What is recited in the later Isha

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recite Surah al-Tin in the Isha prayer.

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in the Isha prayer, in which he recited Surah al-Anfal. When he reached "Then know that Allah is your Protector; an excellent Protector and an excellent Helper" [al-Anfal: 40], he bowed. Then he stood up and recited another surah in the second rak'ah.

Something similar is reported through another chain.

Zurarah bin Awfa said: Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) had me read the letter of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), in which was written: "Lead the people in the Isha prayer reciting from the middle Mufassal."

Masruq bin al-Ajda' said that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) recited Surah al-Najm in the Isha prayer, then prostrated, and in the next rak'ah recited Surah al-Tin.

Hilal says that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) recited Surah al-Adiyat in the Isha prayer.

Nafi' says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite Surah Muhammad and Surah al-Fath in the Isha prayer.

Tawus used to recite Surah Tanzil al-Sajdah in the Isha prayer, and then bow.

Abu Rafi' says: I prayed the Isha prayer with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he recited Surah al-Inshiqaq in it.

Al-Dahhak bin Uthman says: I heard Umar bin Abd al-Aziz reciting from the middle portion of the Mufassal in the Isha prayer.