Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: `Aisha said (to me), "Don't you wonder at Abu so-and-so who came and sat by my dwelling and started relating the traditions of Allah's Apostle intending to let me hear that, while I was performing an optional prayer. He left before I finished my optional prayer. Had I found him still there. I would have said to him, 'Allah's Apostle never talked so quickly and vaguely as you do.' "
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Aisha (radi Allahu anha) objected to Abu Hurairah’s (radi Allahu anhu) rapid speech and hastiness of tongue, indicating that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to speak very slowly and deliberately, to the extent that a listener could count his words.
Thus, it is implied that one should also speak and recite the Qur’an and Hadith in a slow and deliberate manner.
However, this restriction cannot be applied in a large gathering or during a sermon, because it is established from authentic ahadith that when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would speak about tawhid (the oneness of Allah) or warn of Allah’s punishment, his voice would become very loud and his anger would intensify, and so on.
To conclude from this that Aisha (radi Allahu anha) objected to Abu Hurairah’s (radi Allahu anhu) narration of hadith is absolutely false, and falls under “interpreting a statement in a way that the speaker himself would not approve of” (tawjih al-qawl bima la yardha bihi al-qa’il), meaning to interpret someone’s statement in a manner that was never intended by the speaker.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3568
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
The person whom Aisha radi Allahu anha criticized was Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu; thus, in the narration of Isma‘ili, it is explicitly stated that Aisha radi Allahu anha said:
“Are you not amazed at Abu Hurairah’s radi Allahu anhu manner of speaking?”
(Fath al-Bari: 6/707)
Aisha radi Allahu anha objected to Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu’s forcefulness in narrating hadith, but as a result of the supplication of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu’s memory was extremely strong, and for this reason, he would narrate hadith quickly, even though the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would speak very slowly so that the listener could count his words. However, in a large gathering or while delivering a sermon, this restriction cannot be applied, because it is established from authentic hadith that when the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would address (the people), his voice would become loud.
Aisha radi Allahu anha did not object to Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu’s narration of hadith itself.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3568
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) making supplication (dua) for those who brought zakat was in compliance with Allah Almighty’s command:
﴿وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ صَلاتَكَ سَكَنٌ لَهُمْ﴾ (),
because receiving supplication brings a kind of tranquility and reassurance to a person.
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) could offer supplication for someone using the word "salat" (prayer), but for us, it is not appropriate to use the words "salat" and "salam" separately and independently for anyone other than the Prophets (alayhim as-salam).
This is because the Rafidah (Shia) give the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt the status of Prophets and send "salat" and "salam" upon them as well. Therefore, using these words leads to resemblance with these people of deviant beliefs, which must be avoided.
Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah),
Imam Malik (rahimahullah),
Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah),
the two companions (ashabayn), and the majority of scholars hold this view.
Only Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (rahimahullah) considers it permissible.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2493
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: Speaking rapidly is generally not praiseworthy in any way.
Especially for a caller (da‘i), preacher (khatib), and teacher (mudarris), having composure and deliberation in speech is a very excellent quality.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3655
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Speaking hastily and with undue speed has always been considered blameworthy among dignified people.
And even an orator who speaks excessively fast is not regarded as a successful orator.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4839