Hadith #368
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو قَتَادَةَ أَوْ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِالرَّكْعَتَيْنِ مِنْ الظُّهْرِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةٍ وَيُطِيلُ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَفِي الْعَصْرِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَيُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr with al-Fatihah and surahs, sometimes letting them hear a verse. He would make the first rak'ah of Zuhr longer, similarly in 'Asr, and in the last two rak'ahs he would recite al-Fatihah only.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 368
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21606
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-57996