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Bowing Outside The Row

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Darussalam · Volume 1

10. The Book OfLeading The Prayer(Al-Imâmah)

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الحديث: 871 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 118

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872. Abû Bakrah narrated that he entered the Masjid when the Prophet ﷺ was bowing, so he bowed outside the row. The Prophet ﷺ said: "May Allāh increase you in keenness, but do not do this again." (Sahīh)

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871 - أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ زِيَادٍ الْأَعْلَمِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرَةَ حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَاكِعٌ فَرَكَعَ دُونَ الصَّفِّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «زَادَكَ اللَّهُ حِرْصًا وَلَا تَعُدْ»

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    [1] Al-Hijr 15:24.

Commentary

On the basis of this Hadīth it has been argued that a latecomer is considered to have performed a Rak'ah (a unit of prayer) if he manages to catch the bowing posture of the prayer-leader. Abū Bakrah feared that if he missed the bowing he would not be able to catch the Rak'ah, which is why he adopted such a course of action. And Allāh knows best.