الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجماعةChapters on Congregational Prayer
بَابُ تَخْفِيفِ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالنَّاسِ مَعَ إِتْمَامِهَا
Chapter on the Prophet's lightening the prayer for the people while completing it
Hadith 2558
عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَتَمِّ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً وَأَوْجَزِهِ
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was the one who perfected the prayer most among the people and was also the one who lightened it the most.
Hadith 2559
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَخَفِّ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً فِي تَمَامٍ
(Second chain of narration) Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was the one who lightened the prayer the most among the people, but his prayer was also complete.
Hadith 2560
عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: مَا صَلَّيْتُ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةً أَخَفَّ مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي تِمَامِ رُكُوعٍ وَسُجُودٍ
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: After the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I have not prayed behind anyone who completed the bowing and prostration while also making the prayer lighter (shorter) than him.
Hadith 2561
عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((إِنِّي لَأَدْخُلُ الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُطِيلَهَا فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ صَبِيٍّ فَأَتَجَاوَزُ فِي صَلَاتِي مِمَّا أَعْلَمُ مِنْ شِدَّةِ وَجْدِ أُمِّهِ مِنْ بُكَائِهِ))
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, I enter into prayer intending to prolong it, but when I hear the cry of a child, I shorten it, because I know that his mother will be greatly distressed by his crying.
Hadith 2562
(وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَحْوُهُ)
Sayyiduna Abi Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrates a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
Hadith 2563
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ وَابْنُ بَكْرٍ أَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ سَرْجِسَ قَالَ: عُدْنَا أَبَا وَاقِدٍ الْبَكْرِيَّ وَقَالَ ابْنُ بَكْرٍ الْبَدْرِيَّ، وَفِي رِوَايَةِ اللَّيْثِيِّ وَفِي أُخْرَى الْكِنْدِيَّ، فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ، فَسَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَفَّ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً عَلَى النَّاسِ وَأَطْوَلَ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً لِنَفْسِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) once performed the Fajr prayer in a shortened manner. (When he finished,) someone said: O Messenger of Allah! Why did you shorten the prayer so much today? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: I heard the sound of a child crying, and I thought that his mother might be praying with us, so I wanted to finish quickly for the sake of the child’s mother.
Hadith 2564
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَوْتَ صَبِيٍّ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَخَفَّفَ الصَّلَاةَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that (one day) the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the sound of a child (crying) during the prayer, so he shortened the prayer because of this.
Hadith 2565
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: مَا رَأَيْتُ إِمَامًا أَشْبَهَ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ إِمَامِكُمْ هَٰذَا لِعُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، وَهُوَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ، وَكَانَ عُمَرُ لَا يُطِيلُ الْقِرَاءَةَ
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I found your Imam to be the most similar to the prayer of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said this regarding Umar bin Abdul Aziz, who was in Madinah Munawwarah at that time, and he did not recite long (in prayer).
Hadith 2566
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي بِنَا الصَّلَاةَ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ وَلَا يُطِيلُ فِيهَا وَلَا يُخَفِّفُ، وَسَطًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ، وَكَانَ يُؤَخِّرُ الْعَتَمَةَ
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lead us in the obligatory prayers; he (peace and blessings be upon him) would neither make them lengthy nor very short, but would keep them moderate. He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to delay the ‘Isha prayer.
Hadith 2567
(وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا) قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ قَعَدَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ، قَالَ: وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ بِـ {قٓ وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ} وَكَانَتْ صَلَاتُهُ بَعْدُ تَخْفِيفًا
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would lead the Fajr prayer, he would remain seated on his prayer mat until sunrise. In the Fajr prayer, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite Surah Qaf, and after that, his prayer would be brief.
Hadith 2568
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ وَابْنُ بَكْرٍ أَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ سَرْجِسَ قَالَ: عُدْنَا أَبَا وَاقِدٍ الْبَكْرِيَّ وَقَالَ ابْنُ بَكْرٍ الْبَدْرِيَّ، وَفِي رِوَايَةِ اللَّيْثِيِّ وَفِي أُخْرَى الْكِنْدِيَّ، فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ، فَسَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَفَّ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً عَلَى النَّاسِ وَأَطْوَلَ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً لِنَفْسِهِ
Nafi’ bin Sarjas says: We visited Sayyiduna Abu Waqid Bakri or Badri or Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him) during his final illness. He said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most considerate in lightening the prayer for the people, but he would make his own solitary prayer the longest.
Hadith 2569
عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ أُصَلِّ خَلْفَ إِمَامٍ كَانَ أَوْجَزَ مِنْهُ صَلَاةً فِي تَمَامِ الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ
Sayyiduna Malik bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I participated in a battle with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I have not prayed behind any imam who shortened the prayer more than him, while his bowing and prostration were also complete.
Hadith 2570
عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ يَعْنِي عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالتَّخْفِيفِ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيُؤُمُّنَا بِالصَّافَّاتِ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to command us to shorten the prayer, and he himself would lead us in prayer by reciting Surah As-Saffat.
Hadith 2571
عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تَجَاوَزَ فِيهَا، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: هَكَذَا كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ وَأَوْجَزَ
Abu Khalid says: I saw Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) lead the prayer and he made it quite brief. I said to him: Was the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also like this? He said: Yes, rather it used to be even shorter than this.
Hadith 2572
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: أَهَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي لَكُمْ؟ قَالَ: وَمَا أَنْكَرْتَ مِنْ صَلَاتِي؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَرَدْتُّ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ وَأَوْجَزَ، قَالَ: وَكَانَ قِيَامُهُ قَدْرَ مَا يَنْزِلُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ مِنَ الْمَنَارَةِ وَيَصِلُ إِلَى الصَّفِّ
(Second chain of narration) His father says: I said to Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him: Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, use to lead you in prayer like this? He asked: What have you found objectionable in my prayer? I said: I want to ask you about this (shortening). He said: Yes, and it used to be even shorter than this. (Consider that) the duration of the standing (qiyam) of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was as long as it would take the muezzin to descend from the minaret and join the row.
Hadith 2573
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَالِثٍ) عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنْ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ نَحْوًا مِنْ صَلَاةِ قَيْسٍ وَكَانَ قَيْسٌ لَا يُطَوِّلُ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ وَأَوْجَزُ
(The third chain) His father Abu Khalid says: Indeed, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to lead them in prayer in Madinah in the same manner as Qais used to pray, while Qais did not prolong the prayer. So I asked: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pray like this? Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Yes, rather, his prayer used to be even shorter than this.
Hadith 2574
عَنْ حَيَّانَ (يَعْنِي الْبَارِقِيَّ) قَالَ: قِيلَ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: إِنَّ إِمَامَنَا يُطِيلُ الصَّلَاةَ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: رَكْعَتَانِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَفُّ أَوْ مِثْلُ رَكْعَةٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ هَٰذَا
Someone said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him: "Our imam leads a long prayer." He replied: "The two rak'ahs of the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, were equal to one rak'ah of this imam, or even lighter than that."
