English translation

Abu Qatada said that in the first two <i>rak'as</i> of the noon prayer the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite <i>Umm al-Kitab</i> and two <i>suras</i>, and in the last two <i>rak'as</i> <i>Umm al-Kitab</i>, and he would sometimes recite loud enough for them to hear the verse. He would prolong the first <i>rak'a</i> more than the second; and he acted similarly in the afternoon and the Morning Prayer. (Bukhari and Muslim.)