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?”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 661:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
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When the earliest emigrants came to Al-‘Usba a place in Quba’, before the arrival of the Prophet-
Salim, the slave of Abu Hudhaifa, who knew the Qur’an more than the others used to lead them in
prayer.
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 662:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, “Listen and obey (your chief) even if an Ethiopian whose head is like a raisin
were made your chief.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 650:
Narrated Hamza bin ‘Abdullah:
My father said, “When Allah’s Apostle became seriously ill, he was told about the prayer. He said,
‘Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer.’ ‘Aisha said, ‘Abu Bakr is a soft-hearted man and he
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would be over-powered by his weeping if he recited the Qur’an.’ He said to them, ‘Tell him (Abu
Bakr) to lead the prayer. The same reply was given to him. He said again, ‘Tell him to lead the prayer.
You (women) are the companions of Joseph.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 651:
Narrated ‘Urwa’s father:
‘Aisha said, “Allah’s Apostle ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer during his illness
and so he led them in prayer.” ‘Urwa, a sub narrator, added, “Allah’s Apostle felt a bit relieved and
came out and Abu Bakr was leading the people. When Abu Bakr saw the Prophet he retreated but the
Prophet beckoned him to remain there. Allah’s Apostle sat beside Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr was following
the prayer of Allah’s Apostle and the people were following the prayer of Abu Bakr.”