What is the meaning of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) statement in the hadith: "How much of my prayer shall I make for you, O Messenger of Allah?" That is, how much of it shall I pray for you, a quarter or a third?

The questioner : The hadith What is the meaning of that?

The Shaykh : It means that the man had free time and ample space to worship Allah the Exalted in that free time. This is the case with every Muslim, who may read from the Qur'an, may remember Allah, or may pray upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So he asked, "How much of my prayer shall I make for you?" meaning how much of my worship. The Messenger (peace be upon him) answered him with this response, meaning that praying upon the Messenger (peace be upon him) is among the best of deeds, such that if a Muslim devotes his time allocated for worship to praying upon the Messenger (peace be upon him), his reward will be that his sins are forgiven and his worries are relieved, as he (peace be upon him) said in this hadith. So his statement, "How much of my prayer shall I make for you?" means from the time he has dedicated to worship. Is the answer clear?