\nNarrated Qatada:\n \n\nAnas was asked, "How was the recitation (of the Qur'an) of the Prophet?' He replied, "It was \ncharacterized by the prolongation of certain sounds." He then recited: In the Name of Allah, the Most \nBeneficent, the Most Merciful prolonging the pronunciation of 'In the Name of Allah, 'the most \nBeneficent,' and 'the Most Merciful.\n

\nNarrated Qatada:\n \n\nAnas was asked, "How was the recitation (of the Qur'an) of the Prophet?' He replied, "It was \ncharacterized by the prolongation of certain sounds." He then recited: In the Name of Allah, the Most \nBeneficent, the Most Merciful prolonging the pronunciation of 'In the Name of Allah, 'the most \nBeneficent,' and 'the Most Merciful.\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ فَقَالَ كَانَتْ مَدًّا‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، يَمُدُّ بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَيَمُدُّ بِالرَّحْمَنِ، وَيَمُدُّ بِالرَّحِيمِ‏.‏