Hadith #10
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَتَأَخَّرُ فِي صَلَاة
ِ الْغَدَاةِ مَخَافَةَ فُلَانٍ يَعْنِي إِمَامَهُمْ قَالَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَشَدَّ غَضَبًا فِي مَوْعِظَةٍ مِنْهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ مُنَفِّرِينَ فَأَيُّكُمْ مَا صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيُخَفِّفْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمْ الضَّعِيفَ وَالْكَبِيرَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ
Isnad Chain
يزيد
إسماعيل بن أبي خالد
قيس بن أبي حازم
أبي مسعود
English Translation
Yazīd narrated to us, Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Khālid narrated to us, from Qays ibn Abī Ḥāzim, from Abū Masʿūd رضي الله عنه, who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh, by Allāh, I delay the Fajr prayer out of fear of so-and-so" — meaning his imam. He said: I never saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ more angered in an admonition than he was that day. He said: "O people, there are among you those who drive others away! Whichever of you leads the people in prayer, let him shorten it, for among them are the weak, the elderly, and those with needs."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 33, Hadith 10
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 16448
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-52838