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

of Mankind" (Naas 114:6). 269 Once, "he recited a hundred aayaat from soorah an-Nisaa' (4:176) in the
third rak'ah." 270
As for the two rak'ahs after witr 271 , he used to recite "When the earth is shaken " (Zilzaal 99:8) and
"Say: O you who disbelieve" (Kaafiroon 109:6) in them. 272
8- Friday Prayer
He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would sometimes recite soorah al-Jumu'ah (62:11) in the first rak'ah
and "When the hypocrites come to you" (Munaafiqoon 63:11) 273 in the second, sometimes reciting
"Has the story reached you of the Overwhelming" (Ghaashiyah 88:26) instead of the latter. 274 Or
sometimes "he would recite "Glorify the Name of your Lord Most High" (A'laa 87:19) in the first
rak'ah and "Has the story reached you" (Ghaashiyah 88:26) in the second." 275
9-'Eid Prayer
"He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would (sometimes) recite "Glorify the Name of your Lord Most
High" (A'laa 87:19) in the first rak'ah and "Has the story reached you" (Ghaashiyah 88:26) in the
second." 276 Or sometimes "he would recite in them "Qaaaaf. By the Glorious Qur'aan." (Qaaf 50:45)
and "The Hour has drawn near" (Qamar 54:55)." 277
10- Funeral Prayer
"The Sunnah is to recite al-Faatihah 278 [and another soorah] in it." 279 Also, "he would be silent for a
while, after the first takbeer." 280
Tarteel (Recitation in slow, rhythmic tones), & Making the Voice Beautiful when Reciting
He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to recite the Qur'aan in slow, measured rythmic tones as
Allaah had instructed him, not racing or hurrying; rather, his was "a recitation clearly- distinguishing
each letter" 1 , so much so that "he would recite a soorah in such slow rhythmic tones that it would be
longer than would seem possible." 2
He also used to say: It will be said to the reciter of the Qur'aan (on the Day of Judgment), 'Recite and
ascend; recite slowly and rhythmically as you used to do in the previous world; your place will be at
the last aayah you recite. 3
He "used to prolong his recitation (at a letter which can be prolonged), such as at bismil-laah, at arrahmaan,
and at ar- raheem" 4 , and at "nadeed" (Qaaf 50:10) 5 & their like.
He used to stop at the end of an aayah, as has already been explained. 6
Sometimes "he would recite in an attractive vibrating tone 7 , as he did on the Day of the Conquest of
Makkah, when, while on his she-camel, he recited soorah al-Fath (48:29) [very softly] 8 , and
'Abdullaah ibn Mughaffal narrated this attractive tone thus : aaa." 9
He used to command making one's voice beautiful when reciting the Qur'aan, saying
Beautify the Qur'aan with your voices [for a fine voice increases the Qur'aan in beauty] 10 and
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