(Second chain of narration) He said: I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and I heard him reciting these verses: {لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ۔ الْجَوَارِ الْکُنَّسِ}

Sayyiduna Qutbah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting this verse in the Fajr prayer: {وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ}.

Umm Hisham bint Harithah bin Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I did not memorize Surah Qaf except while standing behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite it in the Fajr prayer.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to be moderate, and the prayer of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was also like that, until Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and he lengthened the standing (qiyam) in the Fajr prayer.

Simak bin Harb says: I asked Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) about the prayer of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lighten (the prayer) and did not pray like the people of today. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah Qaf and similar surahs in the Fajr prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The prayers that you perform today, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to perform prayers in the same manner, except that he would lighten them; his (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer was lighter compared to your prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah Al-Waqi'ah and similar surahs in the Fajr prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Barzah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite sixty to one hundred verses in the Fajr prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah As-Sajdah and Surah Ad-Dahr in the Fajr prayer on Friday, and Surah Al-Jumu'ah and Surah Al-Munafiqun in the Friday (Jumu'ah) prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, he says: I offered prayer behind the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, three times, and he, peace and blessings be upon him, recited Surah As-Sajdah in the obligatory prayers.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) would recite, he would keep his voice low; Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would recite in a loud voice, and Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him), when he would recite, would read some from this surah and some from that surah. When this was reported to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): Why do you recite quietly? He said: I am presenting to the One with whom I am whispering. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): Why do you recite in a loud voice? He said: I frighten the devil and awaken the one who is sleeping lightly. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him): You recite some from this surah and some from that surah, why do you do so? He said: Have you ever heard me include in this Qur’an any speech that is not from it? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No. He said: Then all the speech is good, (so I recite from wherever I wish, as needed).