حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ خَالِهِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالتَّخْفِيفِ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَؤُمُّنَا بِالصَّافَّاتِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4796
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to instruct us to make the prayer brief (when leading others in prayer) at the time when hg would lead us in prayer and recite (Soorah) as-Saffaat.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
