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The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pause briefly when he had started to pray. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 894)

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٧٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَتْ لَهُ سَكْتَةٌ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ

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The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pause briefly when he had started to pray.

النسائي:٨٩٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَتْ لَهُ سَكْتَةٌ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ

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[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ used to have a pause during prayers."

أحمد:٩٧٨١ – حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ لَهُ سَكْتَةٌ فِي الصَّلَاةِ