Can the same surahs be read in mulriple raka'ats?

· 17 Safar 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 31379English

Question

Can the same surahs be read in mulriple raka'ats?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is undesirable to repeat one Surah in different rakats of fardh salah.[1] It is permissible to repeat the same Surah in different rakats of sunnah and nafl salah.[2]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdullah Ghadai.

Student Darul Iftaa
Michigan, U.S.A

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]مراقي الفلاح (ص: 154)

و يكره تكرار السورة في ركعة واحدة من الفرض..وقيد بالفرض لأنه لا يكره التكرار في النفل لأن شأنه أوسع لأنه صلى الله عليه و سلم قام إلى الصباح بآية واحدة يكررها في تهجده

تبيين الحقائق شرح كنز الدقائق وحاشية الشلبي (1/ 131)

وَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ سُورَةً فِي الْأُولَى، ثُمَّ يُعِيدَهَا فِي الثَّانِيَةِ لِمَا رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - «قَرَأَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى مِنْ الْمَغْرِبِ إذَا زُلْزِلَتْ الْأَرْضُ، ثُمَّ قَامَ وَقَرَأَهَا فِي الثَّانِيَةِ»..

[2] نهاية المراد ص٦٢٣ دار البيروتي

العناية شرح الهداية (1/ 463)

وَالسُّنَنُ الرَّوَاتِبُ نَوَافِلُ

Answered by
Abdullah Ghadai
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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