A man combining surahs in one rakah: those who permitted it

Ibn Sirin said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to recite ten surahs, or more or fewer, in a single rak'ah.

Ibn Sirin said: When the rebels entered the caliph's residence to martyr Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), Na'ilah bint al-Furafisah al-Kalbiyyah said: "Whether you kill him or leave him, he is the one who spends the night in prayer reciting the entire Qur'an in a single rak'ah."

Ibn Sirin said: Sayyiduna Tamim al-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite the entire Qur'an in a single rak'ah.

Ibrahim said: I recite several surahs of the Mufassal in a single rak'ah.

Bakr bin Ma'iz said: Al-Rabi' bin Khuthaym would also recite two or three surahs in a single rak'ah.

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to combine two surahs in a single rak'ah of the obligatory prayer.

Concerning a person who, in the obligatory prayer, recites two surahs in one rak'ah or one surah over two rak'ahs, Ata said: There is no harm in it.

Concerning a person who recites two surahs in one rak'ah, Sa'id bin Jubayr said: If the surah is one of the Mi'in, he should bow after each surah; and if it is one of the Mathani or the Mufassal, he may combine two surahs.

Ibrahim bin Abd al-A'la said: Suwayd bin Ghafalah used to combine two surahs in a single rak'ah.

Al-Qasim and Salim said: Combine as many surahs as you wish.

Ma'bad bin Khalid said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the Seven Long Surahs (al-Sab' al-Tiwal) in a single rak'ah.

Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I stood behind the Station of Ibrahim to pray, wanting that no one other than me should stand in that place that night. Then a man drew my attention from behind me. I did not turn, and he drew my attention again. I turned and saw that it was Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him). I moved back, and he stood there and completed the prayer after reciting the whole Qur'an in a single rak'ah.

Waqa' said: Sa'id bin Jubayr used to combine two surahs in every rak'ah of the obligatory prayer.

Abdullah bin Shaqiq said: I asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combine several surahs in a single rak'ah?" She said: "Yes, the surahs of the Mufassal."

Ibrahim said: In the first rak'ah of Fajr, Alqamah would recite Surah Ha Mim al-Dukhan, Surah al-Tur and Surah al-Jinn, and in the second rak'ah he would recite the end of Surah al-Baqarah, the end of Surah Al Imran and short surahs.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I prayed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He began Surah al-Baqarah, and I thought to myself that he would complete it and then bow. Having completed Surah al-Baqarah, he began Surah Al Imran. I thought that he would complete it and then bow. Then he began Surah al-Nisa'. I thought that he would recite it and then bow. And he went on until he finished that surah.