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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the Sunnah to lengthen the prayer except in the Friday prayer?

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The questioner : We have passed by the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the lengthening of the prayer?

The Shaykh : He commanded lengthening in terms of, meaning in terms of, the sermon. Then, the command to make it easy does not mean making it easy in a way that suits people's tastes; making it easy is what conforms to the Sunnah. For this reason, Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
I never prayed behind an imam , who was more brief or more perfect in his prayer than the Prophet ما صلّيت وراء إمامٍ قط أخف صلاةً ولا أتمّ صلاةً من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
Mishkat al-Masabih 1129
. For example, in the Fajr prayer on Friday,
The letter Alif, Lam, Meem, the prostration chapter ألم السجدة
And has there not come upon man وهل أتى على الإنسان
is considered lengthening by some people. For this reason, some imams—may Allah guide us and them—yield to the pressure of the people, and you find him dividing
The letter Alif, Lam, Meem, the prostration chapterالم تنزيل السجدة
into two halves. This contradicts the Sunnah and erases the Sunnah. We say: either read it in full as he (peace and blessings be upon him) read it, or leave it out. The measure of lengthening is the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source alathar.net

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