It is better that in the second Rak`at of the first Salat...

It is better that in the second Rak`at of the first Salat, Surah al-Muzzammil is read and in the second Rak`at of the second Salat, Surah an-Naba is read. It is Mustahab that in the first Rak`at of the third Salat, Surah Ya Sin is read, and in the second Rak`at (of the third Salat), Surah ad-Dukhan is read – alternately, one can read Surah Waqiyah in place of Ya Sin and Surah al-Muddathir in place of Surah ad-Dukhan.

It is Mustahab that in the first Rak`at of the fourth Salat, Surah al-Mulk is read and in the second Rak`at of the fourth Salat, Surah al-Insan is read.[^8] It has been mentioned that Imam Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Baqir (peace be upon him) used to recite Surah al-Ikhlas in the Salat al-Shaf` and Salat al-Witr and after reciting this Surah, would say: كَذٌالِكَ اللٌّهُ رَبِّي “This is Allah my Lord” [^9] Recitation of Surah al-Ikhlas is counted as the recitation of one-third of the Qur`an, thus, who ever recites this Surah in the three Rak*` at ( Salat al-Shaf `* and Salat al-Witr) is as if he has recited the entire Qur`an.[^10] [^1]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol.

87, Pg. 223; Al-Hidayah, Pg. 35 [^2]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 87, Pg. 227 [^3]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 87, Pg. 228 [^4]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 87, Pg. 231; `Uyun Al-Akhbar ar-Rida, Vol. 2, Pg. 181 [^5]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 87, Pg. 243 [^6]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 87, Pg. 272; Misbah Al-Muttahajjid, Pg. 107 [^7]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 87, Pg. 232 [^8]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 87, Pg. 243 [^9]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 87, Pg. 226; Furu` Al-Kafi, Vol. 3, Pg. 441 [^10]: Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 86, Pg.