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Sunan Ibn Majah 1400 (Book 5, Hadith 598) #30752
Reducing Prayers from Fifty to Five

SUMMARY: The Prophet was initially commanded to perform fifty prayers, but he asked God to reduce it to five.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "Your Prophet was enjoined to do fifty prayers but he returned to your Lord to make (ie, reduce) them to five prayers".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُصْمٍ أَبِي عُلْوَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ أُمِرَ نَبِيُّكُمْ ـ ـ بِخَمْسِينَ صَلاَةً فَنَازَلَ رَبَّكُمْ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهَا خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ

TOPICS
prayer  *  reduction  *  obedience

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey God's commands without hesitation; Ask God for help when faced with difficulty; Strive your best in all tasks given; Remember that Allah knows what's best for you; Have faith in His mercy.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the obedience of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his willingness to follow the commands of Allah. It is narrated that when Allah initially commanded him with fifty prayers, he went back and asked for a reduction in order to make it easier for his followers. This shows us that even though we may be given difficult tasks, we should always strive our best and ask for help if needed. We should also remember that Allah is merciful and will always provide us with what is best for us.

The lesson here is that no matter how hard something may seem, we should never give up on trying our best and asking for help if needed. We must also remember that Allah knows what’s best for us so He will provide us with what’s necessary in order to make things easier or better.

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