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tabarani:14685Abū Muslim al-Kashhī > ʿAmr b. Marzūq > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid > Qays b. Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Masʿūd > a man

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, I pray behind so-and-so and he prolongs the prayer, so sometimes I get delayed, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became very angry, such anger that I had never seen in any of his admonitions, so he said, 'Indeed, among you are those who cause others to flee. Whoever leads the people in prayer, let him make it light for them, for among them are the weak, the elderly, and those with urgent needs.'"  

الطبراني:١٤٦٨٥حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ ثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ أَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إنِّي أُصَلِّي خَلْفَ فُلَانٍ وإنَّهُ يُطِيلُ الصَّلَاةَ فَرُبَّمَا تَأَخَّرْتُ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَضَبًا مَا رَأَيْتُهُ غَضِبَ فِي مَوْعِظَةٍ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ مُنَفِّرِينَ مَنْ أَمَّ النَّاسَ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ بِهِمُ الصَّلَاةَ؛ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Aḥmad
bukhari:702Aḥmad b. Yūnus > Zuhayr > Ismāʿīl > Qays > Abū Masʿūd > a man

A man came and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! By Allah, I keep away from the morning prayer only because So and so prolongs the prayer when he leads us in it." The narrator said, "I never saw Allah's Apostle more furious in giving advice than he was at that time. He then said, "Some of you make people dislike good deeds (the prayer). So whoever among you leads the people in prayer should shorten it because among them are the weak, the old and the needy."  

البخاري:٧٠٢حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَيْسًا قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَالَ

وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَتَأَخَّرُ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الْغَدَاةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ فُلاَنٍ مِمَّا يُطِيلُ بِنَا فَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَوْعِظَةٍ أَشَدَّ غَضَبًا مِنْهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ مُنَفِّرِينَ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيَتَجَوَّزْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ  

bukhari:704Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > Sufyān > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid > Qays b. Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Masʿūd

A man came and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I keep away from the morning prayer because so-and-so (Imam) prolongs it too much." Messenger of Allah ﷺ became furious and I had never seen him more furious than he was on that day. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O people! Some of you make others dislike the prayer, so whoever becomes an Imam he should shorten the prayer, as behind him are the weak, the old and the needy.''  

البخاري:٧٠٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَتَأَخَّرُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي الْفَجْرِ مِمَّا يُطِيلُ بِنَا فُلاَنٌ فِيهَا فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا رَأَيْتُهُ غَضِبَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ كَانَ أَشَدَّ غَضَبًا مِنْهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ مُنَفِّرِينَ فَمَنْ أَمَّ النَّاسَ فَلْيَتَجَوَّزْ فَإِنَّ خَلْفَهُ الضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ  

ahmad:17065Yazīd > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid > Qays b. Abū Ḥāzimʿan Abū Masʿūd

“A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! I stay behind and do not perform the morning prayer (in congregation) because of so-and-so, for he makes it too long for us.’ I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ preaching with such anger as he did that day. He said; ‘O people! There are among you those who repel others. Whoever among you leads others in prayer, let him keep it short, for among them are those who are weak and elderly, and those who have pressing needs.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 984)   

أحمد:١٧٠٦٥حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍعَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَتَأَخَّرُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ مَخَافَةَ فُلَانٍ يَعْنِي إِمَامَهُمْ قَالَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَشَدَّ غَضَبًا فِي مَوْعِظَةٍ مِنْهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ مُنَفِّرِينَ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ  

ahmad:17077Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl > Qays b. Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Masʿūd

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, so-and-so prolongs our prayer to the extent that I am delayed." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became angry, such anger that I had never seen in a sermon. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "Indeed, among you are those who cause people to dislike (praying), so whoever leads a group of people in prayer, let him shorten it for them, for behind them there may be an elderly person, a sick person, or someone with urgent needs."  

أحمد:١٧٠٧٧حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ قَيْسَ بْنَ أَبِي حَازِمٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِإِنَّ فُلَانًا يُطِيلُ بِنَا الصَّلَاةَ حَتَّى إِنِّي لَأَتَأَخَّرُ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَضَبًا مَا رَأَيْتُهُ غَضِبَ فِي مَوْعِظَةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ فِيكُمْ مُنَفِّرِينَ فَمَنْ أَمَّ قَوْمًا فَلْيُخَفِّفْ بِهِمُ الصَّلَاةَ فَإِنَّ وَرَاءَهُ الْكَبِيرَ وَالْمَرِيضَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