Rulings of the Imam and Followers in Prayer

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1. 3031

   Straighten your rows, for indeed, straightening the row is from the perfection of the prayer

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2. 3051

   The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a person sitting aloof and not praying with the people. He asked him: “O so-and-so, what prevented you from offering the prayer with the people?” He replied: “O Messenger of Allah, I am ritually impure and there is no water.” In response, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “You should use clean earth, and that will be sufficient for you.”

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
3. 3059

   Go back to your families and stay with them. Teach them (religion) and command them (to adhere to it), perform so-and-so prayer at so-and-so time, and when prayer becomes due, let one of you call the Adhān and let the oldest among you lead you in prayer

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
4. 3085

   Straighten your rows, or Allah will cause dissension amongst you

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim - Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim
5. 3086

   Is he who raises his head before the Imam not afraid that Allah may transform his head into that of a donkey or his shape into that of a donkey?

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6. 3090

   Once I came riding a female donkey when I had almost attained the age of puberty. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was leading people in prayer at Mina with no wall in front of him

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
7. 3324

   Get up and I will lead you in prayer

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim - Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim
8. 5381

   I have never prayed behind an Imām who was more brief and more perfect in prayer than the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
9. 5392

   It would have been better if you had recited Sūrat al-A‘la, Sūrat Ash-Shams, or Sūrat al-Layl, for the old, the weak, and the needy pray behind you

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
10. 5880

    If any of you leads the people in prayer, let him shorten it, because among them are the weak, the sick, and the busy. If any of you prays alone, then let him prolong (his prayer) as much as he wishes

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
11. 6029

    The Imām is appointed so that he should be followed; so, do not act differently from him. When he makes Takbīr all of you should say it after him; bow when he bows; say "O our Lord, all praise be to You" when he says: Allah hears the one who praises Him; prostrate when he prostates; and all of you should pray sitting when he prays sitting

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
12. 6097

    When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ''Sami‘allāhu liman hamidah (Allah hears whoever praises him),'' none of us would bend his back until the Prophet (ﷺ) had fallen in prostration. We would then fall in prostration right after him

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13. 6973

    News about the dispute among the people of Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf reached the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and so he went to them, along with some of his Companions, to effect reconciliation between them

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
14. 10652

    Tasbīh is for the men, and clapping is for the women

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
15. 11289

    Do not do so. If any of you prays in his house and finds that the Imām has not prayed, he should pray along with him; and that will be a supererogatory prayer for him

    Authentic hadithNarrated by At-Termedhy - An-Nasaa’i - Narrated by Abu Daoud - Narrated by Ahmad - Ad-Daarimi
16. 11290

    The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was once riding a horse and fell down from it, injuring his right side

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari
17. 11291

    Come forward and be close to me and let those who come after you, follow your lead. If people continue to fall behind, Allah puts them behind

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
18. 11295

    O people, you cause aversion to others. Whoever leads people in prayer should make it brief, for among them are the sick, the weak, and those with needs to be fulfilled

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari
19. 11296

    Offer this prayer at this time and that prayer at that time. When the time for a prayer is due, let one of you call the Adhān, and let the one who knows the Qur’an most lead the prayer

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari
20. 11297

    The one who is the most versed in Allah's Book should lead the people in prayer

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim