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Saturday, 27 October 2007 17:14 |
Question:
I have memorized some surahs from the Glorious Qur’an, and in my prayer I do not recite the surahs in order according to how they appear in the Mushaf. So is there any blame upon me if I do not read them in order?
Answer:
It is more befitting and more established to recite the surahs in order as they appear in the Mushaf. So the person will recite a surah in the first rakat and then in the second rakat they will recite a surah that comes after it, and they should not do the opposite, such as to recite a surah in the first rakat and then to recite in the second rakat a surah that comes before it in the Mushaf. This is in opposition to what is more correct because the Mushaf was put in order like this either by the text of the Prophet, peace and prayer are upon him, or by the Ijtihad of the Companions, and in opposing this action there is a great neglect.
But if you did this your prayer is correct, if you read a surah (in the first rakat) and then you read in the second rakat a surah that comes before it then your prayer is correct; but the action will be in opposition to what is more correct or in opposition to what is obligatory according to some of the Scholars.
Fatwa by Sheikh Fawzan
Translated by Rasheed Barbee
Link: http://www.islamway.com/?iw_s=Fatawa&iw_a=view&fatwa_id=8661
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