300 hadith
A man stood and prayed the two rakats of Fajr. In the first rakat he recited *"Say, you disbelievers"* [Kafirun 109:1] until he completed the surah, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "This is a servant who knows his Lord." Then in the second he…
الأعظمي 2432HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead us in prayer, reciting Surah al-Fatihah and two additional surahs in the first two units of the Zuhr and Asr prayers. At times he would let us hear a verse. He would lengthen the first unit of Zuhr and…
مسلم 1012SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite Surah al-Fatihah and two other surahs in the first two units of the noon prayer, lengthening the first unit and shortening the second, and he would sometimes let a verse be heard. In the afternoon prayer, he…
البخاري 759SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead us in prayer, reciting Surah al-Fatihah and two additional surahs in the first two units of the Zuhr and Asr prayers. At times he would let us hear a verse. He would lengthen the first unit of Zuhr and…
أبو داود 798SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead us in prayer. In the first two units of Dhuhr and Asr, he would recite al-Fatihah and two other surahs, and at times he would let us hear a verse. He would prolong the first unit of Dhuhr and shorten…
أحمد 22654SahihI said to Ayesha, "Umm Muiminin, there are people who recite the entire Quran twice or three times in a single night." She replied, "Those people have recited and yet they have not truly recited. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would stand in…
أحمد 24875HasanI stood in prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. He rose and recited Surah al-Baqarah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without pausing to ask Allah for it, nor a verse of punishment without pausing to seek refuge from it. Then he…
الأعظمي 13159HasanI said to Ayesha, "Umm Muiminin, there are people who recite the entire Quran twice or three times in a single night." She replied, "Those people have recited, yet they have not truly recited. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to stand in…
الأعظمي 11793HasanI observed the Prophet ﷺ twenty-four or twenty-five times reciting in the two units of prayer before Fajr and after Maghrib, *"Say, O disbelievers"* [Kafirun 109:1] and *"Say, He is Allah, the One"* [Ikhlas 112:1].
أحمد 5699SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would recite Fatihah and a surah in the first two units of Dhuhr and Asr, and in the remaining two units he would recite only Fatihah.
أحمد 22595SahihI prayed one night with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He stood and recited Surah al-Baqarah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without pausing to ask, nor a verse of punishment without pausing to seek refuge. Then he bowed for as long as he had…
أبو داود 873SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the two units of prayer before Fajr the Opening of the Book along with the two verses from the end of al-Baqarah in the first unit, and in the second unit he would recite the Opening of the Quran…
أحمد 2386DaifSamura said, "I memorized two pauses during the prayer. One pause is when the imam says the opening takbir, before he begins reciting, and another pause is after he finishes reciting al-Fatihah and a surah, just before bowing." Imran bin…
أحمد 20245DaifMuaz used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ, then return to lead his own people in prayer. One night he prayed the Isha with the Prophet ﷺ, then came to his people and led them, beginning with Surah al-Baqarah. A man broke off from the prayer,…
مسلم 1040SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite in Dhuhr "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" and surahs like it, and in the morning prayer he would recite something longer than that.
أحمد 20808DifficultI stood in prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. He stood and recited Surah al-Baqarah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without pausing to ask, nor a verse of punishment without pausing to seek refuge. Then he bowed for as long…
الأعظمي 11004HasanI stood in prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. He stood and recited Surah al-Baqarah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without pausing to ask, nor a verse of punishment without pausing to seek refuge. Then he bowed for as long…
الأعظمي 2129HasanI prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night, and he began reciting Surah al-Baqarah. I thought to myself, "He will bow at the hundredth verse," but he continued. So I thought, "He will complete it in one rakah," but he continued. Then I thought,…
الأعظمي 2039SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite in the noon prayer Surah al-Layl idha yaghsha, and in the afternoon prayer something similar, and in the dawn prayer something longer than that.
