Is Surat al-Ikhlas and the Two Protector Surahs to be recited three times each separately, or is each surah to be recited once and then this repeated twice?
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There is no explicit text concerning this matter, but it is better to recite the three Surahs (Al-, Al-Falaq, An-Nas) together three times, by analogy with the Prophet's action, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding the remembrance before sleep.
As for the glorifications after prayer, it is better to separate them (SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar) 33 times for each, or 34 for Takbir in some narrations. Both are permissible, and there is no harm in either.
It is more appropriate to include the Mu'awwidhat (Surahs Al-Falaq and An-Nas) in the morning and evening in the manner of the Mu'awwidhat in the remembrance before sleep.
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