Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ شَكَا أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ سَعْدًا إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالُوا إِنَّهُ لَا يُحْسِنُ يُصَلِّي قَالَ آلْأَعَارِيبُ وَاللَّهِ مَا آلُو بِهِمْ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ أَرْكُدُ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ فَسَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ كَذَلِكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ.
English Translation
The people of Kufa complained about Sa'd to Umar, saying: 'He does not pray properly.' Sa'd said: 'These Bedouins! By Allah, I do not fall short in following the prayer of the Messenger of Allah in Dhuhr and Asr — I prolong the first two rak'ahs and shorten the last two.' Umar said: 'That is what we expected of you, O Abu Ishaq.'