Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب الإِمَامِ يُصَلِّي مِنْ قُعُودٍ
Chapter: About The Imam Praying While Sitting Down.
7 hadith · references 601–607
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Abu Dawud · 601إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ فَارْفَعُوا ، وَإِذَا قَالَ : سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ، فَقُولُوا : رَبَّنَا وAnas bin Malik said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a horse and was thrown off it and his right was grazed. He then prayed one of the prayers sitting and we prayed one of the prayers sitting, and when he finished he said:4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 602إِذَا صَلَّى الْإِمَامُ جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا ، وَإِذَا صَلَّى الْإِمَامُ قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا ، وَلَا تَفْعَلُوا كَمَا يَفْعَلُ أَهْلُ فَارِسَ بِعُظَمَائِهَاNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a horse in Madina. It threw him off at the root of a date-palm. His foot was injured. We visited him to inquire about his illness. We found him praying sitting i6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 603إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ ، فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَلَا تُكَبِّرُوا حَتَّى يُكَبِّرَ ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَلَا تَرْكَعُوا حَتَّى يَرْكَعَ ، وَإِذَا قَالَ : سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: The imam is appointed only to be followed; when he says "Allah is most great, " say "Allah is most great" and do not say "Allah is most great" until he says "Allah is most great6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 604حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ الْمِصِّيصِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: The imam is appointed only to be followed. This version adds: When he recites (the Quran), keep silent. " Abu Dawud said: The addition of the words "When he recites, keep silent6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 605إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ ، فَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ فَارْفَعُوا ، وَإِذَا صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًاAishah said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in his house sitting and the people prayed behind him standing. He made a sign to them (asking them) to sit down. When he finished the prayer, he said: The IMAM is appointed o5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 606حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ الْمَعْنَى ، أَنَّ اللَّيْثَ حَدَّثَهُمْ ،عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِر ، قَالَ : اشْتَكَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسJabir said: when the prophet ﷺ became seriously ill, we prayed behind him while he was sitting and Abu Bakr was calling “Allah is most great “ to cause the people to hear the TAKBIR. Then he (the narrators) narrated the 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 607إِذَا صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًاHusain reported on the authority of the children of Saad bin Muadh that Usaid bin Hudair used to act as their Imam. (when he fell ill) the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him inquiring about his illness. They said: Messenge5 narrators