Question:
Can the following be quoted as a Hadith?
Nafi’ ibn Sarjis (rahimahullah) relates from a Sahabi whom they visited (i.e Sayyiduna Abu Waqid Al-Bakri –radiyallahu ‘anhu-) that:
“Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam), was the lightest of people when praying in congregation, and the longest when praying alone.”
Answer:
Yes, this Hadith has been recorded by Imam Ahmad and others (rahimahumullah).
(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5 pg. 218)
‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared all of the narrators as reliable/dependable (رجاله موثقون).
(Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 2 pg. 70)
And Allah Ta’ala knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Farhan Shariff
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar