We used to estimate the time that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings …

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Hadith text: We used to estimate the time that the Messenger of Alla…

عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال: «كنا نَحْزِرُ قيام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في الظهر والعصر فَحَزَرْنَا قيامه في الركعتين الأُولَيَيْنِ من الظهر قَدْرَ قراءة الم تنزيل السجدة وَحَزَرْنَا قيامه في الأُخْرَيَيْنِ قدر النصف من ذلك، وَحَزَرْنَا قيامه في الركعتين الأوليين من العصر على قدر قيامه في الأُخْرَيَيْنِ من الظهر وفي الأخريين من العصر على النصف من ذلك» ولم يذكر أبو بكر في روايته: الم تنزيل وقال: قدر ثلاثين آية.

Explanation of the hadith: We used to estimate the time that the Messenger of Alla…

This noble Hadīth clarifies the duration of standing in the Zhuhr and ‘Asr prayers. The duration of standing in the first two Rak‘ahs of the Zhuhr prayer is equal to the duration of reciting thirty verses; the time taken to recite Sūrat As-Sajdah, and the last two Rak‘ahs take about half that time; the time taken to recite fifteen verses. The ‘Asr prayer is shorter than the Zhuhr prayer, as the first two Rak‘ahs last long enough to recite fifteen verses and the last two Rak‘ahs take half that time; the time taken to recite seven to eight verses.

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