“The Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
used to make his prayer brief but perfect.”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 5, Hadith 183
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“A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! I stay behind and do not perform the morning prayer (in congregation) because of so-and-so, for he makes it too long for us.’ I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) preaching with such anger as he did that day. He said; ‘O people! There are among you those who repel others. Whoever among you leads others in prayer, let him keep it short, for among them are those who are weak and elderly, and those who have pressing needs.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 5, Hadith 182 Next Hadith → “Mu’adh bin Jabal Al-Ansari led his companions in the ‘Isha’ prayer and he made it long. A man among us went away and prayed by himself. Mu’adh was told about that and he said: ‘He is a hypocrite.’ When the man heard about that, he went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and told him what Mu’adh had said to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Do you want to be a cause of Fitnah (trial, tribulation), O Mu’adh? When you lead the people in prayer, recite “By the sun and its brightness,” and “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High,” and “By the night as it envelopes,” and “Recite in the Name of your Lord.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 5, Hadith 184
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 5, Hadith 182 Next Hadith → “Mu’adh bin Jabal Al-Ansari led his companions in the ‘Isha’ prayer and he made it long. A man among us went away and prayed by himself. Mu’adh was told about that and he said: ‘He is a hypocrite.’ When the man heard about that, he went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and told him what Mu’adh had said to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Do you want to be a cause of Fitnah (trial, tribulation), O Mu’adh? When you lead the people in prayer, recite “By the sun and its brightness,” and “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High,” and “By the night as it envelopes,” and “Recite in the Name of your Lord.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 5, Hadith 184