Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: Mu’adh ibn Jabal used to pray with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Then, he returned to his people and led them in prayer. Mu’adh prayed the evening prayer and recited Surat al-Baqarah, until a man left the prayer and Mu’adh was critical of him. The news reached the …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: I never prayed behind an Imam who prayed so lightly, yet so perfectly as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. He would hear a child crying and lighten the prayer, fearing it would put his mother to trial. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 676 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If one of you leads people in prayer, let him lighten it as among them are the weak, sick, and elderly. If one of you prays by himself, let him pray for as long as he wishes.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 671 …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would pray at night, two by two, and make it odd with one cycle. The Prophet would pray two cycles before the morning prayer, so lightly as if the call to prayer were in his ears. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 995, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 749 Grade: …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I might begin the prayer and I intend to prolong it, but then I hear the crying of an infant. I will shorten the prayer as I know his crying will distress his mother.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 710, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 470 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi …
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Abu Mas’ud reported: A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, I am late to prayer today because such a person makes it too long for us.” I never saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, as angry in his preaching as he was on that day. The Prophet said, “Verily, some …
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Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would sometimes perform two cycles of prayer before the dawn prayer so lightly that I would say to myself, “Did he recite Surat al-Fatihah?” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1165, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 724 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim Al-Qurtubi said, “It does not …
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