Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My father said, "The Prophet used to prolong the first Rak'a of the Zuhr prayer and shorten the second one and used to do the same in the Fajr prayer."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 12: Characteristics of Prayer, Hadith #746
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: My father said, "The Prophet used to prolong the first Rak'a of the Zuhr prayer and shorten the second one and used to do the same in the Fajr prayer."
This hadith is from the book of Characteristics of Prayer in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 746 in book 12 of volume 1.
This hadith is referenced in the following topics: How to Pray.
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