Abu Uthman al-Nahdi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) called three reciters and listened to their recitation. He told the fastest reciter among them to lead the people in the night prayer reciting thirty verses, told the one of middle pace to recite twenty-five verses, and told the slowest reciter to recite twenty verses.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4624
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح۔ اخرجه النميري في اخبار المدينه 1184»
Dawud bin al-Husayn (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Hurmuz (may Allah have mercy on him) that the people used to curse the disbelievers only in Ramadan. The reciter would recite Surah al-Baqarah in eight rak'ahs, and when the reciter completed Surah al-Baqarah in twelve rak'ahs, the people felt that the night prayer was light.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4625
Abdullah bin Abi Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I heard my father say: When we returned from the night prayer of Ramadan, we would ask the servant to hurry with the food, fearing the dawn.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4626