Reciting from different surahs in salaah

Submitted by user2 on Tue, 2018-06-26 07:34

Q: In one musjid, the Imam Saheb read in the first rakaat of Fajr Salaah from the middle of Surah Tahreem,

يا أيها الذين آمنوا قوا أنفسكم و اهليكم

till the end of the Surah. Then in the second rakaat he read a different surah. Is there any reason for doing so? Would it not be better to start at the beginning of the Surah, read 2 pages, then in the second rakaat finish off the Surah?

A: Both these cases are permissible and the salaah is valid. However, the fuqaha have stated that reciting an entire surah in each rakaat is better.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Category:

Salaah›Method of Salaah›Qiraat›Qiraat in Salaah

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