SeekersHub Answers

Questions and Answers on Islam by Qualified Scholars at SeekersHub

  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
    • Home
    • Courses
      • Term Courses
      • On-Demand Courses
    • Hubs
      • Toronto
    • Answers
    • Blog
    • Podcasts
    • Login
    • Donate

    Combining Different Parts of Different Chapters of the Qur’an in a Single Cycle: Permissible or Not?

    August 7, 2010 by SeekersHub Answers.

    Share on Facebook
    Facebook
    Tweet about this on Twitter
    Twitter
    Email this to someone
    email

    Answered by Ustadh Faraz A. Khan

    Question: Is it permissible to combine parts of surahs when praying a rakat, such as reciting the first few verses of Baqara combined with ayat al kursi in one rakat.

    Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah,

    I pray this reaches you in the best of health and faith.

    To recite parts of different suras in the same rak’a is disliked, so one should avoid it.

    The following are also disliked with respect to recitation of Qur’an in the obligatory prayer [after having recited Sura Fatiha]:

    • To repeat the same sura within the same rak’a, or to repeat the same sura in the following rak’a
    • To recite a particular sura in one rak’a and then the sura before it in the next rak’a [such as Sura al-Nas in the first rak’a, then Sura al-Falaq in the second rak’a]
    • To recite a particular sura in one rak’a and then skip a sura and recite the sura after it in the next rak’a [such as Sura al-Ikhlas in the first rak’a and then Sura al-Nas in the second rak’a]
    • To skip a verse or more within a particular sura in the same rak’a

    All of the above is disliked in the obligatory prayer, yet according to some not in the voluntary prayer. [Shurunbulali, Maraqi l-Falah]

    And Allah alone gives success.

    wassalam
    Faraz A. Khan

    Checked & Approved by Faraz Rabbani

    Faraz A. Khan has lived in Amman, Jordan, for several years studying and teaching traditional Islamic sciences, with a focus on Hanafi jurisprudence, hadith studies, theology, logic, and Arabic grammar. He translated and annotated the classical Hanafi primer “Ascent to Felicity” (Maraqi ‘l-Sa`adat) by Imam Shurunbulali, recently published by White Thread Press.

    Share on Facebook
    Facebook
    Tweet about this on Twitter
    Twitter
    Email this to someone
    email

    Filed Under: Hanafi Fiqh Tagged With: disliked actions in prayer, recitation in prayer, reciting Surahs in order

    GPS FOR THE SOUL

    The best content, events and news from SeekersHub in your email once a week.

    Answers Service

    Submit a Question

    Tags

    abusive husband alcohol assisting in sin awra baseless misgivings convert death disbelief divorce doubts du`a expiation family ties fasting filth gender interaction ghusl hajj headscarf (hijab) intention kufr love mahram make up prayers Maliki marriage masturbation menstruation parents prayer prophetic supplications purity qur'an Ramadan reader repentance riba supplication tawba travel waswas waswasa wudu zakat zina

    Subscribe to Compass Newsletter

    Get the best of Seekershub to your inbox.

    Online Academy

    • Course Catalog
    • Circles
    • Student Login

    Services

    • Answers
    • Blog
    • Podcast

    • PRIVACY POLICY

    About

    • About Us
    • Volunteering @Hub
    • Login
    • Help

    Connect with us

    • YouTube
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Contact Us