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If there is no Wajib specification, is there anything from the Sunnah about reading certain Surahs in some Salah, which if the Musalli chooses to read then he will be rewarded? PDF Print E-mail
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Question 157) - If there is no Wajib specification, is there anything from the Sunnah about reading certain Surahs in some Salah, which if the Musalli chooses to read then he will be rewarded?

A: Yes, there do appear such Surahs which will be rewarded. Some are:

1. It is Sunnah to read Alif Lam Mim Tanzil in the first Rak'ah of Fajr of the Day of Jumu'ah, "Hal ata 'aala~ Insan" in the second Rak'ah. al~Bukhari and Muslim from Abu Hurayrah RA.

2. It is Sunnah to read Suratul Jumu'ah in the first Rakah of Salatul Jumu'ah and "Iza ja akal Munafiqun" in the second. [Muslim from Abu Hurayra RA]

3. It is Sunnah to read "Sabbihisma Rabbikal Ajar in the first Rak'ah of Salaatul Jumu'ah and "Hal ataka Hadithul Ghashiyah" in the second Muslim from Nu'man bin Bashir.

4. It is Sunnah to read "Sabbihisma Rabbikal A'la" in the first RaKah of both 'Ids and "Hal ataka Ha~ithul Ghashiyah" in the second. [Muslim from Nu'man bin Bashir]

~ al-Quduri ~