Narrated Qatada: Anas was asked, How was the recitation (of the Qur'an) of the Prophet?' He replied, It was characterized by the prolongation of certain sounds. He then recited: In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful prolonging the pronunciation of 'In the Name of Allah, 'the most Beneficent,' and 'the Most Merciful