Jami` at-Tirmidhi 307

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Ahmad ibn Mani narrated to us: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us: Hammad ibn Salamah informed us, from Simak ibn Harb, from Jabir ibn Samurah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite in the noon and afternoon prayers al-Samaa dhat al-Buruj (By the sky containing constellations), al-Samaa wa al-Tariq (By the sky and the night visitor), and similar surahs. There are reports on this topic from Khabbab, Abu Said, Abu Qatadah, Zayd ibn Thabit, and al-Bara ibn Azib. Abu Isa said: The hadith of Jabir ibn Samurah is hasan. It is reported that the Prophet recited in the noon prayer a passage about the length of Tanzil al-Sajdah; that he recited about thirty verses in its first unit and fifteen in the second; and that Umar wrote to Abu Musa telling him to recite the middle surahs of al-Mufassal in the noon prayer. Some scholars held that recitation in the afternoon prayer should be like that in the sunset prayer, using the shorter surahs of al-Mufassal. Ibrahim al-Nakhai is reported to have said that the afternoon and sunset prayers are equal in their recitation. Ibrahim also said that the recitation in the noon prayer is four times as long as that in the afternoon prayer.