سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب الإِمَامِ يَقُومُ مَكَانًا أَرْفَعَ مِنْ مَكَانِ الْقَوْمِChapter: On The Imam Standing In A Location Above The Level Of Congregation.
Hadith 598
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ بِالْمَدَائِنِ فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ ، فَتَقَدَّمَ عَمَّارٌ وَقَامَ عَلَى دُكَّانٍ يُصَلِّي وَالنَّاسُ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ ، فَتَقَدَّمَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَأَخَذَ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَاتَّبَعَهُ عَمَّارٌ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَهُ حُذَيْفَةُ ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ عَمَّارٌ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ ، قَالَ لَهُ حُذَيْفَةُ : أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِذَا أَمَّ الرَّجُلُ الْقَوْمَ فَلَا يَقُمْ فِي مَكَانٍ أَرْفَعَ مِنْ مَقَامِهِمْ " ، أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ عَمَّارٌ : لِذَلِكَ اتَّبَعْتُكَ حِينَ أَخَذْتَ عَلَى يَدَيَّ .
Adi bin Thabit al-Ansari said; A man related to me that (once) he was in the company of Ammar bin yasir in al-Mada’in (a city near Ku’fah). The IQAMAH was called for prayer: Ammar came forward and stood on a shop (or a beach) and prayed while the people stood on a lower place than he. Hudaifah came forward and took him by the hands and Ammar followed him till Hudaifah brought him down. When Ammar finished his prayer. Hudaifah said to him: Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: When a man leads the people in prayer, he must not stand in a position higher than theirs, or words to that effect? Ammar replied: that is why I followed you when you took me by the hand.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
598. Commentary:
➊ The imam and the followers should be on the same level, and when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) once led the prayer standing on the pulpit (minbar), the purpose was instruction. Thus, if due to some objective or necessity the imam has to stand on an elevated place or a distinguished spot to lead the prayer, it is permissible without dislike. For details, see: [صحيح بخاري، باب الصلوة فى السطوح والمنبر و الخشب، حديث : 377]
➋ If there is a clear mistake occurring in the prayer and it is possible to correct it at the moment, then it should be corrected, and that correction should also be accepted.
➊ The imam and the followers should be on the same level, and when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) once led the prayer standing on the pulpit (minbar), the purpose was instruction. Thus, if due to some objective or necessity the imam has to stand on an elevated place or a distinguished spot to lead the prayer, it is permissible without dislike. For details, see: [صحيح بخاري، باب الصلوة فى السطوح والمنبر و الخشب، حديث : 377]
➋ If there is a clear mistake occurring in the prayer and it is possible to correct it at the moment, then it should be corrected, and that correction should also be accepted.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 598
