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Sunan an-Nasai 1332 (Book 13, Hadith 154) #15940
Consistent Prayer Routine of the Prophet Muhammad

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's prayer routine and how it was consistent in length.

It was narrated that Al-Bara' bin 'Azib said: "I watched the Messenger of Allah when he prayed, and I noticed that his standing, his bowing, his standing up after bowing, his prostration, his sitting between the two prostrations and his sitting between the taslim and departing were almost the same in length".
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ رَمَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَوَجَدْتُ قِيَامَهُ وَرَكْعَتَهُ وَاعْتِدَالَهُ بَعْدَ الرَّكْعَةِ فَسَجْدَتَهُ فَجَلْسَتَهُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ فَسَجْدَتَهُ فَجَلْسَتَهُ بَيْنَ التَّسْلِيمِ وَالاِنْصِرَافِ قَرِيبًا مِنَ السَّوَاءِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  routine  *  consistency  *  length

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for consistency in prayers; maintain a consistent routine with something as important as prayer; pay attention and focus on each part equally while praying.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of consistency in prayer. It was narrated by Al-Bara' bin 'Azib that he watched the Messenger of Allah when he prayed and noticed that his standing, bowing, standing up after bowing, prostration, sitting between two prostrations and sitting between taslim and departing were almost all equal in length. This shows us that even though we may not be able to pray for long periods of time due to our daily commitments or other reasons, we should still strive for consistency in our prayers. We should make sure that each part of our prayer is done with equal attention and focus so as to ensure that we are getting the most out of it. Additionally, this hadith also teaches us about discipline; if we can maintain a consistent routine with something as important as prayer then surely we can do so with other aspects of life too!

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