Volume 1, Book 11, Number 669:
Narrated ‘Amr:
Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said, “Mu’adh bin Jabal used to pray with the Prophet and then go to lead his
people in prayer Once he led the ‘Isha’ prayer and recited Surat “Al-Baqra.” Somebody left the prayer
and Mu’adh criticized him. The news reached the Prophet and he said to Mu’adh, ‘You are putting
the people to trial,’ and repeated it thrice (or said something similar) and ordered him to recite two
medium Suras of Mufassal.” (‘Amr said that he had forgotten the names of those Suras).
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 670:
Narrated Abu Mas’ud:
A man came and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! By Allah, I keep away from the morning prayer only be –
cause So and so prolongs the prayer when he leads us in it.” The narrator said, “I never saw Allah’s
Apostle more furious in giving advice than he was at that time. He then said, “Some of you make
people dislike good deeds (the prayer). So whoever among you leads the people in prayer should
shorten it because among them are the weak, the old and the needy.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 671:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “If anyone of you leads the people in the prayer, he should shorten it for
amongst them are the weak, the sick and the old; and if anyone among your prays alone then he may
prolong (the prayer) as much as he wishes. ”
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Volume 1, Book 11, Number 672:
Narrated Abu Mas’ud:
A man came and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I keep away from the morning prayer because so-and-so
(Imam) prolongs it too much.” Allah’s Apostle became furious and I had never seen him more furious
than he was on that day. The Prophet said, “O people! Some of you make others dislike the prayer, so
whoever becomes an Imam he should shorten the prayer, as behind him are the weak, the old and
the needy.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 657:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once Allah’s Apostle rode a horse and fell down and the right side (of his body) was injured. He
offered one of the prayers while sitting and we also prayed behind him sitting. When he completed
the prayer, he said, “The Imam is to be followed. Pray standing if he prays standing and bow when he
bows; rise when he rises; and if he says, ‘Sami a-l-lahu-liman hamida, say then, ‘Rabbana wa Lakal-
hamd’ and pray standing if he prays standing and pray sitting (all of you) if he prays sitting.”
Humaid said: The saying of the Prophet “Pray sitting, if he (Imam) prays sitting” was said in his
former illness (during his early life) but the Prophet prayed sitting afterwards (in the last illness) and
the people were praying standing behind him and the Prophet did not order them to sit. We should
follow the latest actions of the Prophet.
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 658:
Narrated Al-Bara:
(and he was not a liar) When Allah’s Apostle said, “Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida ” none of us bent
his back (for prostrations) till the Prophet prostrated and then we would prostrate after him.
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 659:
Narrated Abu Ishaq:
as above.
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 660:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Isn’t he who raises his head before the Imam afraid that Allah may transform
his head into that of a donkey or his figure (face) into that of a donkey?”