Follow Islamic teachings , Strive towards pleasing Allah

This hadith is about how one should lead a congregation in prayer. Umar received complaints from people of Kufa regarding Sa'd's prayer, so he sent for him to ask what was going on. Sa'd explained that he was leading them according to the way of the Prophet Muhammad and not decreasing it, but making them stand longer in the first two rak'ahs and shortening it in the last two. This shows us that we should always strive to follow our beloved prophet’s example when praying or doing any other act of worship as this is what pleases Allah most. We must also remember that if we are ever asked why we do something a certain way, we must be able to explain why with reference from Islamic teachings or else face consequences like Sa’d did when Umar questioned him about his actions.