Sahih al-Bukhari 90 (Book 3, Hadith 32)
congregational) prayer because so and so (the Imam) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it. The
narrator added: “I never saw the Prophet (ﷺ) more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. The
Prophet said, “O people! Some of you make others dislike good deeds (the prayers). So whoever leads
the people in prayer should shorten it because among them there are the sick the weak and the needy
(having some jobs to do).
“ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، إِنَّكُمْ مُنَفِّرُونَ، فَمَنْ صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ، فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْمَرِيضَ وَالضَّعِيفَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ ”.
Sahih al-Bukhari 90 (Book 3, Hadith 32)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The monumental hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari was authored by the renowned scholar al-Bukhārī approximately in the year 847. It is universally regarded as one of the most valued and authentic texts in Sunni Islamic scholarship, second only to the Quran in authority. This work is a primary member of the Kutub al-Sittah, a group of six trusted hadith collections that also includes the works of Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s compilation is vast, featuring 7,563 hadiths systematically arranged across 97 different books.
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