أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَائٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ وَثَّابٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَرَأْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ الْمُفَصَّلَ فِي رَکْعَةٍ فَقَالَ هَذًّا کَهَذِّ الشِّعْرِ لَکِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ يَقْرَأُ النَّظَائِرَ عِشْرِينَ سُورَةً مِنْ الْمُفَصَّلِ مِنْ آلِ حم
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1011
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah that a man came to him and said: “Last night I recited Al Mufassal in one Rak’ah.” He said: “That is like reciting poetry. But the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم used to recite similar Surahs, twenty Sàrahs from Al-Mufassal, those that start with Ha-Mim.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020