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[Machine] That the reading of the Prophet (PBUH) began with "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," and 'Affan would describe each letter and prolong his voice with every letter.  

البيهقي:٢٤٢٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أنبأ أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ ثنا الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ ثنا عَفَّانُ ثنا هَمَّامٌ ثنا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ

أَنَّ قِرَاءَةَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَوَصَفَ عَفَّانُ حَرْفًا حَرْفًا وَمَدَّ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ صَوْتَهُ  

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[Machine] The recitation of the Prophet ﷺ of "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" [Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 1] was letter by letter, in a slow recitation that Abdullah ibn Mas'ud considered to be prolonged.  

أحمد:٢٦٧٤٢ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ

أَنَّ قِرَاءَةَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ فَوَصَفَ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] حَرْفًا حَرْفًا قِرَاءَةً بَطِيئَةً قَطَّعَ عَفَّانُ قِرَاءَتَهُ