Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

10/106. Chapter:

To recite two Surah in one Rak'a and to recite the last verses of some Surah, or to elite the Surah in their reverse order, or to recite the beginning of a Surah

وَالْقِرَاءَةِ بِالْخَوَاتِيمِ، وَبِسُورَةٍ قَبْلَ سُورَةٍ، وَبِأَوَّلِ سُورَةٍ. وَيُذْكَرُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ قَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ فِي الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ ذِكْرُ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ أَوْ ذِكْرُ عِيسَى، أَخَذَتْهُ سَعْلَةٌ فَرَكَعَ. وَقَرَأَ عُمَرُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى بِمِائَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ آيَةً مِنَ الْبَقَرَةِ، وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِسُورَةٍ مِنَ الْمَثَانِي. وَقَرَأَ الأَحْنَفُ بِالْكَهْفِ فِي الأُولَى، وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِيُوسُفَ أَوْ يُونُسَ، وَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ الصُّبْحَ بِهِمَا. وَقَرَأَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ بِأَرْبَعِينَ آيَةً مِنَ الأَنْفَالِ، وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِسُورَةٍ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ. وَقَالَ قَتَادَةُ فِيمَنْ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ يُرَدِّدُ سُورَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ كُلٌّ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ.Narrated 'Abdullah bin As-Sa'ib: The Prophet ﷺ recited Surat Al-Mu’minun in the Fajr prayer and when he reached the story of Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) or 'Isa (Jesus), he got a cough and bowed. 'Umar recited 120 Verses from Surat Al-Baqarah in the first Rak'a and in the second Rak'a, he recited a Surah from the Mathani (Surah of less than 100 Verses). Ahnaf recited in the first Rak'a Surat Al-Kahf and in the second Rak'a Surat Yusuf (Joseph) or Surat Yunus (Jonah) and said that he had offered the Fajr prayer with 'Umar reciting the same Surah. Ibn Mas'ud recited 40 Verses from Surat Al-Anfal (in the first Rak'a) and in the second Rak'a, a Surah from the Mufassal Surah [the Surah starting from Qaf to the end of the Qur’an]. Qatada said about a person who recited one Surah divided between two Rak'as or repeated the same Surah in both Rak'as that he can do so as all those Verses are from Allah’s Book.

Sahih Bukhari : 775

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ قَرَأْتُ الْمُفَصَّلَ اللَّيْلَةَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ هَذًّا كَهَذِّ الشِّعْرِ لَقَدْ عَرَفْتُ النَّظَائِرَ الَّتِي كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرِنُ بَيْنَهُنَّ فَذَكَرَ عِشْرِينَ سُورَةً مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ سُورَتَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Wa'il: A man came to Ibn Mas`ud and said, "I recited the Mufassal (Suras) at night in one rak`a." Ibn Mas`ud said, "This recitation is (too quick) like the recitation of poetry. I know the identical Suras which the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite in pairs." Ibn Mas`ud then mentioned 20 Mufassal Suras including two Suras from the family of (i.e. those verses which begin with) Ha, Meem [??] (which the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite) in each rak`a.

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 775In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 170USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 742

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