300 hadith
The 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 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 2260SahihThe 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, "When you lead people in prayer, keep it brief, for among you are the elderly, the weak, and the young."
أحمد 7474SahihThe 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 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 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 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 16276SahihThe last instruction the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave me was, "When you lead people in prayer, keep it brief."
أحمد 16277SahihThe last instruction the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave me was, "When you lead people in prayer, keep it brief."
مسلم 1051SahihFrom 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 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, he should keep it brief, for among them are the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs."
أحمد 7667SahihThe 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 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, "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 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 824SahihThe last thing the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me was, "When you lead people in prayer, keep it brief."
ابن ماجه 988SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
الأعظمي 2264SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the people in prayer, let him keep it brief, for among them are the young, the old, the weak, and the sick. But when he prays alone, let him pray however he wishes."
الترمذي 236SahihThe 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 Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the people in prayer, let him keep it brief, for among them are the young, the old, the weak, and the sick. But when he prays alone, let him pray however he wishes."
مسلم 1046SahihThe 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 6471HasanI 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 10097DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ would keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
البخاري 706SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to keep it brief while still performing it completely, meaning he would shorten the prayer.
أحمد 13997SahihThe 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 Prophet ﷺ would keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
أحمد 11990SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
ابن ماجه 985SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to keep sermons short.
أبو داود 1106HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep the prayer brief, for behind you stand the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs."
الأعظمي 2274SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to keep the prayer brief while still performing it completely.
مسلم 1052SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you leads people in prayer, let him keep it brief, for among them are the sick, the elderly, and those with pressing needs."
أبو داود 795SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Be brief in the prayer, for behind you are the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs." He said, Ibrahim al-Taymi also narrated to us the same from Harith bin Suwayd, from Abdullah. He said, Ibrahim…
أحمد 10793SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most considerate of people in keeping the prayer brief.
أحمد 14623HasanThe last instruction the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave him before parting was, "When you lead people in prayer, keep it brief." He even specified for me, "Recite Surah *Iqra bismi rabbika alladhi khalaq*."
أحمد 17914SahihThe 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 used to instruct us to keep the prayer brief, yet he himself would lead us in prayer reciting Surah as-Saffat.
النسائي 827SahihThe 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 instruct us to keep the prayer brief, yet he would lead us in prayer reciting Surah as-Saffat.
الأعظمي 2269HasanI 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 1199SahihI 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 18894SahihAmmar performed a prayer and made it brief. He was asked about it, or it was said to him, and he replied, "I did not omit anything from the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
أحمد 18324SahihA man said, "Messenger of Allah, I can hardly catch the prayer because of how long so-and-so makes it for us." I have never seen the Prophet ﷺ more angry in a sermon than he was that day. He said, "People, you are driving others away.…
البخاري 90SahihThe 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, "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 21286DaifHudhayfah 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 was among the briefest of people in his prayer, yet he completed it perfectly.
أحمد 12842SahihThe last instruction the Prophet ﷺ gave me was, "Keep your prayer brief, and gauge the people by the weakest among them, for among them are the young, the old, the frail, and the one with a pressing need."
أحمد 17910SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was among the briefest of people in his prayer, yet he completed it perfectly.
أحمد 12734SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was among the briefest of people in his prayer, yet he completed it perfectly.
أحمد 13965SahihHudhayfah 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ was among the briefest of people in his prayer, yet he completed it perfectly.
الترمذي 237SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no shortening in prayer, nor in the salutation."
أحمد 9936-9937SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, so-and-so prolongs the prayer with us so much that I hold back from joining." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became angrier in giving an admonition than I had ever seen him before, then…
أحمد 17077SahihThe 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 710SahihMy 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 2273HasanI never prayed behind any imam whose prayer was lighter or more complete than that of the Prophet ﷺ. If he heard a child crying, he would shorten the prayer out of concern that the child's mother might be distressed.
البخاري 708SahihThe last instruction the Prophet ﷺ gave me when he appointed me over Taif was when he said to me, "Uthman, keep the prayer brief and gauge the people by their weakest, for among them are the elderly, the young, the sick, those who have come…
ابن ماجه 987SahihAllah 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 3034Sahih