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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب قَدْرِ الْقِرَاءَةِ في الظُّهْرِ:Chapter: Amount of recitation in Dhuhr
Hadith 1325
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ "يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ بِالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ، وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite «والسماء والطارق» and «والسماء ذات البروج» in the Zuhr and Asr prayers.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 1322 to 1325)
From these narrations, it is established that in the first two rak‘ahs of Zuhr (Dhuhr) prayer, one should stand for a long duration with lengthy recitation (qira’ah), the length of which should be equivalent to thirty verses or equal to Surah Alif Lam Meem As-Sajdah. And occasionally, it is also permissible to recite shorter surahs, as is evident from the last narration.
From these narrations, it is established that in the first two rak‘ahs of Zuhr (Dhuhr) prayer, one should stand for a long duration with lengthy recitation (qira’ah), the length of which should be equivalent to thirty verses or equal to Surah Alif Lam Meem As-Sajdah. And occasionally, it is also permissible to recite shorter surahs, as is evident from the last narration.
