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ahmad:21580Abū Aḥmad > Kathīr b. Zayd > al-Muṭṭalib b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] My father said that the Prophet ﷺ used to prolong his standing and move his lips. I knew that he did this only for recitation, so I do the same.  

أحمد:٢١٥٨٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ تَمَارَوْا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى خَارِجَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ فَقَالَ

قَالَ أَبِي قَامَ أَوْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُطِيلُ الْقِيَامَ وَيُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ فَقَدْ أَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِلَّا لِقِرَاءَةٍ فَأَنَا أَفْعَلُ