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Sahih Muslim 471a (Book 4, Hadith 219) #8224
Equal Length of Prayer Postures

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the prayer of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and how his standing, bowing, prostration and sitting were equal in length.

Al-Bara' b. 'Azib reported: I noticed the prayer of Muhammad and saw his Qiyam (standing), his bowing, and then going back to the standing posture after bowing, his prostration, his sitting between the two prostrations, and his prostration and sitting between salutation and going away, all these were nearly equal to one another.
وَحَدَّثَنَا حَامِدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْبَكْرَاوِيُّ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ، - قَالَ حَامِدٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، - عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ رَمَقْتُ الصَّلاَةَ مَعَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَوَجَدْتُ قِيَامَهُ فَرَكْعَتَهُ فَاعْتِدَالَهُ بَعْدَ رُكُوعِهِ فَسَجْدَتَهُ فَجَلْسَتَهُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ فَسَجْدَتَهُ فَجَلْسَتَهُ مَا بَيْنَ التَّسْلِيمِ وَالاِنْصِرَافِ قَرِيبًا مِنَ السَّوَاءِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  postures  *  equality  *  prostration  *  salat  *  maaani  *  musawat  *  sujud

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform each posture during prayer with an equal length .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about the prayer of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and how he performed it with equal lengths for each posture. He would stand for a certain amount of time, bow for a certain amount of time, go back to standing posture after bowing for a certain amount of time, prostrate for a certain amount of time, sit between two prostrations for a certain amount of time and then prostrate again before salutation and going away. All these postures were nearly equal to one another in terms of length or duration. This teaches us that when we pray we should be mindful that all our postures are done with equal lengths so that our prayers are balanced and complete as per the teachings given by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ himself. We should also strive to make sure that our prayers are done with full concentration so that we can reap its full benefits as prescribed by Allah SWT in Quran.

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