It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to recite in each of the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr about thirty verses, and in each of the last two rak'ahs about fifteen verses. And in each of the first two rak'ahs of 'Asr, he would recite about fifteen verses, and in the last two rak'ahs, about half of that.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أبواب صفة الصلاة / 1599
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه مسلم: 452 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 11802 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 11824»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … From this hadith, it is understood that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to recite, in addition to Surah al-Fatihah, further Qur’anic verses in the third and fourth rak‘ah of Zuhr as well.