Lengthening the bowing and prostration compared to standing in the prayer
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Question:
He says: May Allah protect you, I prayed with one of the mosque imams four days ago. He led us in the 'Isha' prayer and recited about six lines in the first rak'ah, but the bowing and prostration were clearly longer than the standing. The third and fourth rak'ahs were longer than the first and second. Is his action valid?
Answer:
The action is valid, and the prayer is valid, but this is contrary to the Sunnah. It is better that he equalizes the prayer, so that he does not make some parts longer than others; he should equalize them.
He says: May Allah protect you, I prayed with one of the mosque imams four days ago. He led us in the 'Isha' prayer and recited about six lines in the first rak'ah, but the bowing and prostration were clearly longer than the standing. The third and fourth rak'ahs were longer than the first and second. Is his action valid?
Answer:
The action is valid, and the prayer is valid, but this is contrary to the Sunnah. It is better that he equalizes the prayer, so that he does not make some parts longer than others; he should equalize them.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صفة الوضوء فرضه وسننه — islamhouse.com (1:10:46)
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