Is prolonging prostration more than standing contrary to the Sunnah?

Question:
Sometimes when I stand in the night prayer, I prolong my prostration more than my standing, and more than my bowing, because I find pleasure in supplication during prostration. Is this contrary to the Sunnah?

Answer:
It is contrary to what is preferred. The preferred way is for your prayer to be balanced. If you prolong your standing, you prolong your bowing and prostration. If you shorten your standing, you shorten them. If you moderate, you moderate. Your prayer should be balanced, with no part longer than another. This is the way of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).