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(Book 3, Hadith 61) #35262
Following the Imam in Prayer

SUMMARY: The hadith is about following the Imam in prayer and not raising one's head before the Imam does.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn AIqama from Malik ibn Abdullah as-Sadi that Abu Hurayra said, "The one who raises his head and lowers it before the imam - his forelock is in the hand of a shaytan". Malik said, concerning someone who forgot and raised his head before the imam in ruku or sujud, "The sunna of that is to return to bowing or prostrating and not to wait for the imam to come up. What he has done is a mistake, because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The imam is appointed to be followed as a leader, so do not oppose him'. Abu Hurayra said, 'The one who raises his head and lowers it before the imam - his forelock is in the hand of a shaytan'. "
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ مَلِيحِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السَّعْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ الَّذِي يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ وَيَخْفِضُهُ قَبْلَ الإِمَامِ فَإِنَّمَا نَاصِيَتُهُ بِيَدِ شَيْطَانٍ

TOPICS
imam  *  prayer  *  follow  *  salat  *  ittiba  *  shaytan

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow instructions of leaders , Obey authority figures while praying .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about following the imam during prayer and not raising one's head before he does. It was narrated by Malik ibn Abdullah as-Sadi from Abu Hurayra who said that if someone raises their head before the imam has finished bowing or prostrating then their forelock is in the hand of a shaytan. This means that they are under his influence and have disobeyed Allah's command to follow the imam as a leader during prayer. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also said that it is important to obey him when he leads prayers so we should all strive to do this.

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