Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 90 – Volume 1, Book 3

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Volume 1, Book 3, Number 90:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari:
Once a man said to Allah's Apostle "O Allah's Apostle! I may not attend the (compulsory congrega –
tional) prayer because so and so (the Imam) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it. The narrat –
or added: "I never saw the Prophet more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. The
Prophet said, "O people! Some of you make others dislike good deeds (the prayers). So whoever leads
the people in prayer should shorten it because among them there are the sick the weak and the
needy (having some jobs to do)."