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“A man came to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and said, ‘I have been delayed by the morning prayer because of so and so, who when he leads the prayer, prolongs it.’ Ukbah said, ‘I have never seen the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, so upset as he was then.’ He said, ‘Some of you make people dislike the Religion. Whosoever leads the prayer should keep it brief for among the congregation are all kinds, old, young and those who have to attend to affairs.’"

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Ukbah, the son of Amr who related this hadith.