Sahih Bukhari Book: 10, Hadith: 770

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ لَقَدْ شَكَوْكَ فِي كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى الصَّلاَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَمُدُّ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ، وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ، وَلاَ آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ، ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ، أَوْ ظَنِّي بِكَ‏.‏ Narrated Jabir bin Samura: `Umar said to Sa`d, “The people complained against you in everything, even in prayer.” Sa`d replied, “Really I used to prolong the first two rak`at and shorten the last two and I will never shorten the prayer in which I follow Allah’s Apostle.” `Umar said, “You are telling the truth and that is what I think a tout you.” Chain : Sulaiman bin Harb – Shu’bah bin al-Hajjaj – Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah bin Sa’id – Jabir bin Samra Data Source Disclaimer: The data presented on t...