Muwatta Malik #407
Shortening the Prayer
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي الشَّارِبِ وَالسَّارِقِ وَالزَّانِي " . وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُنْزَلَ فِيهِمْ . قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ . قَالَ " هُنَّ فَوَاحِشُ وَفِيهِنَّ عُقُوبَةٌ وَأَسْوَأُ السَّرِقَةِ الَّذِي يَسْرِقُ صَلاَتَهُ " . قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ يَسْرِقُ صَلاَتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " لاَ يُتِمُّ رُكُوعَهَا وَلاَ سُجُودَهَا " .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from an-Numan
ibn Murra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said,"What about drunkenness, stealing and adultery? "That
was before anything had been revealed about them. They said, "Allah
and His Messenger know best." He said, "They are excesses and in them
is a punishment. And the worst of thieves is the one who steals his
prayer." They said, "How does he steal his prayer, Messenger of
Allah?" He replied, "He does not do ruku or sajda properly."
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This hadith is #407 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Shortening the Prayer.