Sunan an-Nasa'i•Hadith 982•The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
Chapter
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
كتاب الافتتاح
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ { وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى } وَفِي الْعَصْرِ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ وَفِي الصُّبْحِ بِأَطْوَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ .
English Translation
It was narrated that Jabir bin Samurah said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite "By the night as it envelops" in Zuhr and something similar in 'Asr, and he would recite something longer than that in subh."
Book
Sunan an-Nasa'i
Hadith No.
982
Author
Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i