English translation
361. Anas bin Mālik narrated: “Allāh's Messenger ﷺ fell from a horse and got injured, so he led the Ṣalāt sitting and we also offered Ṣalāt sitting. When he completed the Ṣalāt he said: ‘The Imām is appointed to be followed; when he says the Takbīr then say the Takbīr, when he bows, then bow, and when he raises his head, then raise your heads. When he says: “Sami' Allāhu liman ḥamidah (Allāh listens to those who praise him)” then say: “Rabbanā wa lakal-ḥamd. (O our Lord! And all praise is Yours.)” and when he prostrates, then prostrate, and when he performs Ṣalāt sitting, then pray sitting altogether.”” (Sahīh) [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from ‘Āishah, Abū Hurairah, Jābir, Ibn ‘Umar, and Mu‘āwiyah. Abū ‘Eisā said: the Ḥadīth of Anas: “The Prophet ﷺ fell from a horse and got injured” is a Ḥasan Ṣahīh Ḥadīth. Some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ held view according to this Ḥadīth. Among them were Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh, Usaid bin Ḥuḏair, Abū Hurairah, and others. Aḥmad and Ishāq also held views in accordance with this Ḥadīth. Some of the people of knowledge said that when the Imām prays sitting, those behind him are to pray standing, and if they pray sitting it will not be acceptable. This is the opinion of Sufyān Ath-Thawrī, Mālik bin Anas, Ibn Al-Mubārak, and Ash-Shāfi‘ī.