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833. It was narrated from Anas bin Mâlik that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ rode a horse and fell from it, and sustained an injury on his right side. He led one of the prayers sitting, and we prayed behind him sitting. When he had finished he said: "The Imâm is appointed to be followed. If he prays standing then pray standing; when he bows, bow; when he says, Sami' Allâhu liman hamidah (Allâh hears those who praise Him), say 'Rabbanâ lakal-hamd (Our Lord, to You be praise); and if he prays sitting then pray sitting, all of you." (Sahîh)
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Commentary
1. The Prophet ﷺ commenced the prayer in a sitting posture; the Companions
had stood up behind him. The Prophet ﷺ directed them by his gesture, while in prayer, to sit down, and they sat down (in prayer). (Sahih Muslim: The Prayer, Hadīth 412).
2. "You too perform the prayer sitting": Drawing an inference from this wording, some scholars hold offering prayer in a sitting posture behind a sitting prayer-leader compulsory, whereas the vast majority of scholars have declared this narration abrogated by that narration in which the Prophet ﷺ is reported to be sitting, while Abū Bakr ؓ stood to the Prophet's ﷺ right leading people in prayer, who followed him in prayer, and they too were standing.
