Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 823
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ السَّقِيمَ وَالضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ فَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ فَلْيُطَوِّلْ مَا شَاءَ " .
Translation
Qutaybah narrated to us from Malik, from Abu Az-Zinad, from Al-Araj, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said, 'When one of you leads the people in prayer, let him keep it brief, for among them are the sick, the weak, and the elderly. When one of you prays alone, let him make it as long as he wishes.'