Strive for excellence in prayers, pay attention to length when praying different parts throughout the day, recite short or long surahs depending on which part one is praying .

This hadith talks about the prayer of a believer whose prayer closely resembled that of Prophet Muhammad's. Abu Huraira narrated that he never prayed behind anyone whose prayer more closely resembled that of the Messenger than so-and-so. He used to make two rak'ahs in Zuhr lengthy and two shorter, and he would make 'Asr shorter; in Maghrib he would recite short Mufassal surahs. In Isha' he recited 'By the sun and its brightness' and similar surahs, while in Subh he recited two lengthy surahs. This hadith teaches us to strive for excellence in our prayers by making them as close to Prophet Muhammad's as possible, by making sure we recite short or long surahs depending on which part we are praying, and by ensuring we pay attention to our length when praying different parts throughout the day.