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ahmad:20651Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd al-Umawī > ʿĀṣim > Abū al-ʿĀliyah > Man

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying that every surah has its share from the bowing and prostration (during prayer). Then I met him later and said, "Indeed, Ibn Umar used to recite (more) surahs in each unit of prayer. Do you know who told you this hadith?" He replied, "Indeed, I know it and I know since when it was narrated to me. It has been narrated to me for fifty years."  

أحمد:٢٠٦٥١حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأُمَوِيُّ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَالِيَةِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ

سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِكُلِّ سُورَةٍ حَظُّهَا مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ قَالَ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُهُ بَعْدُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ بِالسُّوَرِ فَتَعْرِفُ مَنْ حَدَّثَكَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُهُ وَأَعْرِفُ مُنْذُ كَمْ حَدَّثَنِيهِ حَدَّثَنِي مُنْذُ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةٍ