Ruling on Reciting Surahs in Prayer According to the Order of the Mushaf
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Question:
I once prayed a congregational prayer with some friends, and I recited Surat al-Falaq in the first rak'ah, and in the second I recited: [al-Zalzalah:1]. After finishing the prayer, one of them said to me: The recitation must be according to the order of the surahs in the Qur'an, and it is not permissible to precede one surah with another.
I hope for your guidance, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The best is to arrange them according to what is in the Mushaf, but if you reverse the order, there is no blame on you; it is not forbidden. So the statement of the one who said to you: "It is not permissible," is wrong; it is permissible, but leaving it is better. So if you recite al-Zalzalah, you recite what comes after it, and if you recite [al-Falaq: 1], you recite [An-Nas 114:1], [al-Nas: 1]. But if you recited, as you did, al-Falaq, and then recited what comes before it, reciting [al-Nasr:1] or al-Kafirun, or reciting al-Zalzalah, all of that has no blame in it. It is established from 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he recited Surat al-Nahl, then recited after it Surat Yusuf. And it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he recited al-Baqarah, then al-Nisa, then Aal 'Imran. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, so the arrangement in this case...
The Shaykh: Is only recommended.
The presenter: Is only recommended.
The Shaykh: It is not forbidden, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
I once prayed a congregational prayer with some friends, and I recited Surat al-Falaq in the first rak'ah, and in the second I recited:
When the earth is shaken with its final earthquake.
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِI hope for your guidance, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The best is to arrange them according to what is in the Mushaf, but if you reverse the order, there is no blame on you; it is not forbidden. So the statement of the one who said to you: "It is not permissible," is wrong; it is permissible, but leaving it is better. So if you recite al-Zalzalah, you recite what comes after it, and if you recite
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِربِّ الفَلَقِSay, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
قُلْ أَعًوذُ بِربِّ النّاسِWhen the victory of Allah has come
إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللهِThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good, so the arrangement in this case...
The Shaykh: Is only recommended.
The presenter: Is only recommended.
The Shaykh: It is not forbidden, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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