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bayhaqi:5270Abū al-Ḥusayn b. al-Faḍl al-Qaṭṭān> ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar b. Darastawayh > Yaʿqūb b. Sufyān > al-Ḥumaydī > Sufyān > Ismāʿīl > Ibn Khālid from his father

[Machine] I arrived at the city and stayed at Abu Hurairah's place. There was a close relationship between him and his followers, so he used to lead the people in prayer and make it short. I asked Abu Hurairah, "Was this how the Prophet Muhammad's prayer used to be?" He replied, "Yes, it was."  

البيهقي:٥٢٧٠أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ دَرَسْتَوَيْهِ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ هُوَ ابْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَنَزَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَكَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ مَوَالِيَّ قَرَابَةٌ فَكَانَ يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ فَيُخَفِّفُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ هَكَذَا كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَأَوْجَزُ