Those who disliked saying: al-Mufassal

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to dislike calling surahs of the Qur'an "Mufassal", and he would say: "The entire Qur'an is detailed and clear. Rather, say: the short surahs of the Qur'an."

Salim said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked me: "How much of the Qur'an do you have memorized?" I said: "Ten surahs." He said to Ubaydullah bin Umar: "How much of the Qur'an do you have memorized?" He said: "One surah." Sayyiduna Abdullah said: He neither commanded us to do anything nor forbade us from anything, except that he said: "If you learn anything of the Qur'an, then hold to these Mufassal surahs, for they are better retained."

Asim said: Ibn Sirin said: "Do not say 'a short surah', and do not say 'a light surah'." The narrator said: I asked: "Then how should I say it?" He said: "Say: 'an easy surah', for Allah has said: 'And We have certainly made this Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there anyone who will take heed?' [Al-Qamar: 17] And do not say 'a light surah', for Allah has said: 'We are going to send down upon you a weighty word.'" [Al-Muzzammil: 5]

Asim said: Abu al-Aliyah also mentioned something similar to the preceding report, except that he differed in some of the wording.