Hadith 23258

حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بنِ وَهْب ، قَالَ : دَخَلَ حُذَيْفَةُ الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي مِمَّا يَلِي أَبوَاب كِنْدَةَ ، فَجَعَلَ لَا يُتِمُّ الرُّكُوعَ وَلَا السُّجُودَ ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ لَهُ حُذَيْفَةُ : مُنْذُ كَمْ هَذِهِ صَلَاتُكَ ؟ قَالَ : مُنْذُ أَرْبعِينَ سَنَةً ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ لَهُ حُذَيْفَةُ : مَا صَلَّيْتَ مِنْ أَرْبعِينَ سَنَةً ، وَلَوْ مُتَّ وَهَذِهِ صَلَاتُكَ لَمُتَّ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْفِطْرَةِ الَّتِي فُطِرَ عَلَيْهَا مُحَمَّدٌ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ أَقْبلَ عَلَيْهِ يُعَلِّمُهُ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُخَفِّفُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُتِمُّ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ " .
Zaid bin Wahb narrates that once Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) entered the mosque and saw that near the doors of Kindah, a man was praying. He was not performing the bowing (ruku) and prostration (sajdah) properly. When he finished the prayer, Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him, "Since when have you been praying like this?" He replied, "For forty years." Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You have not prayed a single prayer in forty years, and if you were to depart from this world with this prayer, you would not die upon the nature (fitrah) which was granted to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Then he began to teach him the prayer and said, "A person should pray lightly, but should complete the bowing and prostration."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 23258
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 791