Sunan Abu Dawood 799

Abu Qatadah said: We thought that by this (prolonging the first rak’ah). He (the prophet) meant that the people might join the first rak’ah ..

Abu Mamar said: We asked Khabbab: Did the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم recit (the Quran) in the noon and afternoon prayers? He replied: Yes. We then asked: How did you know this? He said: By the shaking of his beard, may peace be upon..

Abdullah bin Abl Awfa said: The prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to stand in the rak’ah of prayer so much so that no sound of steps heard. ..

Jabir bin Samurah reported: Umar said to Saad: people complain against you for everything, even for prayer. He replied: I prolong the first two rak’ahs of prayer and make the last two rak’ahs brief; I do not fall short of following the prayer..

Abu Saeed Al Khudri said: We used to estimate how long the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم stood in the noon and the afternoon prayer, and we estimated that he stood in the first two rak’ahs of the noon prayer as long as it takes to recite..

Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم used to recite in the noon and afternoon prayer: By the Heaven and the Morning Star (Surah 86) and By the Heaven, holding mansions of the stars (Surah 85) and similar..