Question 1006: Is it permissible in Salat al-Ayat (Prayer of Signs) to divide a surah into five parts in one rak'ah and in the next rak'ah to recite five separate surahs along with Surah Al-Hamd five times?

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✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narration:

1 عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْكُسُوفِ كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ وَ الْقَمَرِ قَالَ عَشْرُ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ أَرْبَعُ سَجَدَاتٍ يَرْكَعُ خَمْساً ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ خَمْساً ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ فِي الْعَاشِرَةِ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَرَأْتَ سُورَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَرَأْتَ نِصْفَ سُورَةٍ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ سُورَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَاقْرَأْ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ- وَ إِنْ قَرَأْتَ نِصْفَ سُورَةٍ أَجْزَأَكَ أَنْ لَا تَقْرَأَ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا فِي أَوَّلِ رَكْعَةٍ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْنِفَ أُخْرَى وَ لَا تَقُلْ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فِي رَفْعِ رَأْسِكَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ إِلَّا فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الَّتِي تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ فِيهَا.

📚Al-Faqih, Vol. 1, p. 549

Halabi asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the prayer of a solar and lunar eclipse. The Imam said:

'It has ten bowings with four prostrations! He performs five bowings and then prostrates after the fifth bowing, then he performs five more bowings and prostrates after the tenth bowing. And if you wish, you can recite one surah for each bowing, and if you wish, you can recite half a surah for each bowing.'

'So if you recite one surah for each bowing, also recite Surah Al-Hamd. And if you recite half a surah, it is sufficient for you not to recite Surah Al-Hamd except for the first bowing until you begin another surah.'

'And do not say 'Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah' (Allah hears the one who praises Him) after raising your head from bowing except after the bowing that you intend to prostrate after it!'

2️⃣Please also refer to the following link regarding the manner of performing Salat al-Ayat:

https://feghh14.com/en/421

✅It is clear from the narrations about the manner of Salat al-Ayat that it is not necessary for both rak'ahs to be performed in the same way.

And what is important is that whenever the surah after Al-Hamd is finished and the worshipper wants to begin another surah, he must recite Surah Al-Hamd again.

Therefore, in the first rak'ah, he can divide one surah into five parts, or he can recite half of it before each bowing, or in any way he wishes. But whenever his surah is finished and he wants to recite another surah for the next bowing, he must also recite Surah Al-Hamd.

In other words, for every single surah, one recitation of Al-Hamd is performed for it, whether the surah is recited all at once, or divided into two halves, or divided into five parts.

So after reciting Surah Al-Hamd, as long as the surah is not finished, Surah Al-Hamd is not recited again. And after the surah is finished, when we intend to begin another surah, first, Surah Al-Hamd is recited once for that surah.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

🌾 The importance of storing a year's food supply

الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ إِذَا أَدْخَلَ طَعَامَ سَنَةٍ خَفَّ ظَهْرُهُ وَ اسْتَرَاحَ وَ كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّه لَا يَشْتَرِيَانِ عُقْدَةً حَتَّى يُدْخِلَا [یحرزا] طَعَامَ سَنَةٍ

📚Al-Kafi, Vol. 5, p. 89

Hassan ibn Jahm said: 'I heard Imam Ridha (peace be upon him) say: 'Indeed, when a man brings in a year's worth of food, his back becomes light and he finds peace.' And Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq (peace be upon them) would not buy any property until they had prepared and stored a year's worth of food!'

Read the full article on this topic:

https://feghh14.com/en/969

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