سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب الإِمَامِ يُصَلِّي مِنْ قُعُودٍChapter: About The Imam Praying While Sitting Down.
Hadith 607
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا زَيْدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحُبَابِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي حُصَيْنٌ مِنْ وَلَدِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ ، عَنْ أُسَيْدِ بْنِ حُضَيْرٍ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ ، قَالَ : فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُهُ ، فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ إِمَامَنَا مَرِيضٌ ، فَقَالَ : " إِذَا صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَيْسَ بِمُتَّصِلٍ .
Husain 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: Messenger of Allah, our Imam is ill. He said: When he prays sitting, pray sitting. Abu Dawud said: The chain of this tradition is not continuous (muttasil)
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
607. