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Sunan an-Nasai 1200 (Book 13, Hadith 22) #15808
Following the Imams in Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised his followers to follow their Imams and pray in the same manner as them.

It was narrated that Jabir said: "The Messenger of Allah was ill, and we prayed behind him while he was sitting, and Abu Bakr repeated his takbirs so that the people could hear them. He turned to us and saw us standing, so he gestured to us to sit down. So we prayed behind him sitting. When he said the salam he said: 'Just now you were doing what the Persians and Romans do for their kings when they are sitting. Do not do that. Follow your Imams: If they pray standing then pray standing, and if they pray sitting then pray sitting'."
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ اشْتَكَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَصَلَّيْنَا وَرَاءَهُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُكَبِّرُ يُسْمِعُ النَّاسَ تَكْبِيرَهُ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا فَرَآنَا قِيَامًا فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَعَدْنَا فَصَلَّيْنَا بِصَلاَتِهِ قُعُودًا فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ آنِفًا تَفْعَلُونَ فِعْلَ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ يَقُومُونَ عَلَى مُلُوكِهِمْ وَهُمْ قُعُودٌ فَلاَ تَفْعَلُوا ائْتَمُّوا بِأَئِمَّتِكُمْ إِنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا وَإِنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا

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prayer  *  imam  *  follow  *  sitting  *  standing

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow your Imams when it comes to matters of faith & practice .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about following the Imams in prayer. The Prophet Muhammad was ill and people were praying behind him while he was sitting, but Abu Bakr repeated his takbirs so that everyone could hear them. The Prophet then gestured for everyone to sit down, so they prayed behind him while sitting. After finishing the prayer, he said that what they were doing was similar to what Persians and Romans do for their kings when they are sitting, and advised them not to do that but instead follow their Imams - if they pray standing then pray standing, and if they pray sitting then pray sitting. This hadith teaches us that we should always follow our religious leaders in matters of faith and practice - we should not try to imitate other cultures or religions but instead stay true to our own beliefs and practices.

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