Is it permissible to recite the end of Surat Al-Baqarah in the first rak'ah, then recite its beginning or middle in the second rak'ah?
The Sunnah is for the worshiper to recite the Quran in the rak'ats according to the order of the Mushaf. So, if one recites a specific surah in the first rak'ah, they should recite the surah that immediately follows it in the second. One who recites a surah and then recites in the second rak'ah a surah that precedes it in the order has acted contrary to what is superior, but their prayer is valid and not invalidated by that, although it is makruh (disliked).
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