Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once I passed the night in the house of my aunt Maimuna. The Prophet stood for the night prayer and I joined him and stood on his left side but he drew me to his right by holding me by the head.
Read More..Narrated Mu`adh bin Jabal: I used to pray the `Isha prayer with the Prophet and then go to lead my people in the prayer
Read More..Narrated `Amr: Jabir bin `Abdullah said, Mu`adh bin Jabal used to pray with the Prophet and then go to lead his people in prayer Once he led the `Isha' prayer and recited Surat Al-Baqara. Somebody left the prayer and Mu`adh criticized him. The news reached the Prophet and he said to Mu`adh, 'You are putting the people to trial,' and repeated it thrice (or said something similar) and ordered him to recite two medium Suras of Mufassal. (`Amr said that he had forgotten the names of those Suras).
Read More..Narrated Abu Mas`ud: A man came and said, O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I keep away from the morning prayer only because So and so prolongs the prayer when he leads us in it. The narrator said, I never saw Allah's Apostle more furious in giving advice than he was at that time. He then said, Some of you make people dislike good deeds (the prayer). So whoever among you leads the people in prayer should shorten it because among them are the weak, the old and the needy.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, If anyone of you leads the people in the prayer, he should shorten it for amongst them are the weak, the sick and the old; and if anyone among your prays alone then he may prolong (the prayer) as much as he wishes.
Read More..Narrated Abu Mas`ud: A man came and said, O Allah's Apostle! I keep away from the morning prayer because so-and-so (Imam) prolongs it too much. Allah's Apostle became furious and I had never seen him more furious than he was on that day. The Prophet said, O people! Some of you make others dislike the prayer, so whoever becomes an Imam he should shorten the prayer, as behind him are the weak, the old and the needy.''
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