Prayer in Ramadan

Sayyiduna al-Sa'ib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gathered the people behind Sayyiduna Ubayy and Sayyiduna Tamim (may Allah be pleased with them both), and the two of them would lead eleven rak'ahs, reciting the mi'un (surahs of about a hundred verses), meaning in Ramadan.

Abu Uthman said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gathered the reciters in Ramadan, and he told the fastest reciter among them to recite thirty verses, the one of moderate pace to recite twenty-five verses, and the slow reciter to recite twenty verses.

Ali bin al-Aqmar said: Masruq recited Surah al-'Ankabut in one rak'ah of Tarawih.

Ibn Abi Mulaykah said: I used to lead the people in Tarawih in Ramadan. In one rak'ah I would recite Surah Fatir or a surah like it, and it never reached me that anyone considered that too little.

Waqa' said: Sa'id bin Jubayr used to recite twenty-five verses in every rak'ah of Tarawih.

Umar bin Abd al-Aziz used to order the reciters in Ramadan to recite ten verses in every rak'ah.

Imran bin Hudayr said: Abu Mijlaz used to lead his people in prayer in Ramadan, and he would complete the Qur'an every seven days.

Arak bin Malik said: In Ramadan I saw people for whom ropes were tied, and they would hold on to them for support, tired from the long standing.

Al-Hasan said: Whoever leads the people in prayer in Ramadan should keep ease in mind for them. If he is a slow reciter, he should complete the Qur'an once; if he is a moderate reciter, he should recite the Qur'an one and a half times; and if he is a fast reciter, he should complete the Qur'an twice.