Is it better to lengthen the prostration or the standing and recitation?

Question:
Which is better: lengthening the prostration with supplication, or lengthening the standing with recitation?

Answer:
The prayer should be balanced. If one lengthens the recitation, he should lengthen the bowing and prostration, and if he shortens the recitation, he should shorten the bowing and prostration, so that they are approximately equal. This is as al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said: "I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and I found that his standing, his bowing, and his standing up after the bowing were approximately equal to his prostration and his sitting between the two prostrations," meaning: one should be balanced in the prayer.