The above mentioned tradition as been reported by Abu Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: He would recite Fatihat al-kitab in the last two surahs. Hammam added: He would prolong the first rak’ah but would not prolong the second so much; and he did so similarly in the afternoon prayer, and so in the morning prayer.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة / 799
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
799. Commentary: This hadith is a definitive text (nas) that Surah Al-Fatihah will be recited in every rak‘ah. [فتح الباري]
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 799