أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ آدَمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِکٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ مِغْوَلٍ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ أَنَّهُ رَأَی رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي فَطَفَّفَ فَقَالَ لَهُ حُذَيْفَةُ مُنْذُ کَمْ تُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا قَالَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً وَلَوْ مِتَّ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ لَمِتَّ عَلَی غَيْرِ فِطْرَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُخَفِّفُ وَيُتِمُّ وَيُحْسِنُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1317
It was narrated from Iludhaifah that he saw a man praying, (and his bowing and prostration were) lacking. Hudhaifah said to him: “For how long have you been praying like this?” He said: “For forty years.” He said: “You have not been praying for forty years and if you die praying like this, you will have died following a path other than the path of Muhammad a.” Then he said: “It is possible for a man to pray briefly but still do it properly.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020