Sahih al-Bukhari 770

Book 10: Call to Prayers (Adhaan) · Hadith 164

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ لَقَدْ شَكَوْكَ فِي كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى الصَّلاَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَمُدُّ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ، وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ، وَلاَ آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ، ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ، أَوْ ظَنِّي بِكَ‏.‏

Narrated Jabir bin Samura:`Umar said to Sa`d, "The people complained against you in everything, even in prayer." Sa`d replied, "Really I used to prolong the first two rak`at and shorten the last two and I will never shorten the prayer in which I follow Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." `Umar said, "You are telling the truth and that is what I think about you

Jabir bin Samura bataate hain ke Umar ne Sa'd se kaha: "Logon ne har cheez mein tumhari shikayat ki, yahan tak ke namaz mein bhi." Sa'd ne jawab diya: "Sach mein, main pehli do rakat lambi aur aakhri do chhoti karta tha, aur us namaz mein kabhi kami nahi karunga jisme Allah ke Rasool ki pairvi karta hoon." Umar ne kaha: "Tum sach keh rahe ho, aur yehi mera tumhare baare mein khayaal tha."

Sahih al-Bukhari 770 · Book 10, Hadith 164

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