Specifying a Surah in Salaah

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

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

1. Yes, if you recite Surah Al ‘Asr and Surah Al Duhā everyday in ‘Asr and Ishraq salah respectively, it will be considered “fixing a surah” which is disliked.[1] If you consider it to be Sunnah it will be bid‘ah. Recitation of Suras Al Kāfirūn and Al Ikhlās in sunnah of Fajr is sunnah[2] unlike the recitation of Al ‘Asr and Al Duhā in ‘Asr and Duhā salāh. This “fixation” is from Nabi sallaAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam himself, hence, not disliked.

2. No, the sunnah salah of Fajr and Maghrib should not be long.

3. Generally, it is best to give a 15 to 20 minute delay

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hisham Dawood

Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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