Can we read two (2) separate Surahs in one rakat of a farz namaaz?

Published as Reciting two Surahs in one rakaat of a fardh salaah

· 20 Rajab 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can we read two (2) separate Surahs in one rakat of a farz namaaz? For example, I read Surah Kafiroon and Surah Ikhlaas in the first rakaat of Fajr farz namaaz.

Answer

It is better not to do this.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

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