Explanation of the Book of Hajj-09b
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The reciter: Qubaybah ibn 'Uqbah narrated to us, saying: Sufyan narrated to us from al-A'mash from Ibrahim from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid from 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Sahih al-Bukhari 1657.
The Shaykh : (may Allah be pleased with him), and this indicates that he used to pray four rak'ahs, even though he mentioned that his prayer was four because the paths diverged among them. He used to disapprove of this, to the extent that he said "I return to Allah" when he heard that 'Uthman prayed four rak'ahs, while he himself was praying four behind him. He was asked: "O Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, what is this? How do you disapprove of 'Uthman and then pray four behind him?" He said (may Allah be pleased with him): "Disagreement is evil," and he was truthful. So look at how the Companions followed one another in the increase they considered contrary to the Sunnah, which is invalid according to some scholars who hold that shortening the prayer is obligatory. Some people disapprove of following the imam in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan if he prays twenty-three rak'ahs; you find him sitting while the people are praying and he does not follow. It is said to him: "My brother, fear Allah, do not divide the Muslims, and look at the guidance of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) in how they avoided disagreement to the utmost extent." Yes, indeed.
I offered (only a) two rak`at prayer with the Prophet (at Mina), and similarly with Abu Bakr and with `Umar, and then you d offered in opinions. Wish that I would be lucky enough to have two of the four rak`at accepted (by Allah).
صليت مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ركعتين ومع أبي بكر رضي الله عنه ركعتين ومع عمر رضي الله عنه ركعتين ثم تفرقت بكم الطرق فيا ليت حظي من أربعٍ ركعتين متقبلتينThe Shaykh : (may Allah be pleased with him), and this indicates that he used to pray four rak'ahs, even though he mentioned that his prayer was four because the paths diverged among them. He used to disapprove of this, to the extent that he said "I return to Allah" when he heard that 'Uthman prayed four rak'ahs, while he himself was praying four behind him. He was asked: "O Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, what is this? How do you disapprove of 'Uthman and then pray four behind him?" He said (may Allah be pleased with him): "Disagreement is evil," and he was truthful. So look at how the Companions followed one another in the increase they considered contrary to the Sunnah, which is invalid according to some scholars who hold that shortening the prayer is obligatory. Some people disapprove of following the imam in the tarawih prayer in Ramadan if he prays twenty-three rak'ahs; you find him sitting while the people are praying and he does not follow. It is said to him: "My brother, fear Allah, do not divide the Muslims, and look at the guidance of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) in how they avoided disagreement to the utmost extent." Yes, indeed.