أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَی بْنُ دُرُسْتَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْمَعِيلَ وَهُوَ الْقَنَّادُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ أَبِي کَثِيرٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ کَانَ يُصَلِّي بِنَا الظُّهْرَ فَيَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّکْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ يُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ کَذَلِکَ وَکَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّکْعَةَ فِي صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَالرَّکْعَةَ الْأُولَی يَعْنِي فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 979
‘Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah narrated that his father said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم used to lead us in prayer, and he would recite in the first two Rak’ahs and make us hear some verses. And he would make the (first) Rak’ah lengthy in Zuhr, and also the first Rak’ah.” Meaning in Subh. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020