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Sahih Muslim 452a (Book 4, Hadith 176) #8181
Length of Recitation in Prayers

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to recite a certain amount of verses in each rak'ah of the noon and afternoon prayers.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: We used to estimate how long Allah's Messenger stood in the noon and afternoon prayers, and we estimated hat he stood in the first two rak'ahs of the noon prayer as long as it takes to recite Alif Lam Mim, Tanzil, i. e. as-Sajda. We estimated that he stood half that time in the last two rak'ahs; that he stood in the first two of the afternoon as long as he did in the last two at noon; and in the last two of the afternoon prayer about half that time. Abu Bakr in his narration has made no mention of Alif Lam Mim, Tanzil, but said: As long as it takes to recite thirty verses.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ جَمِيعًا عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ، - قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، - عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الصِّدِّيقِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ كُنَّا نَحْزِرُ قِيَامَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ فَحَزَرْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ قَدْرَ قِرَاءَةِ الم تَنْزِيلُ السَّجْدَةِ وَحَزَرْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ قَدْرَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَحَزَرْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى قَدْرِ قِيَامِهِ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَفِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ الم تَنْزِيلُ وَقَالَ قَدْرَ ثَلاَثِينَ آيَةً

TOPICS
prayer  *  recitation  *  verses  *  salat  *  tilawah  *  ayat

QUICK LESSONS:
Pay attention when reciting your prayers so you can fulfill your religious obligations properly .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the length of recitation during prayer. According to this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad used to recite a certain amount of verses in each rak'ah of the noon and afternoon prayers. In particular, he would recite Alif Lam Mim Tanzil for as long as it takes to recite thirty verses in the first two rak'ahs for both noon and afternoon prayers. For the last two rak'ahs at noon prayer he would stand half that time and for last two rak'ahs at afternoon prayer he would stand about half that time. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful when reciting our prayers so that we can ensure we are fulfilling our religious obligations properly. It also shows us how important it is to pay attention to detail when performing religious duties such as prayer so that we can gain maximum benefit from them.

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