Hadith 980

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ " يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ بِالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ ، وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ وَنَحْوِهِمَا " .
´It was narrated from Jabir bin Samurah that :` The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite "By the heaven holding the big stars" and: "By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star)" and similar surahs in Zuhr and 'Asr.
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / باب سجود القرآن / 980
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/الصلاة 131 (805) ، سنن الترمذی/الصلاة 113 (307) ، (تحفة الأشراف: 2147) ، مسند احمد 5/103، 106، 108، سنن الدارمی/الصلاة 62 (1327) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
981. Commentary: Regarding the recitation (qira’ah) in Dhuhr and ‘Asr, various ahadith have been narrated. There is no contradiction among them; rather, the meaning of all these narrations is that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would recite with a moderate recitation in Dhuhr and ‘Asr, that is, neither very long nor very short. And in the Fajr prayer, he would recite at length. And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 981
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
From Surah Al-Buruj to Surah Lam Yakun is the middle section of the Mufassal.

2:
And from Lam Yakun to the end is the short section of the Mufassal.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 307