Combining Ease for the Congregation and Khushu' in Prayer

Question:
This questioner asks: How do we combine easing the burden on the congregation with khushu' (humility) in prayer? We ask for an example of this. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Anas ibn Malik, the servant of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), says: He would lead the people in prayer, and he would be quick in his prayer, not prolonging it for them. He would be quick, not rushing. Yes, yes.
When he bowed, he would glorify Allah three, five, or seven times, saying: "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa Muhammad Allahumma ighfir li" (Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and [glory be to You, O] Muhammad, O Allah, forgive me), with tranquility. And when he raised his head, he would also be tranquil after saying "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah), saying: "Rabbana wa laka al-hamdu hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fihi min al-samawati wa min al-ard wa min ma baynahuma wa min ma katabta min shay'" (Our Lord, and to You is praise, abundant, good, and blessed praise, from the heavens and from the earth and from what is between them and from what You have decreed of anything). Then he would bow and prostrate. If he completed it, and the people of the fruit (a reference to a group or text) said, "It is true what 'Abd said, and whoever is complete, O Allah, there is no one who can prevent what You have given, and there is no one whose giving is more pleasant than Your giving, and no one's effort benefits You, O Allah, Your effort is the best." This is the best, and there is no length in it, no length at all, and no hardship. And so in prostration, in bowing, he would say: "Subhana Rabbi al-'Azhim" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great), "Subhana Rabbi al-'Azhim," "Subhana Rabbi al-'Azhim" the first one, "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa man ahbabta, Allahumma ighfir li" (Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and [glory be to You, O] those You have loved, O Allah, forgive me). This has no length. And if he repeated it five or seven times, there is no length. And so in prostration, "Subhana Rabbi al-A'naq" (likely a mishearing of al-A'la or similar), "Subhana Rabbi" three, five, seven, or ten times. He was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ten times in this. And if he said with this: "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa man ahbabta, Allahumma ighfir li, Subuh al-Quddus, Rabb al-mala'ikati wa al-Ruh" (Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and [glory be to You, O] those You have loved, O Allah, forgive me, The Most Pure, The Most Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit), there is no length in this, and no hardship. And if he supplicated, he would say: "Allahumma ighfir li wa rahmini, Allahumma inni as'aluka ridadaka wa al-jannah, wa a'udhu bika min sakhadika wa al-nar, Allahumma ighfir li wa li walidayya" (O Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me, O Allah, I ask You for Your pleasure and Paradise, and I seek refuge in You from Your anger and the Fire, O Allah, forgive me and my parents) in his prostration. This is good. Or: "Allahumma ighfir li wa li al-muslimin, Allahumma aslih hal al-muslimin, Allahumma waffiq walati amr al-muslimin, Allahumma waffiq imamana li kulli khayr" (O Allah, forgive me and the Muslims, O Allah, rectify the condition of the Muslims, O Allah, guide the rulers of the Muslims, O Allah, guide our imam to all good). He supplicates in his prostration. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , so increase supplication in the obligatory and voluntary prayers, meaning, he said in the obligatory and voluntary prayers. And he said (peace and blessings be upon him): , meaning, so your supplication is answered. There is no length in this, and no hardship for the followers. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,