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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب كَيْفَ الْعَمَلُ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ في الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ:Chapter: How to recite in Dhuhr and Asr
Hadith 1328
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَنْبأَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ "يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَبِسُورَتَيْنِ، وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ، وَكَانَ يُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ، وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى مَا لَا يُطِيلُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ، وَهَكَذَا فِي صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ، وَهَكَذَا فِي صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ".
Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah narrated that his father (Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to him that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah Al-Fatihah and two other surahs in the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr prayer, and in the last two rak'ahs he would recite only Surah Al-Fatihah. Sometimes he would let us hear a verse, and he would make the first rak'ah longer and the second rak'ah not as long. Similarly, in the 'Asr prayer, and likewise in the Fajr prayer, he would recite at length.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Ahadith 1325 to 1328)
From these narrations, it is established that recitation (qira’ah) should be lengthened in the prayers of Fajr, Dhuhr, and ‘Asr. Also, in the first rak‘ah of Dhuhr, the recitation should be longer, and in the second rak‘ah, it should be shorter than the first; in the third and fourth rak‘ahs, only Surah al-Fatihah should be recited. Occasionally, in a silent (sirri) prayer, uttering a phrase or verse aloud is also permissible. Furthermore, it is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) to perform the prayer and recitation in an organized manner.
From these narrations, it is established that recitation (qira’ah) should be lengthened in the prayers of Fajr, Dhuhr, and ‘Asr. Also, in the first rak‘ah of Dhuhr, the recitation should be longer, and in the second rak‘ah, it should be shorter than the first; in the third and fourth rak‘ahs, only Surah al-Fatihah should be recited. Occasionally, in a silent (sirri) prayer, uttering a phrase or verse aloud is also permissible. Furthermore, it is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) to perform the prayer and recitation in an organized manner.
