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