The Prophet's Prayer From The beginning To The End As Though ...

They could tell when he was reciting quietly from the movement of his beard 173 , and because he
would let them hear an aayah or so sometimes 174 .
He also recited loudly in Friday prayer and the two 'Eid prayers 175 , in the prayer for rain 176 , and in
the eclipse prayer 177 .
Quiet and Loud Recitation in the Night Prayer (Tahajjud) 178
As for night prayer, he would sometimes recite quietly and sometimes loudly 179 , and "he used to
recite in his house such that he could be heard in the courtyard." 180 "Occasionally he would raise his
voice more than that until someone lying in bed could hear him" 181 (i.e. from outside the courtyard).
He ordered Abu Bakr and 'Umar (Allaah be pleased with them) likewise, when:
"he came out at night to find Abu Bakr (Allaah be pleased with him) praying in a low voice, and he
passed by 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (Allaah be pleased with him) who was praying in a loud voice.
Later, when they gathered around the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: O Abu Bakr, I
passed by you and you were praying in a low voice He said: "I let Him whom I was consulting hear,
O Messenger of Allaah." He said to 'Umar: I passed by you and you were praying raising your voice
So he said: "O Messenger of Allaah, I repel drowsiness and keep the devil away." The Prophet
(sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: O Abu Bakr, raise your voice a little bit and to 'Umar: lower your
voice a little bit. 182
He used to say: The one who recites the Qur'aan loudly is like the one who gives charity loudly, and
the one who recites the Qur'aan quietly is like the one who gives charity quietly. 183
What he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to Recite in the Different Prayers
As for which soorahs and aayaat he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to recite in prayer, this varied
according to the different prayers. The details now follow, beginning with the first of the five
prayers: 1 - Fajr Prayer He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to recite the longer mufassal 184
surahs 185 , hence "he (sometimes) recited al-Waaqi'ah (56:96) and similar surahs in two rak'ahs" 186 .
He recited from soorah at-Toor (52:49) during the Farewell Pilgrimage. 187
Sometimes "he would recite soorah Qaaf (50:45) or similar [in the first rak'ah]." 188
Sometimes "he would recite the shorter mufassal surahs, such as "When the sun is folded up" (at-
Takweer 81:29)." 189
Once, he recited "When the Earth is shaken" (Zilzaal 99:8) in both rak'ahs, so that the narrator said, "I
do not know whether the Messenger of Allaah forgot or recited it on purpose." 190
Once, on a journey, he recited "Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Daybreak" (Falaq 113:5) and
"Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of Mankind" (Naas 114:6). 191 He also said to 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir
(may Allaah be pleased with him): Recite the mu'awwadhatain 192 in your prayer, for no seeker of
refuge has sought refuge by means of anything like them. 193
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