Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surah Al-Furqan in a way different from the recitation which I recite, although this recitation was taught to me by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I was about to seize him, but I gave him respite until he finished (the prayer). After that, I wrapped his cloak around his neck and seized him, and brought him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said to him, "I heard him reciting in a manner different from what you taught me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, "Let him go first." Then he said to him, "Recite." He recited in the same way as before. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It was revealed in this way." Then he said to me, "Now you recite." So I recited, and he said, "It was revealed in this way also." The Qur'an has been revealed in seven modes of recitation, so recite in whichever is easy for you.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jibreel taught me the Qur'an according to one dialect of the Arabs, but I continued to seek an increase in it until it was revealed in seven dialects of the Arabs.

Abu Wa'il (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that a person came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "I recited the Surahs of Mufassal in one rak'ah at night." He (Ibn Mas'ud) said, "Did you recite them quickly like poetry is recited? I know those similar Surahs which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite together. He mentioned twenty Surahs of Mufassal, two Surahs in each rak'ah."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite "Fahal min muddakir."

Ibrahim Nakha'i (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that some students of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) (in Syria). Sayyiduna Abu Darda searched for them and found them. Then he asked them, "Who among you can recite according to the recitation of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud?" The students said, "All of us can." Then he asked, "Who among you has preserved his recitation the most?" All of them pointed towards Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him). He inquired, "How have you heard him recite Surah 'Wal-Laili Iza Yaghsha'?" Alqamah said, "He recited 'Wal-dhakari wal-untha' (without 'ma khalaqa')." He said, "I bear witness that I also heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite it in this way. But these people (i.e., the people of Syria) want me to recite 'wa ma khalaqa al-dhakara wal-untha.' By Allah, I will not follow them."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that several trustworthy persons testified before me, and the most trustworthy among them in my view was Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade performing prayer after the Fajr prayer until the sun rises high, and after the Asr prayer until the sun sets.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: After the Fajr prayer, no prayer should be performed until the sun rises high, and similarly, after the Asr prayer, no prayer should be performed until the sun sets.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not sit waiting for the rising or setting of the sun in order to pray.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the upper edge of the sun appears, do not perform prayer until it has fully risen, and when it begins to set, then also refrain from prayer until it has completely set.

Hazrat Kuraib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, Miswar bin Makhramah, and Abdur Rahman bin Azhar (may Allah be pleased with them) sent me to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: Convey our greetings to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and then ask her about the two rak‘ahs after ‘Asr. Also inform her that we have heard that you perform these two rak‘ahs, even though we have received the hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade these two rak‘ahs. And Ibn Abbas said: I even used to beat people for performing these rak‘ahs with Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). Kuraib narrated: I went to the service of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and conveyed the message. She replied: Ask Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) about this matter. So I returned to those gentlemen and conveyed Sayyidah Aisha’s (may Allah be pleased with her) response. They sent me to Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) with the same messages with which I had been sent to Sayyidah Aisha. Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbidding prayer after ‘Asr, but one day I saw that after ‘Asr, he himself was performing these two rak‘ahs. After ‘Asr, he came to my house (and began to perform two rak‘ahs). Some women from the Ansar tribe of Banu Haram were sitting with me, so I sent a slave girl to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I told her to stand to one side and ask: Umm Salamah says, O Messenger of Allah, you used to forbid these two rak‘ahs, but I see you performing them yourself. If the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gestures with his hand, then step back. The slave girl did as instructed, and when he gestured with his hand, she stepped back. Then, when he finished (the prayer), he said to Umm Salamah: O daughter of Abu Umayyah, you asked about the two rak‘ahs after ‘Asr. The matter is that some people from ‘Abd al-Qays came to me, and because I was talking with them, I was unable to perform the two rak‘ahs after Dhuhr, so these are those same two rak‘ahs.