أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَوْنٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ قَدْ شَکَاکَ النَّاسُ فِي کُلِّ شَيْئٍ حَتَّی فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ أَتَّئِدُ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَمَا آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ذَاکَ الظَّنُّ بِکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1007
Abu ‘Awn said: “I heard Jabir bin Samurah say: ‘Umar said to Saeed: “The people are complaining about everything about you, even about your prayer.” Saad 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 صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم in prayer.” ‘Umar said: ‘That is what I thought about you.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020