مسلم 1029SahihI prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night. He began with Surah al-Baqarah and recited until he reached the hundredth verse. I said to myself, "He will bow now." But he continued until he reached the two-hundredth verse. I said to myself, "He…
أحمد 23261SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever sleeps through his daily portion of Quran recitation, or part of it, and then recites it between the Fajr prayer and the Dhuhr prayer, it will be recorded for him as if he had recited it during the…
الأعظمي 2761SahihMuaz used to pray with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and then return and lead us in prayer. On one occasion he said, then he would return and lead his people in prayer. One night the Prophet ﷺ delayed the prayer (and on one occasion he said, the…
أحمد 14307SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite in the noon prayer *"Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High"* [Ala 87:1], and in the dawn prayer he would recite something longer than that.
مسلم 1030SahihHe passed by them and recited Surah al-Fatihah over the man as a healing for three days, morning and evening. Each time he completed it, he would gather his saliva and spit. The man recovered as though released from a binding. They gave him…
أبو داود 3897HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ called out to Ubayy bin Kaab while he was praying. When Ubayy finished his prayer, he caught up with him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his hand upon Ubayy's hand as he was about to step out of the door of the…
مالك 191DifficultA man named Nuhayk bin Sinan came to Abdullah and said, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, how do you recite this word, do you find it with an alif or a ya, *min main ghayri asin* or *min main ghayri yasin*?" Abdullah replied, "Have you memorized the…
الأعظمي 11805SahihI prayed one night with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He began with Surah al-Baqarah, and I thought to myself, "He will bow at the hundredth verse." But he continued, so I thought, "He intends to recite the entire surah in a single rakah." He…
أحمد 23367SahihAti said, I said to Ikrima, "I recite Qul Audhu bi Rabb al-Falaq and Qul Audhu bi Rabb an-Nas in the Maghrib prayer, and some people criticize me for that." He replied, "There is no harm in that. Recite them both, for they are part of the…
أحمد 2550DaifSamura said, "I memorized two pauses in the prayer. One pause when the imam says the opening takbir, before he begins to recite, and another pause when he finishes reciting al-Fatihah and a surah, just before bowing." Imran bin Husayn…
أبو داود 777SahihA man said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey. The people were taking turns riding, as the mounts were few. When it was the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ turn to dismount and walk, and my turn as well, he caught up with me from…
أحمد 20284DifficultUqba bin Amir said, "I met the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said to me, 'Uqba bin Amir, shall I not teach you surahs the like of which was never sent down in the Torah, nor in the Psalms, nor in the Gospel, nor in the Quran? Let no night…
الأعظمي 13811HasanI prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. He began with Surah al-Baqarah and recited a hundred verses without bowing, then he continued. I thought he would complete it within two rakahs, but he continued. I thought he would complete…
النسائي 1134SahihI clung to the foot of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, teach me to recite Surah Hud and Surah Yusuf." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Uqba bin Amir, you have not recited any surah more beloved to Allah [[r4]]…
أحمد 17418SahihI prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night. He began with Surah al-Baqarah, and I thought to myself, "He will bow at the hundredth verse," but he continued. Then I thought, "He will bow at the two-hundredth verse," but he continued. Then I…
النسائي 1665SahihMuaz used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ and then return and lead us in prayer. Mura said in his version, then return and lead his people in prayer. One night the Prophet ﷺ delayed the prayer. Mura said, the Isha prayer. Muaz prayed with the…
أبو داود 790SahihThe story of Muaz is mentioned. He said that the Prophet ﷺ asked the young man, "What do you do, nephew, when you pray?" The young man replied, "I recite the opening of the Book, then I ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the…
أبو داود 793HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite Surah Qaf wal-Quran in the dawn prayer, and his prayer afterward became lighter.
