blame on him. And it appears that this imam who recited for these people and inserted a verse between two verses from another surah did so out of forgetfulness. And on this basis, his prayer is valid, and the prayer of those behind him is also valid.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Sa'id 'Abd al-Hamud?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Perhaps it is 'Abdullah?
The questioner : 'Abd al-Hamud. In one of the congregations, a man was leading the congregation and recited a surah after al-Fatihah, but before he finished the surah, he switched to a verse in another surah other than the first one and completed the first surah. Is this permissible? Is the prayer invalid? And is he in a state of confusion? Please advise us. May Allah reward you with good for me?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Before answering this question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I would like to clarify that if the spelling of the name is correct, then this name must be changed, either to 'Abd al-Hamid or 'Abd al-Mahmud or something similar from the names of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). As for 'Abd al-Hamud, this is not permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Due to the statement of Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) "They agreed on the prohibition of every name that is a form of worship directed to other than Allah".
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this is because if you say 'Abd al-Hamud, it is a form of worship directed to other than Allah.
The questioner : The message is in your hands, O honorable Shaykh. And the writing is not in error, but perhaps the error occurred from the source.
The Shaykh : In any case, everything is possible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this 'Abd al-Hamud contains the possibility of error.
The questioner : Yes, you have done well. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : As for the answer to the question, we say that this Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arranged in its words and arranged in its verses, in the sense that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who indicates the position of a verse from another verse. Therefore, the arrangement of the verses is based on divine command. For this reason, it is forbidden for a man to reverse the verses by starting with a verse before another, or to insert other verses between two verses.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because that contradicts the arrangement of the Noble Qur'an. But if it happens from him out of forgetfulness, such that he recites a verse from a surah between two verses from another surah out of forgetfulness, then there is no blame on him. And it appears that this imam who recited for these people and inserted a verse between two verses from another surah did so out of forgetfulness. And on this basis, his prayer is valid, and the prayer of those behind him is also valid.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.