Hadith 169

Sahih Bukhari

Book 10: Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Chapter 106

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

باب الْجَمْعِ بَيْنَ السُّورَتَيْنِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ

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.
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.
Sahih al-Bukhari 774b
وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يَؤُمُّهُمْ فِي مَسْجِدِ قُبَاءٍ، وَكَانَ كُلَّمَا افْتَتَحَ سُورَةً يَقْرَأُ بِهَا لَهُمْ فِي الصَّلاَةِ مِمَّا يَقْرَأُ بِهِ افْتَتَحَ بِ ـ ‏{‏قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ‏}‏ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْهَا، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةً أُخْرَى مَعَهَا، وَكَانَ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ، فَكَلَّمَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ تَفْتَتِحُ بِهَذِهِ السُّورَةِ، ثُمَّ لاَ تَرَى أَنَّهَا تُجْزِئُكَ حَتَّى تَقْرَأَ بِأُخْرَى، فَإِمَّا أَنْ تَقْرَأَ بِهَا وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَدَعَهَا وَتَقْرَأَ بِأُخْرَى‏.‏ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِتَارِكِهَا، إِنْ أَحْبَبْتُمْ أَنْ أَؤُمَّكُمْ بِذَلِكَ فَعَلْتُ، وَإِنْ كَرِهْتُمْ تَرَكْتُكُمْ‏.‏ وَكَانُوا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُ مِنْ أَفْضَلِهِمْ، وَكَرِهُوا أَنْ يَؤُمَّهُمْ غَيْرُهُ، فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخْبَرُوهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا فُلاَنُ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ مَا يَأْمُرُكَ بِهِ أَصْحَابُكَ وَمَا يَحْمِلُكَ عَلَى لُزُومِ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّهَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ حُبُّكَ إِيَّاهَا أَدْخَلَكَ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"‏‏.‏
Anas said:

One of the Ansar used to lead the Ansar in Salat in the Quba' mosque and it was his habit to recite Qul Huwal-lahu Ahad whenever he wanted to recite something in Salat. When he finished that Surah, he would recite another one with it. He followed the same procedure in each Rak'a. His companions discussed this with him and said, "You recite this Surah and do not consider it sufficient and then you recite another. So would you recite it alone or leave it and recite some other." He said, "I will never leave it and if you want me to be your Imam on this condition then it is all right ; otherwise I will leave you." They knew that he was the best amongst them and they did not like someone else to lead them in Salat. When the Prophet (ﷺ) went to them as usual, they informed him about it. The Prophet (ﷺ) addressed him and said, "O so-and-so, what forbids you from doing what your companions ask you to do ? Why do you read this Surah particularly in every Rak'a ?" He repiled, "I love this Surah." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Your love for this Surah will make you enter Paradise."