On The Imām Standing In A Location Above The Level Of The Congregation
Darussalam · Volume 1
2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 597 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 163
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(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين، وكذا قال الحاكم، ووافقه الذهبي، وصححه ابن خزيمة وابن حبان، وقال النووي: "إسناده صحيح"، وكذا قال عبد الحق)
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597. Hammām narrated that Hudhaifah led the people in prayer in (the city) of Al-Madā'in on a terrace. However, Abū Mas'ūd grabbed his Qamiṣ and pulled him (down). When he completed the prayer, he said, 'Do you not know that they used to prohibit this?'[1] He said, 'Yes, I remembered when you grasped me.'" (Da'if)
597 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْفُرَاتِ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الرَّازِيُّ الْمَعْنَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، أَنَّ حُذَيْفَةَ، أَمَّ بِالْمَدَائِنِ عَلَى دُكَّانٍ، فَأَخَذَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ، بِقَمِيصِهِ فَجَبَذَهُ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ قَالَ: «أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُنْهَوْنَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ؟» قَالَ: «بَلَى، قَدْ ذَكَرْتُ حِينَ مَدَدْتَنِي»
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The Imām and the followers behind him should be on the same level. Once the Prophet (ﷺ) led the prayer while standing on the Minbar in order to teach the procedure of the prayer to the Muslims. It would be allowed to do the same. See Al-Bukhārī no. 377.