It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah Al-Fatihah and two surahs in the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr and Asr prayers (i.e., in each rak'ah, Surah Al-Fatihah and one surah, as in Bukhari), and sometimes he would make us hear a verse, and he would recite longer in the first rak'ah.

Abu Asim (Dahhak bin Makhlad) reported, from Awza'i, who narrated from Yahya with his chain, a similar narration.

Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah narrated that his father (Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to him that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah Al-Fatihah and two other surahs in the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr prayer, and in the last two rak'ahs he would recite only Surah Al-Fatihah. Sometimes he would let us hear a verse, and he would make the first rak'ah longer and the second rak'ah not as long. Similarly, in the 'Asr prayer, and likewise in the Fajr prayer, he would recite at length.

Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting Surah al-Mursalat in the Maghrib prayer.

Hamad bin Jubair bin Mut'im narrated from his father that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) reciting Surah At-Tur in the Maghrib prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), then return and lead his own people (the people of his tribe) in prayer. One night, he came and recited Surah Al-Baqarah in the 'Isha prayer. So, a man from among the Ansar came and prayed (it is mentioned in Sahih Bukhari that he broke off from the prayer and prayed separately). Then it became known to him that Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) had spoken harshly to him, so he complained about him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him): "Are you a cause of tribulation? Are you a cause of tribulation? Are you a cause of tribulation?" ( «فاتنًا» said or «فتانًا» ). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered him to recite only two surahs from the middle-length surahs (Awsat al-Mufassal), that is: «﴿سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى﴾، ﴿وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا﴾، ﴿وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى﴾ كما فى البخاري» . Abu Muhammad Imam Darimi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We hold this view.

Ziyad bin ‘Ilaqah said: I heard my uncle say that I prayed the Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he recited «﴿وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ﴾» [ق: 10] in one rak‘ah. Shu‘bah said: I asked Ziyad again, and he said: I heard him reciting Surah Qaf.

Sayyiduna Qutbah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting «﴿وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ لَهَا طَلْعٌ نَضِيدٌ﴾» [ق: 10/50] in the first rak'ah of the Fajr prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting «‏‏‏‏﴿إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ﴾» ‏‏‏‏ in the Fajr prayer. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached this verse «﴿وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ﴾» , I began to wonder in my heart what is the meaning of «﴿وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ﴾» (when the night declines).

Abu Nu'aym narrated to us that Mu'sar narrated to us from Walid, and he from our master 'Amr bin Harith, may Allah be pleased with him, similar to this.