The Imam’s Lengthening of the Prayer and the Limit of Shortening It
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I lead the people in prayer, and some of the congregation objected to me, saying that your prayer is long, so shorten it for us. He asks: What is the legal ruling on this? And what is the limit of lengthening and shortening?
Answer:
One of them: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 705 These are the surahs with which you should recite. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I lead the people in prayer, and some of the congregation objected to me, saying that your prayer is long, so shorten it for us. He asks: What is the legal ruling on this? And what is the limit of lengthening and shortening?
Answer:
One of them: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Wash-shamsi wa duhaha (91)", or "Wal-laili idha yaghsha (92)"
اقرأ بسورة الشمس وضحاها والليل إذا يغشى
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 09-04-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:07:46)
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