[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "When one of you prays among the people, let him shorten it, for among them there may be sick and weak. But when one of you prays for himself, let him prolong it as much as he wishes." In another narration by Ash-Shafi'i, it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When one of you prays for the people, let him shorten it, for among them there may be sick and weak. But when one of you prays for himself, let him prolong it as much as he wishes."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ السَّقِيمَ وَالضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ فَلْيُطَوِّلْ مَا شَاءَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الشَّافِعِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ يُصَلِّي لِلنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ السَّقِيمَ وَالضَّعِيفَ فَإِذَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي لِنَفْسِهِ فَلْيُطِلْ مَا شَاءَ  

The Apostle of Allah ﷺ said: When any one of you leads the people in prayer, he should be brief for among them are the young and the aged, the weak and the sick. But when one of you prays by himself, he may (prolong) as he likes. (Using translation from Muslim 467a)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا أَمَّ أَحَدُكُمُ النَّاسَ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الصَّغِيرَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَالضَّعِيفَ وَالْمَرِيضَ فَإِذَا صَلَّى وَحْدَهُ فَلْيُصَلِّ كَيْفَ شَاءَ  

[Machine] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the people in prayer, let him shorten the prayer, as there may be elderly, weak, or sick among them. But if he prays alone, let him prolong his prayer as much as he wishes."  

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفِ الصَّلَاةَ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْكَبِيرَ وَفِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفُ وَفِيهِمُ السَّقِيمُ وَإِنْ قَامَ وَحْدَهُ فَلْيُطِلْ صَلَاتَهُ مَا شَاءَ  

The Apostle of Allah ﷺ said to him: Lead your people in prayer. I said: Messenger of Allah. I perceive something (disturbing) in my soul. He (the Holy Prophet) asked me to draw near him and making me sit down in front of him he placed his hand on my breast between my nipples. and then, telling me to turn round, he placed it on my back between my shoulders. He then said: Act as an Imam for your people. He who acts as Imam of the people, he must be brief, for among them are the aged, among them are the sick, among them are the weak, and among them are the people who have business to attend. But when any of you prays alone, he may pray as he likes. (Using translation from Muslim 468a)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ أُمَّ قَوْمَكَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَجِدُ فِي نَفْسِي شَيْئًا قَالَ ادْنُهْ فَأَجْلَسَنِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ كَفَّهُ فِي صَدْرِي بَيْنَ ثَدْيِيَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَحَوَّلْ فَوَضَعَهُمَا فِي ظَهْرِي بَيْنَ كَتِفِيَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ أُمَّ قَوْمَكَ فَمَنْ أَمَّ قَوْمًا فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْكَبِيرَ وَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الصَّغِيرَ وَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْمَرِيضَ وَإِنَّ فِيهِمْ ذَا الْحَاجَةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُصَلِّ كَيْفَ شَاءَ  

[Machine] We returned to Abu Waqid Al-Laythi during his illness in which he passed away, and we heard him say: "The Prophet ﷺ used to offer prayers that were short for the people and longer for himself."  

عُدْنَا أَبَا وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيَّ فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ فَسَمِعْنَاهُ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَخَفَّ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً عَلَى النَّاسِ وَأَطْوَلَ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً لِنَفْسِهِ