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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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 1 > BOOK 11: CALL TO PRAYERS (ADHAAN)
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 648:
Narrated Az-Zuhn:
Anas bin Malik Al-Ansari, told me, “Abu Bakr used to lead the people in prayer during the fatal ill –
ness of the Prophet till it was Monday. When the people aligned (in rows) for the prayer the Prophet
lifted the curtain of his house and started looking at us and was standing at that time. His face was
(glittering) like a page of the Qur’an and he smiled cheerfully. We were about to be put to trial for
the pleasure of seeing the Prophet, Abu Bakr retreated to join the row as he thought that the Prophet
would lead the prayer. The Prophet beckoned us to complete the prayer and he let the curtain fall.
On the same day he died.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 649:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet did not come out for three days. The people stood for the prayer and Abu Bakr went
ahead to lead the prayer. (In the meantime) the Prophet caught hold of the curtain and lifted it.
When the face of the Prophet appeared we had never seen a scene more pleasing than the face of the
Prophet as it appeared then. The Prophet beckoned to Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer and
then let the curtain fall. We did not see him (again) till he died.