English translation
[1014] 156 - (452) It was narrated that Abû Saʿeed Al-Khudrî said: “We estimated how long the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ stood during Zuhr and ʿAṣr. We estimated that he stood during the first two Rakʿah of Zuhr for as long as it takes to recite “Alif-Lâm-Mîm. The revelation of the Book...”.[1] We estimated that he stood in the last two Rakʿah for half that time. We estimated that he stood during the first two Rak'ah of Aṣr for as long as he stood during the last two Rak'ah of Zuhr, and we estimated that he stood during the last two Rak'ah for half of that." Abū Bakr did not mention "Alif-Lām-Mīm. The revelation of the Book..." in his Hadīth, but he said: "As long as it takes to recite thirty Verses."
