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Hadith 825

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ أَخَفَّ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً فِي تَمَامٍ " .
It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to make his prayer very brief but still complete when leading people.
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الإمامة / 825
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح مسلم
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/الصلاة 37 (469)، سنن الترمذی/الصلاة 61 (237)، (تحفة الأشراف: 1432)، مسند احمد 3/170، 173، 179، 231، 234، 276، 279، سنن الدارمی/الصلاة 46 (1295) (صحیح)»
Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, it was not so light that it would cause any deficiency or flaw in the performance of the pillars (arkaan) of the prayer; he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would complete the standing, sitting, bowing (ruku‘), prostration (sujud), and other pillars.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
825. Commentary: From this hadith, it is clearly understood that the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was light in terms of recitation, but in terms of the performance of bowing (ruku‘), prostration (sujud), and other pillars, it was tranquil, complete, and of the highest standard.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 825
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
According to Qadi Iyad rahimahullah,
(correct)
If a word was not read by the transmitter of the manuscript of Muslim rahimahullah,
then he wrote in its place "an kaza wa kaza" ("from so-and-so"), "anzur" ("see"),
meaning:
Investigate this word,
and then the meaning and intent of "an kaza wa kaza" was explained: "that they will come over the people."
If the narrations of other Companions radi Allahu anhum are taken into consideration,
then the purpose is that the people will be on a mound,
and your ummah will be on a mound higher than them.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 469
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
نَخْرُجُ عَلَى النَّاسِ:
We will go out to the people to invite them to this creed.

(2)
زَعَمَ:
This is used in the meaning of "قَالَ" (he said), and that is what is meant here.
نَعَتَ:
He described.

(3)
عِيدَانُ السَّمَاسِمِ:
‘Eidan’ is the plural of ‘عود’ (wood), referring to sticks.
‘Samasim’ is the plural of ‘سمسم’ (sesame), and this refers to sesame.
Its plants are uprooted and left in the sun so that the sesame seeds can be extracted from them,
and by lying in the sun, they become blackened,
and appear as if they are burnt.

(4)
قَرَاطِيسُ:
The plural of ‘قِرْطَاسٌ’ (qirtas), meaning paper.

Benefits and Issues:
(1)
According to the Khawarij, those who enter Hell will never come out of it,
and the one who commits a major sin is a disbeliever,
and is destined for Hell.
And this belief
is contrary to authentic ahadith,
and the two verses that have been presented here
are not about sinning Muslims,
rather, they pertain to disbelievers and polytheists.

(2)
It cannot be imagined about any Companion (radi Allahu anhu)
that he would attribute a false statement to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam),
or attribute to him something he did not say.
Based on this belief, all these people
abandoned the erroneous creed of the Khawarij,
except for one man who persisted.

(3)
Abu Nu‘aym (rahimahullah)
is the kunyah of Fadl ibn Dukayn (rahimahullah),
and in the case of narrating by meaning (riwayah bil-ma‘na), the cautious approach is
to say "as he said" (kama qala) in such instances.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 473
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
By “the lightest prayer,” it is meant that he would not recite long passages (qira’ah),
similarly, he would also avoid lengthy supplications (du‘a).
And by “the most complete prayer,” it means that he would perform all the pillars (arkan), sunnahs, and recommended acts (mustahabbat) of the prayer with excellence and composure.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 237
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
888. Commentary:
Shaykh Shawkani rahimahullah states that the maximum number (of repetitions) in bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud) is not established by any authentic hadith. According to the length of the prayer, one may recite the tasbihat as many times as desired, without any specific limit or assistance.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 888