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Mishkat al-Masabih 1068

I never prayed behind an imam, who was more brief or more perfect in his prayer than the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). If he heard a boy crying he would shorten the prayer for fear his…

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عَنْ أَنَسٍ

قَالَ: مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ إِمَامٍ قَطُّ أَخَفَّ صَلَاةً وَلَا أَتَمَّ صَلَاةً مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَيُخَفِّفُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تُفْتَنَ أمه

I never prayed behind an imam, who was more brief or more perfect in his prayer than the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). If he heard a boy crying he would shorten the prayer for fear his mother might be distressed.

Mishkat al-Masabih 1068, Book 5, Prayer, Hadith 546. 1 min read

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Who passed it on, from Al-Khatib at-Tibrizi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Al-Khatib at-TibriziCompiler, died 741 AH
  2. 2Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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