The Book of Salah
Sunan an-Nasā'ī 449
رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ . فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَقَالَ هِيَ خَمْسٌ وَهِيَ خَمْسُونَ لاَ يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ . فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَقُلْتُ قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
rabbī ʿazza wajalla fawaḍaʿa shaṭrahā farajaʿtu ilā mūsā fa-akhbartuhu faqāla rājiʿ rabbaka fa-inna ummataka lā tuṭīqu dhalika . farājaʿtu rabbī ʿazza wajalla faqāla hiya khamsun wahiya khamsūna lā yubaddalu al-qawlu ladāa . farajaʿtu ilā mūsā faqāla rājiʿ rabbaka faqultu qadi āstaḥyaytu min rabbī ʿazza wajalla
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
Anas bin Malik and Ibn Hazm said:"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, enjoined fifty prayers upon my Ummah, and I came back with that until I passed by Musa, peace be upon him, who said: 'What has your Lord enjoined upon your Ummah?' I said: 'He has enjoined fifty prayers on them.' Musa said to me: 'Go back to your Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, for your Ummah will not be able to do that.' So I went back to my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, and He reduced a portion of it. Then I came back to Musa and told him, and he said: 'Go back to you Lord, for your Ummah will not be able to do that.' So I went back to my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, and He said: 'They are five (prayers) but they are fifty (in reward), and the Word that comes from Me cannot be changed.' [1] I came back to Musa and he said: 'Go back to your Lord.' I said: 'I feel too shy before my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime.'" [1]See Surah Qaf 50:
Source
Sunan an-Nasā'ī · 449
- Abu Ghuddah: Sahih
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih - Agreed Upon