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Sahih Muslim 473 (Book 4, Hadith 223) #8228
Balanced Prayers of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and His Companions

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the prayer of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companions, Abu Bakr and Umar (RA). It highlights how they balanced their prayers and how Umar prolonged his morning prayer.

Thabit reported it on the authority of Anas: I have never said such a light and perfect prayer as I said behind the Messenger of Allah . The prayer of the Messenger. of Allah was well balanced. And so too was the prayer of Abu Bakr well balanced. When it was the time of 'Umar b. al-Khattab he prolonged the morning prayer. When the Messenger of Allah said: Allah listened to him who praised Him, he stood erect till we said: He has forgotten. He then prostrated and sat between two prostration till we said: He has forgotten.
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ مَا صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَحَدٍ أَوْجَزَ صَلاَةً مِنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي تَمَامٍ كَانَتْ صَلاَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مُتَقَارِبَةً وَكَانَتْ صَلاَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مُتَقَارِبَةً فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ مَدَّ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِذَا قَالَ ‏ "‏ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَامَ حَتَّى نَقُولَ قَدْ أَوْهَمَ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ وَيَقْعُدُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ حَتَّى نَقُولَ قَدْ أَوْهَمَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  balance  *  prostration

QUICK LESSONS:
Maintain a balance between physical actions during prayer such as standing, bowing and prostrating while also focusing on spiritual connection with Allah SWT through reciting Quranic verses or making du'a during each part of salat .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of balance in our prayers. The Prophet Muhammad's prayer was well balanced, as was Abu Bakr's. Umar's morning prayer was longer than usual, but he still maintained a sense of balance in his worship. This teaches us that we should strive to maintain a balance between our physical actions during prayer such as standing, bowing, prostrating etc., while also focusing on our spiritual connection with Allah SWT through reciting Quranic verses or making du'a during each part of salat. We should also remember that although we can prolong certain parts of salat for extra remembrance or contemplation, we should not overdo it so much that it becomes burdensome or tiresome for us to complete our daily prayers on time.

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