300 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads people in prayer, let him keep it brief, for among them are the weak, the sick, and the elderly. But when one of you prays alone, let him prolong it as he wishes."
الأعظمي 2260SahihHudhayfah entered the mosque and saw a man praying near the doors of Kindah. The man was not completing his bowing or his prostration. When he finished, Hudhayfah said to him, "How long have you been praying like this?" The man replied,…
أحمد 23258SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads people in prayer, let him keep it brief, for among them are the weak, the sick, and the elderly. But when one of you prays alone, let him prolong it as much as he wishes."
أحمد 10306SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the people in prayer, let him keep it short, for among them are the elderly, the frail, and the sick. But when he prays alone, let him prolong his prayer as much as he wishes."
أحمد 8218SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no shortening in prayer, nor in the salutation."
أحمد 9936-9937SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the people in prayer, let him keep it brief, for among them are the weak, the sick, and the elderly. But when one of you prays alone, let him prolong it as much as he wishes."
البخاري 703SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you leads people in prayer, let him keep it brief, for among them are the weak, the sick, and the elderly. But when he prays alone, let him prolong it as much as he wishes."
أبو داود 794SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the people in prayer, let him make it brief, for among them are the sick, the weak, and the elderly. But when one of you prays alone, let him prolong it as much as he wishes."
النسائي 824SahihFrom Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, several hadiths were mentioned, among them that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the people in prayer, let him keep it short, for among them are the elderly and the weak. But…
مسلم 1047SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to keep it brief while still performing it completely, meaning he would shorten the prayer.
أحمد 13997SahihI said to Umar bin Khattab, "What do you think about people shortening the prayer when Allah Most High only said, *'If you fear that those who disbelieve may attack you'* [Nisa 4:101]? That time has now passed." Umar replied, "I wondered…
أبو داود 1199SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the people in prayer, let him keep it light, for among them are the weak, the sick, and the elderly. But when one of you prays alone, let him prolong it as much as he wishes."
مالك 309SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead us in the obligatory prayer without prolonging it or shortening it, keeping it moderate, and he used to delay the night prayer.
أحمد 20826SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the prayer, let him keep it brief, for behind him stand the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs. But when he prays alone, let him prolong it as much as he wishes."
أحمد 10522SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep the prayer brief, for among the worshippers are the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs."
أحمد 10099SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
الأعظمي 2264SahihAllah said, *"That you shorten the prayer if you fear that those who disbelieve may harm you"* [Nisa 4:101], yet the people are now safe. Umar replied, "I wondered about the same thing you wondered about, so I mentioned it to the Messenger…
الترمذي 3034SahihI saw Ammar bin Yasir enter the mosque and pray, and he made the prayer brief. When he came out, I went up to him and said, "Abu al-Yaqzan, you made the prayer very short." He replied, "Did you see me fall short in any of its essentials?" I…
أحمد 18894SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best prayer is the one with long standing."
مسلم 1768SahihI saw Abu Hurayrah pray a prayer in which he was brief, so I said to him, "Was the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ like this?" He replied, "Yes, and even briefer."
أحمد 10097DifficultHudhayfah saw a man praying, and the man performed the prayer too quickly without completing it properly. Hudhayfah asked him, "How long have you been praying like this?" The man replied, "For forty years." Hudhayfah said, "You have not…
النسائي 1313SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I begin the prayer intending to prolong it, but then I hear a child crying, so I shorten it, knowing how distressed his mother becomes at his crying." Musa narrated to us, Abban narrated to us, Qatada narrated to us,…
البخاري 710SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I begin the prayer intending to lengthen it, but then I hear a child crying, so I shorten my prayer, disliking to cause hardship to his mother." Bishr bin Bakr, Ibn Mubarak, and Baqiyyah corroborated this from Uzai.
البخاري 707SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I stand in prayer intending to prolong it, but then I hear a child crying, so I shorten it, disliking to cause hardship to his mother."
ابن ماجه 991SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to instruct us to keep the prayer brief, yet he himself would lead us in prayer reciting Surah as-Saffat.
أحمد 4796HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to instruct us to keep the prayer brief, yet he himself would lead us in prayer reciting Surah as-Saffat.
أحمد 6471HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I begin the prayer intending to lengthen it, but then I hear a child crying, so I shorten it, disliking to cause hardship to his mother."
