Is it disliked to repeat Surahs in prayer, except for Surah Al-Ikhlas? For example, I recited Surah Al-Ikhlas and then Surah Al-Falaq in Dhuhr, and in Asr I recited Surah Al-Ikhlas and Surah Al-Qadr. Is it permissible to repeat Surahs in all prayers except for Surah Al-Ikhlas?
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Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
It is disliked to omit Surah Al-Ikhlas in all five daily obligatory prayers, as well as to repeat the same Surah in two Rak'ahs of the same prayer, except for Surah Al-Ikhlas.
Source: Message on Prayer and Fasting, Prayer, Obligations of Prayer, Recitation, M 211
Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect him):
It is disliked to omit Surah Al-Ikhlas in all five obligatory prayers, to recite it in one breath, and to recite the same Surah in both of the first two Rak'ahs except for Surah Al-Ikhlas, which is permissible to recite in both the first and second Rak'ahs.
It is also recommended to recite certain Surahs in specific prayers, such as Surah An-Naba, Surah Al-Dahr, Surah Al-Ghashiyah, and Surah Al-Qiyamah in the Fajr prayer, and Surah Al-A'la and Surah Ash-Shams in Dhuhr and Isha, Surah An-Nasr and Surah At-Takathur in Asr and Maghrib, Surah Al-Jumu'ah in the first Rak'ah and Surah Al-A'la in the second Rak'ah of the two Isha prayers on Friday night, Surah Al-Jumu'ah in the first and Surah Al-Ikhlas in the second of the Fajr prayer, Surah Al-Jumu'ah in the first and Surah Al-Munafiqun in the second of the Dhuhr prayers, Surah Al-Dahr in the first and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the second of the Fajr prayer on Thursdays and Mondays. It is recommended in every prayer to recite Surah Al-Qadr in the first and Surah Al-Ikhlas in the second, and if one changes from other Surahs to these due to their virtue, they will receive the reward of the Surah they changed from, in addition to the reward of these two.
Source: Minhaj Al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Recitation/ M 630 + 631
May you be successful in all good.