"I only learned :Qaf. By the Glorious Quran.' Behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; he used to recite it in Subh. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 949)  

«مَا أَخَذْتُ ق وَالْقُرْآنُ الْمَجِيدُ إِلَّا مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِهَا الصُّبْحَ»  

"I heard my paternal uncle say: 'I prayed Subh with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and in one of the rak'ahs he recited: "And tall date palms, with ranged clusters." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 950)  

سَمِعْتُ عَمِّي يَقُولُ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الصُّبْحَ «فَقَرَأَ فِي إِحْدَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ» قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَلَقِيتُهُ فِي السُّوقِ فِي الزِّحَامِ فَقَالَ ق  

"I heard the Prophet ﷺ reciting: 'When the sun is wound round.' in fajr. " (Using translation from Nasāʾī 951)  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ»  

He asked the Prophet ﷺ about Al-Mua'awwidhatain. Uqbah said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in praying Fajr and recited them." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 952)  

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ قَالَ عُقْبَةُ «فَأَمَّنَا بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ»  

"I followed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was riding, and I placed my hand on his foot and said : O Messenger of Allah, teach me Surah Hud and Surah Yusuf. He said: 'You will never recite anything greater before Allah than: "Say: I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak." And "Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 953)  

اتَّبَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ رَاكِبٌ فَوَضَعْتُ يَدَيَّ عَلَى قَدَمِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةَ هُودٍ أَوْ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ فَقَالَ «لَنْ تَقْرَأَ شَيْئًا أَبْلَغَ عِنْدَ اللهِ مِنْ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are verses that were revealed to me tonight that have never been seen before. Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak,' and say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ آيَاتٌ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيَّ اللَّيْلَةَ لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلَهُنَّ قَطُّ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite: "Alif-Lam-Mim. The revelation of the Book" and: "Has there not been over man" in Subh prayer on Friday. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 955)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ الم تَنْزِيلُ وَهَلْ أَتَى»  

The Prophet ﷺ used to recite: The revelation of the Book and; 'Has there not been over man.' in Subh prayer on Friday. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 956)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ الم تَنْزِيلُ السَّجْدَةَ وَهَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ prostrated in Sad and said: "Dawud did this prostration in repentance and we do it in thanksgiving." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 957)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَجَدَ فِي {ص} [ص 1] وَقَالَ «سَجَدَهَا دَاوُدُ تَوْبَةً وَنَسْجُدُهَا شُكْرًا»  

His father said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited Surat An-Najm in Makkah and prostrated, and those who were with him prostrated. I raised my head and refused to prostrate." At that time Al-Muttalib had not yet accepted Islam. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 958)  

«قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَكَّةَ سُورَةَ النَّجْمِ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي وَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ أَسْجُدَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَسْلَمَ الْمُطَّلِبُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited An-Najm and prostrated during it. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 959)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «قَرَأَ النَّجْمَ فَسَجَدَ بِهَا»  

[Machine] "He read to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, 'And the star when it descends, it does not prostrate.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَالنَّجْمُ إِذَا هَوَى فَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ»  

Abu Huraira recited before them:" hen the heaven burst asunder" (al-Qur'an, lxxxiv. 1) and performed prostration. After completing (the prayer) he informed them that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has prostrated himself at it (this verse). (Using translation from Muslim 578a)  

أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ «قَرَأَ بِهِمْ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سَجَدَ فِيهَا»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated during: 'When the heaven is split asunder.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 962)  

«سَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ»  

[Machine] "We prostrated with the Prophet ﷺ when the sky split and recited: 'In the name of your Lord, who has created.'" 1038 Qutaybah ibn Sa'id informed us, Sufyan narrated from Yahya ibn Sa'id, Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad narrated from 'Umar ibn 'Abdul Aziz, Abu Bakr ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham narrated from Abu Hurairah similar to this.  

«سَجَدْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ وَاقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ» 1038 أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مِثْلَهُ  

"Abu Bakr and Umar prostrated during: 'When the heaven is split asunder,' as did the one who was better than them (the Prophet ﷺ). " (Using translation from Nasāʾī 965)  

«سَجَدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فِي إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ وَمَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمَا ﷺ»  

"Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, and the one who was better than them prostrated during 'When the heaven is split asunder' and 'Read! In the name of your Lord.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 966)  

سَجَدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَمَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمَا ﷺ فِي إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ وَاقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكِ  

“We prostrated with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in “When the heaven is split asunder” [84:1] and “Read! In the Name of your Lord.” [96:1] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1058)  

«سَجَدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ وَاقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكِ»  

"I prayed Isha' prayer- meaning Al-'Atamah behind Abu Hurairah and he recited: 'When the heaven is split asunder' and prostrated during it. When he had finished praying, I said: 'O Abu Hurairah, (this is) a prostration that we are not used to.' He said: 'Abu Al-Qasim ﷺ did this prostration and I was (praying) behind him, and I will continue to do this prostration until I meet Abu Al-Qasim. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 968)  

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ يَعْنِي الْعَتَمَةَ فَقَرَأَ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ هَذِهِ السَّجْدَةُ مَا كُنَّا نَسْجُدُهَا قَالَ «سَجَدَ بِهَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ وَأَنَا خَلْفَهُ فَلَا أَزَالُ أَسْجُدُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَى أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ»  

In every prayer there is a recitation. We make you listen what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made us listen, and we keep hidden from you what he kept hidden from us. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 797)   

أَسْمَعَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَسْمَعْنَاكُمْ وَمَا أَخْفَى مِنَّا أَخْفَيْنَا مِنْكُمْ»  

In every prayer there is a recitation. We make you listen what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made us listen, and we keep hidden from you what he kept hidden from us. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 797)   

أَسْمَعَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَسْمَعْنَاكُمْ وَمَا أَخْفَى مِنَّا أَخْفَيْنَا مِنْكُمْ»  

"We used to pray Zuhr behind the Prophet ﷺ and we heard some of the verses from Surah Luqman and Adh-Dhariyat from him." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 971)  

كُنَّا «نُصَلِّي خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ فَنَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ الْآيَةَ بَعْدَ الْآيَاتِ مِنْ سُورَةِ لُقْمَانَ وَالذَّارِيَاتِ»  

"We were in At-Taff with Anas, and he led them in praying Zuhr. When he had finished, he said: 'I prayed Zuhr with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he recited two surahs for us in the two rak'ahs: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High' and 'Has there come to you the narration of the over-whelming (i.e. The Day of Resurrection)?'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 972)  

كُنَّا بِالطَّفِّ عِنْدَ أَنَسٍ فَصَلَّى بِهِمُ الظُّهْرَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ إِنِّي «صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ فَقَرَأَ لَنَا بِهَاتَيْنِ السُّورَتَيْنِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ»  

The noon prayer would start and one would go to al-Baqi' and after having relieved himself he would perform ablution and then come, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would be in the first rak'ah, because he would prolong it so much. (Using translation from Muslim 454a)  

لَقَدْ كَانَتْ «صَلَاةُ الظُّهْرِ تُقَامُ فَيَذْهَبُ الذَّاهِبُ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَيَقْضِي حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى يَطُولُهَا»  

His father said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 974)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي بِنَا الظُّهْرَ فَيَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ يُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ كَذَلِكَ وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَةَ فِي صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَالرَّكْعَةَ الْأُولَى يَعْنِي فِي صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ»  

"My father told us that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite Umm Al-Quran and two surahs in the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr and 'Asr, and he would make us hear a verse sometimes, and he used to make the first rak'ah lengthy." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 975)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقْرَأُ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَسُورَتَيْنِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَيُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى»  

His father told him: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite for us in the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr prayer, and he would make us hear a verse sometimes. He would make the first rak'ah longer and the second shorter. And he used to do that in Subh too, make the first rak'ah longer and the second shorter. And he used to recite in the first two rak'ahs of 'Asr prayer, making the first rak'ah longer and the second shorter." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 976)  

أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ بِنَا فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ فَيُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا وَيُطَوِّلُ فِي الْأُولَى وَيُقَصِّرُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَكَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ يُطَوِّلُ الْأُولَى وَيُقَصِّرُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِنَا فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite the Umm Al-Quran and two surahs in the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr and 'Asr, and in the last two with Umm Al-Quran, and he would make us hear a verse sometimes, and he used to make the first rak'ah lengthy." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 977)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَسُورَتَيْنِ وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَكَانَ يُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ أَوَّلَ رَكْعَةٍ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ»  

