Assalaam Alaikum. My question is that if I have joined the Jamaat in Fourth Rakah in Zuhar prayer, and after offering Salaam by Imam, in which sequence will I recite the Surah other than Surah Fatiha in order to complete my prayer?
Answer
(Fatwa: 1315/1251=B/1430)
The order of chapters in the Quran should be maintained from the right side e.g. if Surah Lahab is recited in the first rak?ah, Surah Ikhlas should be recited in the second one, or if some verses were recited from first part and in the next rak?ah from the next part. It is makrooh not to maintain the order. Also, it is not necessary to maintain the order of what the imam has recited.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband