Hadith 37.3
Prayer
Al-A‘raj said:
I never came upon the people without hearing them cursing the infidels during Ramadan. The reader recited <i>sura al-Baqara</i> (Al-Qur’an; 2) in the course of eight <i>rak'as</i>, and when he made it serve for twelve <i>rak'as</i> the people thought he had shortened the prayer. Malik transmitted it.
وَعَن الْأَعْرَج قَالَ: مَا أَدْرَكْنَا النَّاسَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَلْعَنُونَ الْكَفَرَةَ فِي رَمَضَانَ قَالَ: وَكَانَ الْقَارِئُ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَإِذَا قَامَ بِهَا فِي ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً رَأَى النَّاسُ أَنه قد خفف. رَوَاهُ مَالك
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