Hadhrat
'Auf (Radhiyallaho anho) narrates:
"I
was once with the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasal-lam). He brushed his teeth
with a Miswak, performed his Wudhu and stood up for Salaat. I also availed of
the opportunity to join him. He recited surah 'Baqarah' in his first rakaat; he
would pray for mercy when he re-cited any verse extolling the Grace of Allah,
and would supplicate for Divine forgiveness when reciting any verse referring
to His wrath. He took as much time in Ruku' and Sajdah each as he had taken in
Qiyaam. In Ruku' he recited:
'Glory
to Allah the Lord of Majesty, sovereignty and magnificence.’
He
recited the next three successive Soorahs in the remaining three rakaats, and
each rakaat was of about the same length as the first one."
Hadhrat
Huzaifah (Radhiyallaho anho) has also narrated a similar story about his Salaat
with the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam.)
The
Qiraat (recitation) of the Qur'an by the Prophet. (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam)
in the above mentioned four rakaats amounts to more than one-fifth of he whole
Qur'an. And the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) recited the Qur'an with
proper intonation (Tajweed), and would also pray and seek forgiveness after
relevant verses. Again his Ruku` and Sajdah also would last as long as his
Qiyaam. We can thus have a fair idea of how much time he must have taken to say
his Salaat. This can only be possible when Salaat is a source of great inner
satisfaction and spiritual ecstasy. That is why the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe
wasallam) has often been quoted as saying: "The comfort of my eyes lies in
Salaat."
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