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[Machine] It was said to Ibn Umar, "Our imam prolongs the prayer." So Ibn Umar said, "Two units (rak'ahs) from the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ are lighter or equivalent to one unit of the prayer of this (imam)."  

أحمد:٥٠٤٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ حَيَّانَ يَعْنِي الْبَارِقِيَّ قَالَ

قِيلَ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ إِنَّ إِمَامَنَا يُطِيلُ الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَكْعَتَانِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَخَفُّ أَوْ مِثْلُ رَكْعَةٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ هَذَا