The apostle of Allah ﷺ used to lead us in prayer and recite in the first two rak’ahs of the noon prayers Fatihat al-kitab and two surahs, and he would sometimes recite loud enough for us to hear the verse. He would prolong the first rak’ah of the noon prayer and shorten the second; and he did so in the morning prayer. Abu Dawud said: Musaddad did not mention the words fatihat al-kitab and surah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 798)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَتَيْنِ وَيُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْأُولَى مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَيُقَصِّرُ الثَّانِيَةَ وَكَذَلِكَ فِي الصُّبْحِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ used to recite "By the heaven holding the big stars" and: "By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star)" and similar surahs in Zuhr and 'Asr. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 979)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ بِوَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ وَوَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ وَنَحْوَهُمَا»  

The Apostle of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the noon prayer:" By the night when it envelopes" (xcii.), and in the afternoon like this, but he prolonged the morning prayer as compared to that (noon and afternoon prayers). (Using translation from Muslim 459)  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى وَفِي الْعَصْرِ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ وَفِي الصُّبْحِ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ»  

"We entered upon Anas bin Malik and he said: 'Have you prayed?' We said: 'Yes.' He asid: 'O slave girl, bring me water for Wudhu! I have never prayed behind any Imam whose prayer more closely resembles the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than this Imam of yours.'" Zaid said: "Umar bin Abdul Aziz used to complete the bowing and prostration (without rushing) and lighten the standing and sitting." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 981)  

يَا جَارِيَةُ هَلُمِّي لِي وَضُوءًا «مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ إِمَامٍ أَشْبَهَ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ إِمَامِكُمْ هَذَا» قَالَ زَيْدٌ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ يَتِمُّ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ وَيُخَفِّفُ الْقِيَامَ وَالْقُعُودَ  

"I have never prayed behind anyone whose prayer more closely resembled that of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than so-and-so." (The narrator) Sulaiman siad: "He used to make the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr lengthy and the last two shorter, and he would make 'Asr shorter; in Maghrib he would recite the short Mufassal surahs, in Isha' the medium-length Mufassal surahs and in Subh the long Mufassal surahs. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 982)  

«مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ أَحَدٍ أَشْبَهَ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ فُلَانٍ» قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ «كَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَيُخَفِّفُ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَيُخَفِّفُ الْعَصْرَ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِوَسَطِ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِطِوَالِ الْمُفَصَّلِ»  

"I have never prayed behind anyone whose prayer more closely resembled that of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than so-and-so. We prayed behind that person and he used to make the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr lengthy and the last two shorter, and he would make 'Asr shorter; in Maghrib he would recite the short Mufassal surahs. In Isha' he recited: 'By the sun and its brightness and similar surahs, and in subh he recited two lengthy surahs." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 983)  

«مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ أَحَدٍ أَشْبَهَ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ فُلَانٍ فَصَلَّيْنَا وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ الْإِنْسَانِ فَكَانَ يُطَوِّلُ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَيُخَفِّفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَيُخَفِّفُ فِي الْعَصْرِ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِوَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَبِأَشْبَاهِهَا وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِسُورَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ»  

"A man from among the Ansar passed Mu'adh leading two camels, when he (Mu'adh) was praying maghrib, and he was starting to recite Al-Baqarah. So that man prayed then went away. News of that reached the Prophet ﷺ and he said: 'Do you want to cause hardship to the people, O Mu'adh; do you want to cause hardship to the people, O Mu'adh? Why don't you recite: 'Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High' and 'By the sun and its brightness' and the like?'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 984)  

مَرَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ بِنَاضِحَيْنِ عَلَى مُعَاذٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ فَافْتَتَحَ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَصَلَّى الرَّجُلُ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ أَلَا قَرَأْتَ بِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَوَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَنَحْوِهَا»  

" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in praying maghrib in his house and he recited Al-Mursalat, then after that, he never offered any prayer until he died." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 985)  

«صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِهِ الْمَغْرِبَ فَقَرَأَ الْمُرْسَلَاتِ مَا صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا صَلَاةً حَتَّى قُبِضَ ﷺ»  

“(She was) Lubabah” that she heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting ‘By the winds sent forth one after another...’[Al-Mursalat (77)] in the Maghrib. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 831)  

أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالْمُرْسَلَاتِ»  

My father said, "I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting "at-Tur" (52) in the Maghrib prayer." (Using translation from Bukhārī 765)  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالطُّورِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited 'Ha- Mim Ad-Dukhan' in Maghrib. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 988)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «قَرَأَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ حم الدُّخَانِ»  

