4/37. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 466b — Brief Prayer Leadership
The Command To The Imam To Make The Prayer Brief But Complete
Hadith Supporting Brief and Caring Prayer Leadership
Sahih Muslim : 466b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 466b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، وَوَكِيعٌ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ هُشَيْمٍ .
This hadith like one narrated by Hashalm has been narrated from Isma'il with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 466bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 207USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 941
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 466b
This hadith about brief prayer leadership is reported with the same chain and meaning as the narration from Abu Mas’ud. It supports the message that an imam should not make prayer hard for people by keeping them too long. The earlier wording in this report group mentions a man who avoided morning prayer because the imam prolonged it. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) warned that some people were driving others away and told leaders of prayer to be brief, since behind them may be the old, the weak, and those with needs. This narration’s value is that it confirms the same teaching. For searches about imam shortening prayer hadith, it points to the same Sunnah of care in congregational prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration confirms the warning against making prayer too hard.
- Prayer leadership should be shaped by care for the congregation.
- The same meaning is preserved through the chain mentioned in the text.
- An imam should avoid actions that may push people away from prayer.
