Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah رضي الله عنه reports that the people of Kufa complained about Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas رضي الله عنه to Sayyiduna Umar رضي الله عنه, saying: “He does not lead the prayer well.” When Sayyiduna Umar رضي الله عنه asked him, he replied: “I lead them in prayer just as the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم used to pray. In the first two rak’ahs, I make the standing (qiyam) long, and in the last two, I shorten it.” Sayyiduna Umar رضي الله عنه said: “Abu Ishaq! That is what I thought of you.”
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أبواب صفة الصلاة / 1601
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري: 755، 758، ومسلم: 453 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 1518 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 1518»