Ruling on reciting less in the first rak'ah than in the second
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Q: E. M. - Kafr al-Shaykh - Egypt, asks: What is the ruling if the imam recites in the prayer, for example, in the first rak'ah: [Al-Ikhlas:1] and then in the second: [Al-Duha:1]?
A: There is no blame on the imam if he recites less in the first rak'ah than in the second, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Muzzammil: 20] and the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the one who performed his prayer poorly: Sahih al-Bukhari 6251, and in another wording: Bulugh al-Maram 2:145 the hadith.
However, by doing so, he has left what is best; because the established Sunnah from his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying and doing indicates that it is the Sunnah for the imam and the one praying alone to recite longer in the first rak'ah than in the second, in all five prayers, while the ma'mum follows his imam. May Allah guide them all.
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌAnd the morning brightness
وَالضُّحَىA: There is no blame on the imam if he recites less in the first rak'ah than in the second, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
So recite what is easy from it
فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُWhen you stand for prayer, perform ablution properly and then face the Qibla and say Takbir (Allahu-Akbar), and then recite what you know from the Qur'an
إذا قمت إلى الصلاة فأسبغ الوضوء، ثم استقبل القبلة فكبر، ثم اقرأ بما تيسر معك من القرآنThen read the Ummul-Qur'an (i.e. Surah al-Fatiha) and what ever Allah wishes
ثم اقرأ بأم القرآن وبما شاء اللهHowever, by doing so, he has left what is best; because the established Sunnah from his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying and doing indicates that it is the Sunnah for the imam and the one praying alone to recite longer in the first rak'ah than in the second, in all five prayers, while the ma'mum follows his imam. May Allah guide them all.
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