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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Was there any report regarding lengthening the last prostration in the prayer?

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The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we observe that some imams lengthen the last prostration of the prayer. Is there any evidence for this?

The Shaykh:
No, the evidence is contrary to this, as you have heard. The prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was equal and balanced; he did not lengthen some parts and shorten others. Lengthening the last prostration has no basis. Yes.

The questioner:
The statement of the Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when the situation arises.

The Shaykh:
Rather, as Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned, the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was graduated. The beginning of it was longer than the end. The beginning, as he used to lengthen the first rak'ah and the second was lighter than it, and so on. The prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was graduated. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ورد إطالة آخر سجدة في الصلاة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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