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Narration of the worship And Devotion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ

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باب ما جاء في عبادة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

Hudhayfah bin Al Yamaan (رضي الله تعالى عنه) says he performed salaah with Rasulullah ﷺ one night. (It has been reported in a few narrations that this incident took place during a night of Ramadaan. It is possible that this was tahajjud or Taraweeh salaah). After commencing the salaah he recited: Allahu Akbar, dhul malakuti wal jabaruti wal kibriyaai wal azamati Translation: Allah is supreme! Lord of Dominion, Power, Majesty, and Magnificence. He then recited (after the Faatihah) Surah Baqarah, and performed ruku. The length of the ruku was as long as the qiyaam (standing posture). (The ulama give two meanings to this and both are possible. The first is that the ruku was as long as the qiyaam. For example, if the qiyaam was for one hour, the ruku was also for about one hour. Accordingly, this masalah is established, that if the ruku and sajdah are longer than normal, the salaah will be valid. The second is that the qiyaam was longer than normal. In this instance if the qiyaam was for an hour, and the ruku for fifteen minutes, then too it will be truly explaining this hadith. According to this saying the salaah remains in the normal manner. i.e. a fundamental action of salaah that was long, like qiyaam, remained long. And those that were short, like ruku or sajdah, remained short. But certainly every fundamental action was longer than normal). Rasulullah ﷺ repeated: Subhaana rabbiyal azimiSubhaana rabbiyal azimi Translation: Glory be to my Lord the Magnificient. He lifted his head from the ruku and stood. This standing was also long like that of the ruku. At this moment he repeated: Li rabbiyal hamduLi rabbiyal hamdu. Translation: All praises are for my Lord. All praises are for my Lord. He then performed the sajdah. The sajdah was as long as the qawmah (standing in between the ruku and sajdah). and he recited: Subhaana rabbiyal aalaaSubhaana rabbiyal aalaa Translation: Glory be to my Lord the Exalted. Glory be to my Lord the Exalted. He then sat up from the sajdah. This sitting was also long as that of the sajdah. Here he repeated: Rabbighfir leeRabbigfir lee Translation: O Lord forgive me. O Lord forgive me. Rasulullah ﷺ recited in this salaah Surah Baqarah, Surah Aali Imraan, Surah Nisaa, Surah Maaidah or Surah Anaam. The narrator (Sayyidina Shuba RadiyallahuAnhu) is in doubt regarding the last two surahs, whether is it Maaidah or Anaam.