أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّی أَحَدُکُمْ بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمْ السَّقِيمَ وَالضَّعِيفَ وَالْکَبِيرَ فَإِذَا صَلَّی أَحَدُکُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ فَلْيُطَوِّلْ مَا شَائَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 827
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said:“When any one of you leads the people in prayer, let him make it short, for among them are the sick, the weak and the elderly. And when any one of you prays by himself, let him make it as long as he wishes.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020