Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "In voluntary prayer you may count the verses, but do not count them in the obligatory prayer."
Abu Ya'la recorded it; its chain contains Abu Yahya al-Tamimi al-Kufi, who is da'if (weak).
Sayyiduna Tamim al-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites one hundred verses, the reward of a whole night of worship is recorded for him."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it; its chain contains Sulayman bin Musa al-Shami, whom Yahya bin Ma'in and Abu Hatim declared thiqah (trustworthy). Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He has munkar (denounced) narrations; and this does not impugn him.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever recites one hundred verses in prayer at night is not counted among the heedless, and whoever recites two hundred verses" - the narrator says: I think the words in the narration are - "his name is recorded among the God-fearing."
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains Yusuf bin Khalid al-Samti, who is da'if (weak).
Sayyiduna Fadalah bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Tamim al-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him) report this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever recites ten verses in a night, a qintar (a heap of reward) is recorded for him, and a qintar is better than the world and everything in it. When the Day of Resurrection comes, your Lord will say: 'Recite, and rise one level for every verse!' until the man reaches the last verse he knows. The Lord will say to the servant: 'Take!' The servant will say, (gesturing) with his hand: 'O my Lord, You know best.' The Lord will say: 'For this (hand) is eternity (khuld), and for this (hand) is bliss (na'im).'"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Isma'il bin Ayyash, but this is from his narration from the people of Syria, and such narration is accepted.
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites ten verses in a night will not be recorded among the heedless (al-ghafilin); whoever recites one hundred verses, the reward of a whole night of worship will be recorded for him; whoever recites two hundred verses will be counted among the devoutly obedient (al-qanitin); whoever recites four hundred verses will be counted among the worshippers (al-'abidin); whoever recites five hundred verses will be counted among the guardians (al-hafizin); whoever recites six hundred verses will be counted among the humbly submissive (al-khashi'in); whoever recites eight hundred verses will be counted among the humble (al-mukhbitin); whoever recites one thousand verses will attain a qintar, and a qintar is one thousand two hundred (i.e. twelve hundred) uqiyyah, and it is better than everything between the heaven and the earth (the narrator is in doubt; perhaps the words are:) better than everything upon which the sun rises; and whoever recites two thousand verses will be among those for whom (Paradise) is made due (al-mujibin)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains Yahya bin Uqbah bin Abi al-Ayzar, and this narrator is da'if (weak).
Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever recites ten verses in a night will not be recorded among the heedless (al-ghafilin); whoever recites one hundred verses, the reward of a whole night of worship will be recorded for him; whoever recites two hundred verses, his name will be recorded among the devoutly obedient (al-qanitin); whoever recites four hundred verses, his name will be recorded among the humble (al-mukhbitin); whoever recites one thousand verses, the reward of a qintar will be recorded for him, which is one thousand two hundred (i.e. twelve hundred) uqiyyah, and the uqiyyah is better than everything between the heaven and the earth; and whoever recites two thousand verses will be among those for whom (Paradise) is made due (al-mujibin)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains Yahya bin Uqbah bin Abi al-Ayzar, who is da'if (weak).
Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites one hundred verses in a night will not be counted among the heedless (al-ghafilin); whoever recites two hundred verses, his name will be recorded among the devoutly obedient (al-qanitin); whoever recites from one thousand to five hundred verses, a qintar of reward will be recorded for him, and one qirat of that qintar will be like a great hill."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains Musa bin Ubaydah al-Rabadhi, in whom weakness predominates; the statements of Ahmad and Yahya bin Ma'in about this narrator differ.
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites ten verses, his name will not be recorded among the heedless (al-ghafilin); whoever recites one hundred verses, his name will be recorded among the devoutly obedient (al-qanitin); whoever recites two hundred verses, his name will be recorded among the worshippers (al-'abidin)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and he says: Hammad bin Hammad bin Khuwar, the brother of Humayd, is alone in narrating it. I say: Ibn Hibban mentioned him in the book al-Thiqat.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Whoever recites fifty verses in a night will not be counted among the heedless (al-ghafilin); whoever recites one hundred verses will be counted among the devoutly obedient (al-qanitin); whoever recites three hundred verses, a qintar will be recorded for him; and whoever recites seven hundred verses will be successful.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).