Hadith #313

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏أَبِيهِ ‏ ‏أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏كَانَ ‏ ‏يَقْرَأُ ‏ ‏بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ ‏ ‏وَسُورَتَيْنِ مَعَهَا فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَيُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى ‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite al-Fatihah and two surahs in the first two rak'ahs of every obligatory prayer, making the first rak'ah longer than the second.

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 313

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21551

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