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Second rakaat being shorter than the first rakaat

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Q:

1. Must the surah recited in the second rakaat be shorter than the surah recited in the first rakaat?

2. If so, how is the length of a surah determined?

Bismillaah

A:

1. Yes.

2. With the number of letters.

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

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)


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This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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