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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "I recognized the pairs of Surahs that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to recite together." He mentioned twenty Surahs from the beginning of the Mufassal (short Surahs), according to the arrangement of Ibn Mas’ud, reciting two Surahs in each rak'ah, the last of which were Surah Al-Dukhan and Surah 'Amma Yatasa'aloon. [Agreed upon]
In a narration by Muslim from Shaqiq: "A man from Banu Bajilah, named Nahik ibn Sinan, came to Abdullah (ibn Mas’ud) and said: 'I recite the Mufassal in every rak'ah.' Abdullah said: 'Is this like reciting poetry? I know the pairs of Surahs that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to recite, two Surahs in each rak'ah. 3'"
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- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 775 (unverified) 96% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 822a (unverified) 94% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 3
(3) His statement: "Two Surahs in each rak'ah" – Iyad said: "This is consistent with the narration of Aisha that his night prayer was eleven rak'ahs, including Witr, and this was the extent of his recitation most of the time. His prolonging of the prayer was due to reflection and extending the pillars of prayer. His recitation of Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah An-Nisa’ was rare. Ibn Mas’ud’s disapproval of the man was to encourage him to reflect, not to say that reciting the Mufassal in one rak'ah is impermissible." This is mentioned in Al-Mirqat.
Note 3
(۳) قوله : سورتين في كل ركعة : قال عياض: وهذا موافق لرواية عائشة أن قيامه كان إحدى عشرة ركعة بالوتر، وأن هذا قدر قراءته غالبا، وتطويله بسبب التدبر وتطويل الأركان وقراءته (البقرة» و«النساء» نادر، وإنكار ابن مسعود على الرجل؛ ليحضه على التأمل، لا أنه لا يجوز قراءة المفصل في ركعة. كذا في «المرقاة».
Note 1
ف: رد المحتار میں لکھا ہے کہ فرض کی ہر رکعت میں اگر کوئی دو دو سورتیں جو ایک دوسرے کی متصل ہوں پڑھے تو جائز ہے مگر بخلاف اولیٰ اور مکروہ تنزیہی ہے البتہ نوافل اور تہجد کی ہر رکعت میں دو دو سورتوں کو ملا کر پڑھنا بلا کراہت جائز ہے خواہ یہ سورتیں متصل ہوں یا غیر متصل۔