Hadiths · 27 hadiths

Rulings of the Imam and Followers in Prayer

  1. When one of you joins the prayer and finds the Imām in a certain position, he should do what the Imām is doingSahih (authentic)at-Tirmidhi · الترمذي
  2. Straighten your rows, for indeed, straightening the row is from the perfection of the prayerSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  3. Is he who raises his head before the Imam not afraid that Allah may transform his head into that of a donkey or his shape into that of a donkey?Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  4. If any of you leads the people in prayer, let him shorten it, because among them are the weak, the sick, and the busy. If any of you prays alone, then let him…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  5. The Imām is appointed so that he should be followed; so, do not act differently from him. When he makes Takbīr all of you should say it after him; bow when he…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  6. Tasbīh is for the men, and clapping is for the womenSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  7. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man praying alone behind the row, so he commanded him to repeat his prayerHasan (good)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Ahmad
  8. When you pray, straighten your rows and let one of you lead in prayer, and when he says takbīr, say takbīrSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  9. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a person sitting aloof and not praying with the people. He asked him: “O so-and-so…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  10. Straighten your rows, or Allah will cause dissension amongst youSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon)
  11. Once I came riding a female donkey when I had almost attained the age of puberty. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  12. Get up and I will lead you in prayerSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon)
  13. I have never prayed behind an Imām who was more brief and more perfect in prayer than the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  14. It would have been better if you had recited Sūrat al-A‘la, Sūrat Ash-Shams, or Sūrat al-Layl, for the old, the weak, and the needy pray behind youSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  15. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ''Sami‘allāhu liman hamidah (Allah hears whoever praises him),'' none of us would bend his back until the Prophet (ﷺ) had…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  16. News about the dispute among the people of Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf reached the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and so he went to…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه
  17. Do not do so. If any of you prays in his house and finds that the Imām has not prayed, he should pray along with him; and that will be a supererogatory prayer…Sahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i, Ahmad and ad-Darimi
  18. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was once riding a horse and fell down from it, injuring his right sideSahih (authentic)al-Bukhari · البخاري
  19. Come forward and be close to me and let those who come after you, follow your lead. If people continue to fall behind, Allah puts them behindSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  20. O people, you cause aversion to others. Whoever leads people in prayer should make it brief, for among them are the sick, the weak, and those with needs to be…Sahih (authentic)al-Bukhari · البخاري
  21. Offer this prayer at this time and that prayer at that time. When the time for a prayer is due, let one of you call the Adhān, and let the one who knows the…Sahih (authentic)al-Bukhari · البخاري
  22. The one who is the most versed in Allah's Book should lead the people in prayerSahih (authentic)Muslim · مسلم
  23. An orphan and I prayed behind the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in our house, and my mother Umm Sulaym was standing behind usSahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه، واللفظ للبخاري
  24. May Allah increase your keenness, but do not do that againSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud, Ahmad and al-Bukhari
  25. Umm Waraqah bint ‘Abdullāh ibn al-Hārith al-Ansāri reported that she had memorized the Qur'an, and the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)…Hasan (good)Abu Dawud and Ahmad · أبو داود وأحمد
  26. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Ibn Umm Maktūm as his successor to lead the people in prayer, and he was blindSahih (authentic)Abu Dawud and Ahmad · أبو داود واللفظ له وأحمد
  27. Go back to your families and stay with them. Teach them (religion) and command them (to adhere to it), perform so-and-so prayer at so-and-so time, and when…Sahih (authentic)Al-Bukhari and Muslim (agreed upon) · متفق عليه

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