Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1584

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَخْطُبُ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ وَيَقْرَأُ آيَاتٍ وَيَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ وَكَانَتْ خُطْبَتُهُ قَصْدًا وَصَلاَتُهُ قَصْدًا ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us; he said: ‘Abd al-Rahman narrated to us; he said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Simak, from Jabir ibn Samurah, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would deliver the sermon standing, then sit, then stand and recite some verses and remember Allah. His sermon was moderate in length, and his prayer was moderate in length.

Translation notes
  • Qasdan means balanced or moderate in length; no duration is specified.