Narrated by Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) took suhoor, and when they finished suhoor, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up for prayer. Qatadah says: We asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): What was the interval between their finishing suhoor and starting the prayer? He said: The interval was as long as it takes a man to recite fifty verses.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), who says: We took suhoor with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), after which we went to the mosque and the iqamah for prayer was given there. I asked Sayyiduna Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him): How much time was there between these two actions? He said: As much as it takes a man to recite fifty verses.