Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 743 – Volume 1, Book 12

English

Volume 1, Book 12, Number 743:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:
My father said, "The Prophet uses to recite Al-Fatiha followed by another Sura in the first two
Rakat of the prayer and used to recite only Al-Fatiha in the last two Rakat of the Zuhr prayer. Some –
times a verse or so was audible and he used to prolong the first Rak'a more than the second and used
to do the same in the 'Asr and Fajr prayers."