Mishkat al-Masabih 1131
The Imam's duty - Section 1
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِذا صلى أحدكُم النَّاس فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ السَّقِيمَ وَالضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ. وَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ فَلْيُطَوِّلْ مَا شَاءَ»
Translation
Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “When one of you leads the people in prayer he should be brief, for among them are the sick, the weak, and the aged. But when one of you prays by himself he may be as long as he likes.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)
Grades by grader
| Abu Ghuddah | Sahihgraded on nasai:823 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi | Agreed Upongraded on bukhari:703 | hadithunlocked |
| Mālik b. Anas | Soundgraded on malik:8-14 | hadithunlocked |
| Salim al-Hilali | Sahihgraded on malik:8-14 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Soundgraded on nasai:823 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Soundin صحيح سنن النسائي, p. 822graded on nasai:823 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Shahih al-Bukhari 703«إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ لِلنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ, فَإِنَّ مِنْهُمُ الضَّعِيفَ وَالسَّقِيمَ وَالْكَبِيرَ، وَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ فَلْيُطَوِّلْ مَا شَاءَ».
- Sunan an-Nasa'i 823إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ السَّقِيمَ وَالضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ فَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ فَلْيُطَوِّلْ مَا شَاءَ
- Muwaththa' Malik 8-14إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفَ وَالسَّقِيمَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ فَلْيُطَوِّلْ مَا شَاءَ