Abu Atiyyah, a freed slave of us, said: Malik bin al-Huwairith came to this place of prayer of ours, and the iqamah for prayer was called. We said to him: Come forward and lead the prayer. He said to us: Put one of your own men forward to lead you in prayer. I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: If anyone visits people, he should not lead them in prayer, but some person of them should lead the prayer.
Read More..Hammam said: Hudhaifah led the people in prayer in al-Mada’in standing on the shop (or a bench). Abu Masud took him by his shirt, and brought him down. When he ( Abu Masud) finished his prayer, he said: Do you not know that they (the people) were prohibited to do so. He said: Yes, I remembered when you pulled me down.
Read More..Adi bin Thabit al-Ansari said; A man related to me that (once) he was in the company of Ammar bin yasir in al-Mada’in (a city near Ku’fah). The IQAMAH was called for prayer: Ammar came forward and stood on a shop (or a beach) and prayed while the people stood on a lower place than he. Hudaifah came forward and took him by the hands and Ammar followed him till Hudaifah brought him down. When Ammar finished his prayer. Hudaifah said to him: Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: When a man leads the people in prayer, he must not stand in a position higher than theirs, or words to that effect? Ammar replied: that is why I followed you when you took me by the hand.
Read More..Jabir bin Abdullah said: Muadh bin Jabal would pray along with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلمin the night prayer, then go and lead his people and lead them in the same prayer.
Read More..Jabir bin Abdullah said: Muadh bin Jabal would pray along the prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, then go and lead his people in prayer.
Read More..Anas bin Malik said; The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم rode a horse and was thrown off it and his right was grazed. He then prayed one of the prayers sitting and we prayed one of the prayers sitting, and when he finished he said: the Imam is appointed only to be followed ; so when he prays standing, pray standing, and when he bows, bow; when he raises himself, raise yourselves; when he says “Allah listen to him who praises Him”, “Our Lord! to Thee be the praise”: and when he prays sitting all of you pray sitting.
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