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About The Imām Praying While Sitting Down

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)

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الحديث: 601 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 164

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601. Anas bin Mālik said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ (once) rode a horse from which he fell down. His right side (of the body) was wounded, so he prayed one of the prayers sitting down, and we too prayed sitting down behind him. When he finished, he said: 'The Imām has been placed in order that he be followed (by those behind him). So if he prays standing up, then you too should pray standing up. And when he performs Rukū', then perform Rukū', and when he stands up, then stand up, and when he says: "Sami' Allāhu liman hamidah (Allāh hears one who praises Him)," then say: "Rabbanā wa lakal-hamd (Our Lord! And to you belongs the praise.)" And if he prays sitting down, then all of you should pray sitting down." (Sahīh)

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601 - حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكِبَ فَرَسًا فَصُرِعَ عَنْهُ فَجُحِشَ شِقُّهُ الْأَيْمَنُ فَصَلَّى صَلَاةً مِنَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ، وَصَلَّيْنَا وَرَاءَهُ قُعُودًا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ، قَالَ: " إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ فَارْفَعُوا، وَإِذَا قَالَ: سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ، فَقُولُوا: رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَإِذَا صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا أَجْمَعُونَ "

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