Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب فِي الصَّلاَةِ تُقَامُ وَلَمْ يَأْتِ الإِمَامُ يَنْتَظِرُونَهُ قُعُودًا
Chapter: People Sitting After The Iqamah While Waiting For The Imam If He Has Not Come.
8 hadith · references 539–546
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Abu Dawud · 539إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ ، فَلَا تَقُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْنِيAbu Qatadah reported on the authority of his father: the prophet ﷺ said; When the Iqamah for prayer is pronounced, do not stand until you see me. Abu Dawud said: this has been narrated by Ayyub and Hajjaj al-Sawwaf from 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 540حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ مِثْلَهُ ، قَالَ : حَتَّى تَرَوْنِي قَدْ خَرَجْتُ ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : لَمْ يَذْكُرْ قَدْ خَرَجْتُ إِلَّا مThis tradition has also been reported through a different chain of narrators in a similar way. This version says: “Until you see me that I have come out”. Abu dawud said: No one except Mamar has narrated the words “that 4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 541أَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ تُقَامُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَيَأْخُذُ النَّاسُ مَقَامَهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَAbu Hurairah reported: when the Iqamah was pronounced for prayer during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the people would take their seats before the prophet ﷺ came to his seat.9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 542أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ ، فَعَرَضَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ فَحَبَسَهُ بَعْدَ مَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُHumaid reported: I asked Thabit al-Bunani whether it was permissible for a man to talk after the qamah had been pronounced. He narrated a tradition on the authority of Anas: (once) the Iqamah was pronounced, and a person5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 543إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَلُونَ الصُّفُوفَ الْأُوَلَ ، وَمَا مِنْ خُطْوَةٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ خُطْوَةٍ يَمْشِيهَا يَصِلُ بِهَا صَفًّاAwn bin Kahmas reported on the authority of his father Kahmas: we stood for praying at Mina when the Imam had not come out. Some of us sat down (and I too). An old man from Kufah said to me: Why did you down? I said: Ibn6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 544أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَجِيٌّ فِي جَانِبِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَمَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى نَامَ الْقَوْمُAnas reported: the Iqamah was pronounced (for the night prayer) and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained engaged in talking (to a person) in the corner of the mosque. He did not begin prayer until the people slept.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 545كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ تُقَامُ الصَّلَاةُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، إِذَا رَآهُمْ قَلِيلًا جَلَسَ لَمْ يُصَلِّ ، وَإِذَا رَآهُمْ جَمَاعَةً صَلَّىAbu al-Nadr said: when the Iqamah was pronounced and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw that they (the people) were small in number, he would sit down, nd would not pray; but when he saw them (the people) large in number, he w5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 546حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ،أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِThis tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators in a similar way by Ali bin Abi Talib.7 narrators