أبو داود 789SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The best prayer is the one with the longest standing."
الأعظمي 2726SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
أحمد 11990SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
البخاري 706SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
ابن ماجه 985SahihThe Prophet ﷺ heard the cry of a child during the prayer, so he shortened it.
الأعظمي 2279HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to instruct us to keep the prayer brief, yet he would lead us in prayer reciting Surah as-Saffat.
الأعظمي 2269HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Uthman, lead your people in prayer. Whoever leads people in prayer should make it brief, for among them are the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs. When you pray on your own, pray however…
أحمد 16276SahihThey sent me to Zayd bin Khalid to ask him about passing in front of someone who is praying. He informed me that the Prophet ﷺ said, "For a person to stand for forty is better for him than to pass in front of him." Sufyan said, "I do not…
ابن ماجه 944SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "A man may finish his prayer and have only a tenth of it recorded for him, or a ninth, an eighth, a seventh, a sixth, a fifth, a fourth, a third, or a half."
الأعظمي 15686HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I begin the prayer intending to prolong it, but then I hear a child crying, so I shorten my prayer, not wishing to cause hardship to his mother."
أحمد 22602SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you lead people in prayer, keep it brief, for among them are the elderly, the weak, and the young."
أحمد 10938SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most considerate of people in keeping the prayer brief.
أحمد 14623HasanMy father had stopped praying with us. I asked him, "Why don't you pray with us?" He replied, "You shorten the prayer too much." I said, "But what about the saying of the Prophet ﷺ, 'Among you are the weak, the elderly, and those with…
الأعظمي 2273HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to instruct us to keep the prayer brief, yet he himself would lead us in prayer reciting Surah as-Saffat.
النسائي 827SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "There is to be no diminishment in prayer or in the greeting of peace." Ahmad said, "What I understand by this is that you should not give the greeting of peace during prayer, nor should anyone give it to you, and that a…
الأعظمي 2596SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "A man may finish his prayer and have only a tenth of it recorded for him, or a ninth, an eighth, a seventh, a sixth, a fifth, a fourth, a third, or a half."
الأعظمي 2394HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said in a long hadith, "Allah has commanded you to pray, so when you pray do not turn your faces away, for Allah sets His face directly toward the face of His servant during his prayer as long as he does not turn away."
الأعظمي 2605SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When you lead people in prayer, keep it short, for among them are the elderly, the weak, and the young." In another narration, it is reported from Abu Walid Amr bin Khidash.
أحمد 9104SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was among the briefest of people in his prayer, yet he completed it perfectly.
أحمد 12842SahihWe visited Abu Waqid al-Bakri, and Ibn Bakr said al-Badri, during the illness in which he died. I heard him say, "The Prophet ﷺ was the briefest of people in leading others in prayer, and the longest of people in prayer when praying alone."
الأعظمي 2270HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I begin the prayer intending to make it long, then I hear a child crying and shorten it, knowing how deeply his mother feels for him."
مسلم 1056SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I stand up to pray intending to prolong the prayer, but then I hear a child crying, so I shorten my prayer, disliking to cause hardship to his mother."
البخاري 868SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Lead your people in prayer, and when you do, keep the prayer brief, for among those standing behind you will be the young, the old, the weak, the sick, and those with pressing needs."
أحمد 16275SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was among the briefest of people in his prayer, yet he completed it perfectly.
أحمد 12734SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal, leave a breathing space between your adhan and your iqamah, enough for someone eating to finish his meal unhurried, and for someone making wudu to relieve himself without haste."
أحمد 21286DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was among the briefest of people in his prayer, yet he completed it perfectly.
أحمد 13965SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I sometimes stand in prayer intending to prolong it, but then I hear a child crying, so I shorten my prayer, not wishing to cause hardship to his mother."
الأعظمي 2277SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
مسلم 1052SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads people in prayer, let him keep it brief, for among the people are the weak, the sick, and those with pressing needs."
مسلم 1048SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep the prayer brief, for behind you stand the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs."
الأعظمي 2272SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you lead people in prayer, keep it brief, for among you are the elderly, the weak, and the young."
أحمد 7474SahihThe Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "I begin the prayer intending to prolong it, but then I hear a child crying, so I shorten my prayer, knowing how distressed his mother becomes at his crying."
أحمد 12067SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep the prayer brief, for behind you stand the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs."
الأعظمي 2274Sahih