Volume 1, Book 12, Number 699:
Narrated Anas bin Malik Al-Ansari:
Allah’s Apostle rode a horse and fell down and the right side of his body was injured. On that day
he prayed one of the prayers sitting and we also prayed behind him sitting. When the Prophet fin –
ished the prayer with Taslim, he said, “The Imam is to be followed and if he prays standing then pray
standing, and bow when he bows, and raise your heads when he raises his head; prostrate when he
prostrates; and if he says “Sami’a-l-lahu Liman hamida”, you should say, “Rabbana wa-laka-l hamd.:
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 700:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle fell from a horse and got injured so he led the prayer sitting and we also prayed
sitting. When he completed the prayer he said, “The Imam is to be followed; if he says Takbir then
say Takbir, bow if he bows; raise your heads when he raises his head, when he says, ‘Sami’ a-l-lahu
Liman hamida say, ‘Rabbana laka-l-hamd’, and prostrate when he prostrates.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 701:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “The Imam is to be followed. Say the Takbir when he says it; bow if he bows; if
he says ‘Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida’, say, ‘ Rabbana wa-laka-l-hamd’, prostrate if he prostrates and
pray sitting altogether if he prays sitting.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 702:
Narrated Salim bin ‘Abdullah:
My father said, “Allah’s Apostle used to raise both his hands up to the level of his shoulders when
opening the prayer; and on saying the Takbir for bowing. And on raising his head from bowing he
used to do the same and then say “Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida, Rabbana walaka-l-hamd.” And he
did not do that (i.e. raising his hands) in prostrations.
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 688:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Martyrs are those who die because of drowning, plague, an abdominal disease,
or of being buried alive by a falling building.” And then he added, “If the people knew the Reward for
the Zuhr prayer in its early time, they would race for it. If they knew the reward for the ‘Isha’ and the
Fajr prayers in congregation, they would join them even if they had to crawl. If they knew the re –
ward for the first row, they would draw lots for it.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 689:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “The Imam is (appointed) to be followed. So do not differ from him, bow when
he bows, and say, “Rabbana-lakal hamd” if he says “Sami’a-l-lahu Liman hamida”; and if he pros –
trates, prostrate (after him), and if he prays sitting, pray sitting all together, and straighten the rows
for the prayer, as the straightening of the rows is amongst those things which make your prayer a
correct and perfect one. (See Hadith No. 657).
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 690:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, “Straighten your rows as the straightening of rows is essential for a perfect and
correct prayer. ”
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Volume 1, Book 11, Number 691:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
I arrived at Medina and was asked whether I found any change since the days of Allah’s Apostle. I
said, “I have not found any change except that you do not stand in alignment in your prayers.”