Hadith 3389

Chapter 35

باب 35

(35) باب مَا عَلَى الإِمَامِ مِنَ التَّخْفِيفِ

(35) Chapter: The Imam should make the prayer short (RU)
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أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنِّي لأَقُومُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَأُوجِزُ فِي صَلاَتِي كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمِّهِ " .

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah, from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"I stand in prayer, then I hear a child crying, so I make my prayer brief, because I do not want to cause hardship for his mother." (RU)

Reference (RU): Sunan an-Nasa'i 825 (RU)

In-book reference (RU): Book 10, Hadith 49 (RU)

English translation (RU): Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 826 (RU)