Bowing before finishing Surat al-Fath

Question

If an imam or a munfarid (one praying alone), from the last ruku‘ of Surat al-Fath in the twenty-sixth juz’ of the Noble Qur’an (“Ha-Mim”), recites in the first rak‘a from “Laqad sadaqa Allahu” (لَقَدْ صَدَقَ ٱللَّهُ) up to “fadlan mina Allahi wa ridwanan” (فَضْلًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضْوَٰنًا), and in the second rak‘a from “simahum fi wujuhihim” (سِيمَاهُمْ فِى وُجُوهِهِم) to the end of the sura, will the prayer be valid or not?

Answer

The prayer will be valid in this way as well.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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