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Hadith 477

أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ ، قال : أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ زَاذَانَ ، عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ أَبِي بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَكِّلِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قال : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يَقُومُ فِي الظُّهْرِ فَيَقْرَأُ قَدْرَ ثَلَاثِينَ آيَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فِي الْعَصْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ قَدْرَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ آيَةً " .
´It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to stand in Zuhr and recite the equivalent of thirty verses in each Rak'ah, then in the first two Rak'ahs of 'Asr he would stand for the equivalent of fifteen verses."
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الصلاة / 477
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ النسائي، (تحفة الأشراف: 4259)، مسند احمد 3/2 (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
477. Commentary: By «فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَة» is meant that in each of the first two rak‘ahs, he would recite approximately the equivalent of thirty verses, not that thirty verses would be recited in each of the four rak‘ahs. This is because this meaning is understood from the detailed narrations.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 477
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
476. Commentary: Along with knowing the number of rak‘ahs of the ‘Asr prayer, it is also understood that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would recite only al-Fatihah in the last two rak‘ahs of ‘Asr, and would not add any other surah. However, in the last two rak‘ahs of Dhuhr, he would recite another surah along with Surah al-Fatihah. Thus, it is permissible to recite only al-Fatihah in the last two rak‘ahs of an obligatory (fard) prayer, and if another surah is added, there is no harm in it.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 476
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
804. Commentary:
It is understood that in the prayers of Dhuhr and Asr, recitation (qira’ah) is done in all four rak‘ahs. That is, along with Surah al-Fatihah, any other surah may also be recited. However, it is preferable that the latter rak‘ahs be light and brief.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 804