المنتقى ابن الجارود
Al-Muntaqa Ibn al-Jarud
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
باب تخفيف الصلاة بالناسShortening prayer for the people
Hadith 327
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُقْرِئِ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ مُعَاذٌ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيَؤُمُّنَا ، فَأَخَّرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّلاةَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ ، فَجَاءَ مُعَاذٌ فَقَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ تَأَخَّرَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ خَرَجَ ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغُوا ، قَالُوا : يَا فُلانُ نَافَقْتَ ؟ قَالَ : لا ، وَلَكِنِّي سَآتِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُخْبِرُهُ ، قَالَ : فَجَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ مُعَاذًا كَانَ يُصَلِّي مَعَكَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيَؤُمُّنَا ، وَإِنَّكَ أَخَّرْتَ الصَّلاةَ الْبَارِحَةَ ، فَجَاءَ فَقَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ تَنَحَّيْتُ فَصَلَّيْتُ ، وَإِنَّمَا نَحْنُ أَصْحَابُ نَوَاضِحَ وَعُمَّالُ أَيْدِينَا ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ ، اقْرَأْ بِسُورَةِ كَذَا وَسُورَةِ كَذَا " ، قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ : عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، " اقْرَأْ بِسُورَةِ سَبَّحَ وَ هَلْ أَتَاكَ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى ، وَنَحْوِهَا " .
Sayyiduna Jabir narrates that Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) used to perform the 'Isha prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), then return and lead us in prayer. One night, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) delayed the prayer, so Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came and began reciting Surah Al-Baqarah. Seeing this, a man left the congregation, performed his prayer separately, and departed. When the people finished the prayer, they said to him: O so-and-so! You have become a hypocrite. He replied: I have not become a hypocrite, but I will go and inform the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). So he went to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) performs the prayer with you, then returns and leads us in prayer. Last night, you delayed the prayer, so he came and began reciting Surah Al-Baqarah. When I saw this, I prayed separately, because we irrigate with camels and work hard with our hands. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said (to Mu'adh): Are you putting people to trial? Recite such-and-such surahs. In the narration of Abu Az-Zubair, it is mentioned: Recite Surah Al-A'la, Surah Al-Ghashiyah, and Surah Al-Lail, etc.
