It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Companions in the Fajr prayer and recited in it the two shortest surahs of the Qur'an, or (according to the narrator's doubt) led the prayer with the utmost brevity. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished the prayer, Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri or Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "O Messenger of Allah, I saw you lead such a short prayer as I have never before seen you lead." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you not hear the crying of the child from the women's rows behind me? I wanted to lighten the prayer so as to free his mother quickly to look after her child."
Imam Abd bin Humayd said: Abu Nu'aym narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to him, and Abu Harun narrated to him; he said: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) say: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer; then he mentioned the like of the hadith above.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / صفة الصلاة / 471
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده ضعيف. » «أخرجه عبد بن حميد فى "المنتخب من مسنده"، 952، وأورده ابن حجر فى "المطالب العالية"،، وأخرجه عبد الرزاق فى «مصنفه» برقم: 3721، وأخرجه ابن أبى شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 4715، وأورده ابن حجر فى "المطالب العالية"،»