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muslim:453c – Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > Shuʿbah > Abū ʿAwn > Jābir b. Samurah

'Umar said to Sa'd: They complain against you in every matter, even in prayer. He (Sa'd) said: I prolong (standing) in the first two (rak'ahs) and shorten it in the last two, and I make no negligence in following the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He ('Umar) remarked: This is what is expected of you, or, that is what I deemed of you.  

مسلم:٤٥٣c – وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ قَدْ شَكَوْكَ فِي كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَمُدُّ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَمَا آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ أَوْ ذَاكَ ظَنِّي بِكَ  

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bukhari:770 – Sulaymān b. Ḥarb > Shuʿbah > Abū ʿAwn > Jābir b. Samurah

ʿUmar said to Saʿd, "The people complained against you in everything, even in prayer." Saʿd replied, "Really I used to prolong the first two rakʿat and shorten the last two and I will never shorten the prayer in which I follow Messenger of Allah ﷺ." ʿUmar said, "You are telling the truth and that is what I think a tout you."  

البخاري:٧٧٠ – حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ لَقَدْ شَكَوْكَ فِي كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَمُدُّ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَلاَ آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ أَوْ ظَنِّي بِكَ  

nasai:1002 – ʿAmr b. ʿAlī > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Shuʿbah > Abū ʿAwn > Jābir b. Samurah

"I heard Jabir bin Samurah say: 'Umar said to Sa'eed': "The people are complaining about everything about you, even about your prayer." Sa'd said: "I take my time in the first two rak'ahs and I make the other two shorter. I do my best to follow the example of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in prayer." 'Umar said: 'That is what I thought about you.'"  

النسائي:١٠٠٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَوْنٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ قَدْ شَكَاكَ النَّاسُ فِي كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ أَتَّئِدُ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَمَا آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ  

abudawud:803 – Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar > Shuʿbah > Muḥammad b. ʿUbaydullāh Abū ʿAwn > Jābir b. Samurah

’Umar said to Sa’d: people complain against you for everything, even for prayer. He replied: I prolong the first two rak’ahs of prayer and make the last two rak’ahs brief; I do not fall short of following the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah(May peace be upon him). He said: I think so about you.  

أبو داود:٨٠٣ – حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ أَبِي عَوْنٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ قَدْ شَكَاكَ النَّاسُ فِي كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَمُدُّ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَلاَ آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ  

ahmad:1510 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Abū ʿAwn > Jābir b.isamurah And Bahz Waʿaffān > Shuʿbah > Abū ʿAwn > Bahz > Jābir b. Samurah

’Umar said to Sa’d: people complain against you for everything, even for prayer. He replied: I prolong the first two rak’ahs of prayer and make the last two rak’ahs brief; I do not fall short of following the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah(May peace be upon him). He said: I think so about you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 803)   

أحمد:١٥١٠ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِسَمُرَةَ وَبَهْزٌ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عَوْنٍ قَالَ بَهْزٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ شَكَاكَ النَّاسُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلاةِ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَمُدُّ مِنَ الأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ مِنَ الأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَلا آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ عُمَرُ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ أَوْ ظَنِّي بِكَ  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ تَطْوِيلُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ، وَحَذْفُ الْأَخِيرَتَيْنِ مِنْهَا

ibnhibban:1937 – Abū Khalīfah > Muḥammad b. Kathīr > Shuʿbah

’Umar said to Sa’d: people complain against you for everything, even for prayer. He replied: I prolong the first two rak’ahs of prayer and make the last two rak’ahs brief; I do not fall short of following the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah(May peace be upon him). He said: I think so about you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 803)   

ابن حبّان:١٩٣٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ قَدْ شَكَاكَ أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ «أُطِيلُ الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَمَا آلُو مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ» فَقَالَ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ  

ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُطَوِّلَ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ وَيُقَصِّرَ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنْهَا

ibnhibban:2140 – Abū Khalīfah > Muḥammad b. Kathīr > Shuʿbah > Abū ʿAwn > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] Saad's age revealed to the people of Kufa in everything, even in prayer. He said, "I prolong the first two units and shorten the last two, and they did not do the same in the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." That is their suspicion of you.  

ابن حبّان:٢١٤٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ قَدْ شَكَاكَ أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ «أُطِيلُ الْأُولَيَيْنِ وأَحْذِمُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَمَا آلُو مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ» فَقَالَ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ  

nasai-kubra:1076 – ʿAmr b. ʿAlī > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Shuʿbah > Abū ʿAwn > Jābir b. Samurah

’Umar said to Sa’d: people complain against you for everything, even for prayer. He replied: I prolong the first two rak’ahs of prayer and make the last two rak’ahs brief; I do not fall short of following the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah(May peace be upon him). He said: I think so about you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 803)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٧٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَوْنٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ «قَدْ شَكَاكَ النَّاسُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلَاةِ» فَقَالَ «أَمُدُّ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَمَا آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ» قَالَ «ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ»