It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went into the mosque. A man entered the mosque and prayed, then came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeted him with salam. He (peace and blessings be upon him) returned the greeting and said: "Go back and pray again, for you have not prayed." The man went back and prayed, then came again to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeted him with salam, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "'Wa alayka al-salam' (And upon you be peace). Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." This went on until he had done so three times. At last he said: By the One who sent you with the truth, I cannot pray better than this, so please teach me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you stand for prayer, say the takbir, then recite whatever of the Qur'an is easy for you, then bow until you are at ease in bowing, then raise your head from bowing and stand up straight, then prostrate with composure, then raise your head from prostration and sit with composure, then do the same throughout your whole prayer."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2360
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to announce: "Prayer is not accepted without the recitation of the Qur'an; let one recite Surah al-Fatihah and something more besides it."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2361
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح لغيره
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح لغيره۔ اخرجه احمد 2/ 428، 9525»
It is narrated from Abu Ma'mar that he said: We asked Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him): Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite in the Zuhr and Asr prayers? He said: Yes. We asked: How did you come to know that? He said: By the movement of his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed beard.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2362