What to do if I recite Sura Naas in first rak’at. I would be reciting Surahs in incorrect order.

Question

Is keeping the tarteeb of surahs in salah fardh? E.g can I not recite surah naas in 1 st rakah and surah falaq in second rakah? I recited Sura al Naas in first rak’at, what do I do now?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is sunnah to keep the tarteeb (sequence) of the Qur’an surahs as they were revealed (as compiled in the Mushaf from al-Baqara to al-Naas). To read them in opposite is makruh.

If a person recites Surah al-Naas in the first rak’at, then he should repeat Surah al-Naas in the second with intent of avoiding the makruh of reciting Qur’an inversely. [1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Faisal bin Abdul Hameed al-Mahmudi
www.fatwa.ca

[1]   مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 129)

“و” يكره “قراءة سورة فوق التي قرأها” قال ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه من قرأ القرآن منكوسا فهو منكوس وما شرع لتعليم الأطفال إلا ليتيسر الحفظ بقصر السورة وإذا قرأ في الأولى {قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ} [الناس:1] لا عن قصد يكررها في الثانية ولا كراهة فيه حذرا عن كراهة القراءة منكوسة