Ruling on reversing the order of Qur'anic verses in prayer

Question:
Is it permissible for the imam in prayer to recite from the end of a surah in the first rak'ah, and then return in the second rak'ah to recite from the beginning of the surah? Is this what is meant by reversing the Qur'an? Or is reversing the Qur'an when one recites, for example, Surah al-Nas in the first rak'ah and Surah al-Ikhlas in the second rak'ah?

Answer:
Answer: This is permissible, but it is not the preferred course. Reversing the Qur'an means starting a surah from the middle and going back to its beginning, or starting from the end and going back to the beginning, within a single rak'ah. That is what reversing the Qur'an is. As for reciting one surah before another, that is permissible. However, it is preferable to adhere to the arrangement of the surahs as they are in the mushaf; that is the preferred course.