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• 708Sahih al-BukhariSahih

  مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ إِمَامٍ قَطُّ أَخَفَّ صَلاَةً وَلاَ أَتَمَّ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَيُخَفِّفُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تُفْتَنَ أُمُّهُ.

  Anas ibn Malik reported: I never prayed behind any imam whose prayer was lighter and more complete than that of the Prophet ﷺ. And if he heard a child crying, he would shorten (the prayer) for fear that his mother would be distressed.

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