Separating two suras across two rak‘as

Question

In the maghrib prayer the imam recited “Idha ja’a” (إِذَا جَآءَ) in the first rak‘a and “Qul huwa Allah” (قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ) in the second. Is it not prohibited to do so?

Answer

If he did so intentionally, it is makruh tanzihi; if it happened out of forgetfulness, it is not even makruh.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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