حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ حَبِيبٍ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ ذَکَرَ قِصَّةَ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ وَقَالَ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلْفَتَی کَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ قَالَ أَقْرَأُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْکِتَابِ وَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنْ النَّارِ وَإِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي مَا دَنْدَنَتُکَ وَلَا دَنْدَنَةُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنِّي وَمُعَاذًا حَوْلَ هَاتَيْنِ أَوْ نَحْوَ هَذَا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 794
Abu Hurairah reported the prophet ﷺ as saying: When one of you leads the people in prayer, he should be brief, for among them are the weak, the sick, and the aged. But when one of you prays by himself, he may pray as long as he likes.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020