أحمد 20989DifficultWhen Abdullah bin Umar prayed alone, he would recite in all four rakats, in every rakat, the Mother of the Quran together with a surah from the Quran. Sometimes he would recite two or three surahs in a single rakat of an obligatory prayer.…
مالك 179SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite for us in the first two units of the noon prayer, sometimes letting us hear a verse, lengthening the first unit and shortening the second. He would do the same in the dawn prayer, lengthening the first…
أحمد 22570SahihA man named Nuhayk bin Sinan came to Abdullah and said, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, how do you recite this word? Do you find it with an alif or a ya, *'of water unstaling'* [Muhammad 47:15]?" Abdullah replied, "Have you mastered the whole Quran…
مسلم 1908SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite Umm al-Kitab and two surahs in the first two rakats of the Dhuhr prayer, and at times he would let us hear a verse. In the last two rakats he would recite Umm al-Quran. The narrator said that he would lengthen…
أحمد 22617SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Recite the Quran once every month." I said, "I am able to do more than that." He said, "Then recite it in twenty nights." I said, "I am able to do more than that." He said, "Then recite it in seven, and…
مسلم 2732SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite *"The name of your Lord, the Most High"* [Ala 87:1] in the noon prayer, and in the morning prayer he would recite something longer than that.
الأعظمي 2008SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite in the noon and afternoon prayers surahs like *"By the night when it covers"* [Layl 92:1] and the like, and in the dawn prayer he would recite something longer than that.
أحمد 21047DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited in the two rakahs before Fajr and the two rakahs after Maghrib, on more than twenty or more than ten occasions, *"Say, O you disbelievers"* [Kafirun 109:1] and *"Say, He is Allah, the One"* [Ikhlas 112:1].
أحمد 4763SahihMuaz led his companions in prayer and recited Surah al-Baqarah in the Fajr prayer. Abdul-Rahman, meaning Ibn Mahdi, said it was the Maghrib prayer. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Are you putting people to trial? Are you putting people to…
أحمد 14202SahihA man came along driving two of his watering camels as night was falling, and he found Muaz leading the prayer. He left his camels and joined Muaz in prayer, but Muaz recited Surat al-Baqarah, or perhaps an-Nisa. So the man broke off,…
البخاري 705SahihAmash reported from Saad bin Ubayda, from Mustawrid bin Ahnaf, from Salah bin Zafar, from Hudhayfah, that the Prophet ﷺ recited Surah al-Baqarah, Aal Imran, and an-Nisa in a single rakah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without asking for…
النسائي 1010SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the noon prayer surahs like *"By the night when it covers"* [Layl 92:1], in the afternoon prayer something similar, and in the morning prayer something longer than that.
أحمد 20963DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead us in prayer. In the first two units of the noon prayer, he would recite, and at times he would let us hear a verse. He would lengthen the first unit and shorten the second. He did the same in the dawn…
أحمد 22520SahihA man from the Ansar used to lead the people in prayer at the mosque of Quba. Whenever he began a surah to recite for them in the prayer, he would start with *"Say, He is Allah, One"* [Ikhlas 112:1] until he completed it, then he would…
الأعظمي 247SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite the Opening of the Quran along with two other surahs in the first two units of the Zuhr and Asr prayers, and at times he would let us hear a verse. He would prolong the first unit.
أحمد 22597SahihA man from his people reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by him and said, "Recite these two in your prayer," meaning the two surahs of refuge.
الأعظمي 13819SahihA man from the Ansar used to lead the people in prayer at the mosque of Quba. Whenever he began a surah to recite for them in the prayer, he would start with *"Say, He is Allah, the One"* [Ikhlas 112:1] until he finished it, then he would…
الأعظمي 13800SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The two verses at the end of Surah al-Baqarah, whoever recites them at night, they will suffice him." Hafs said in his narration that Abdul-Rahman said, "I met Abu Masud while he was performing tawaf, and he…
ابن ماجه 1368SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite in the first two units of Dhuhr and Asr the opening of the Book along with another surah, and at times he would let us hear a verse.
البخاري 762SahihThirty of the Prophet's ﷺ companions gathered together and said, "As for the prayers in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited aloud, we know what he recited. But as for the prayers in which he did not recite aloud, we cannot measure them…
أحمد 23097SahihMuaz used to pray the evening prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then return and lead his companions in prayer. Then he mentioned the story of Muaz, saying that the Prophet ﷺ said to a young man, "Nephew, what do you do when you pray?"…
الأعظمي 1979HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by him and said, "Recite these two in your prayer," referring to the two surahs of refuge.
أحمد 20744DifficultHe said, "There is no surah from the Mufassal section, whether short or long, except that I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lead the people in the obligatory prayer with it."
أبو داود 814Daif