مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 458
Hadith 458
458 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَيْسَ بْنَ أَبِي حَازِمٍ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَي النَّبِيِّ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَتَخَلَّفُ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ مِمَّا يُطَوِّلُ بِنَا فُلَانٍ قَالَ: فَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَضِبَ فِي مَوْعِظَةٍ قَطُّ غَضَبُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ مُنَفِّرِينَ، إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ مُنَفِّرِينَ فَأَيُّكُمْ أَمَّ النَّاسَ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْكَبِيرَ، وَالسَّقِيمَ، وَالضَّعِيفَ، وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ»
Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah! I was not able to join the congregational morning prayer because so-and-so leads us in a long prayer.” The narrator says: I have never seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as angry while giving advice and admonition as he was that day. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Some of you make people dislike (the prayer), some of you make people dislike (the prayer). Whoever leads the people in prayer should make it short, because among the people are the elderly, the sick, the weak, and those who have work to do.”