He said to Marwan: "O Abu Abdul-Malik, do you recite: 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One' and 'Verily, We have granted you Al-Kawthar' in maghrib?" He said: "Yes." He (Zaid) said: "I swear by Allah, I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting the longer of the two long surahs in it: 'Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 989)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِمَرْوَانَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ أَتَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ وَإِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَحْلُوفَهُ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ فِيهَا بِأَطْوَلِ الطُّولَيَيْنِ المص»  

Zaid bin Thabit said: "Why do I see you reciting short surahs in Maghrib when I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting the longer of the two long surahs in it?" I said: "O Abu Abdullah, what is the longer of the two long surahs?" He said: "Al-A'raf." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 990)  

مَا لِي أَرَاكَ تَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ السُّوَرِ؟ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِيهَا بِطُولَى الطُّولَيَيْنِ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ مَا طُولَى الطُّولَيَيْنِ قَالَ «الْأَعْرَافُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited Surat Al-A'raf in maghrib and split it between two rak'ahs. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 991)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «قَرَأَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ بِسُورَةِ الْأَعْرَافِ فَرَّقَهَا فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

"I watched the Messenger of Allah ﷺ- twenty times- reciting in the two rak'ahs after maghrib 'Say: O you disbelievers' and 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 992)  

«رَمَقْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً فَقَرَأَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَفِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a man on a campaign, and he used to recite to his companions when leading them in prayer, and would conclude with 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One.' When they returned, they told the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that. He said: "Ask them why he did that." So they asked him and he said: "Because it is a description of the Most Merciful, the Mighty and Sublime, and I love to recite it." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Tell him that Allah (SWT), the Mighty and Sublime, loves him." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 993)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ رَجُلًا عَلَى سَرِيَّةٍ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ لِأَصْحَابِهِ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ فَيَخْتِمُ بِقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «سَلُوهُ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ صَنَعَ ذَلِكَ؟» فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالَ «لِأَنَّهَا صِفَةُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَأَنَا أَحَبُّ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ بِهَا» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَخْبِرُوهُ أَنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّهُ»  

"I heard Abu Hurairah say: 'I came back (from a journey) with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he heard a man reciting 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One, Allah-us-Samad (the Self-Sufficient Master). He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none equal or comparable unto Him.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'It is guaranteed.' We asked him: 'What, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Paradise.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 994)  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ أَقْبَلْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأُ {قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ اللهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ} [الإخلاص 2] فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَجَبَتْ» فَسَأَلْتُ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «الْجَنَّةُ»  

A man heard another man reciting "Say, He is Allah, One" He was repeating it. When the next morning came, he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned to him. The man tool it (this surah) as a small one. The Prophet ﷺ said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, it is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1461)  

سَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأُ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ يُرَدِّدُهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَتَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ»  

"Qul Huwa Allahu ahad [Say: He is Allah, (the) One] is equivalent to one third of the Quran." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3787)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ ثُلُثُ الْقُرْآنِ»  

"Muadh stood up and prayed Isha', and made it lengthy. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Do you want to cause hardship to the people, O Mu'adh; do you want to cause hardship to the people O Mu'adh? Why didn't you recite 'Glorify the Name of your Lord Most High' or Ad-Duha or; 'When the heaven is cleft asunder?" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 997)   

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ؟ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ عَنْ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَوَالضُّحَى وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْفَطَرَتْ»  

“Mu’adh bin Jabal Al-Ansari led his companions in the ‘Isha’ prayer and he made it long. A man among us went away and prayed by himself. Mu’adh was told about that and he said: ‘He is a hypocrite.’ When the man heard about that, he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him what Mu’adh had said to him. The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Do you want to be a cause of Fitnah (trial, tribulation), O Mu’adh? When you lead the people in prayer, recite “By the sun and its brightness,”[Ash-Shams 91] and “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High,” [Al-A’la 87] and “By the night as it envelopes,” [Al-Lail 92] and “Recite in the Name of your Lord.’”[Al-‘Alaq] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 986)  

«إِنَّهُ مُنَافِقٌ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ» فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا قَالَ مُعَاذٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ تَكُونَ فَتَّانًا يَا مُعَاذُ؟ إِذَا أَمَمْتَ النَّاسَ فَاقْرَأْ بِوَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَوَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى وَاقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite 'By the sun and its brightness' and similar surahs in Isha'. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 999)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ بِوَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَأَشْبَاهِهَا مِنَ السُّوَرِ»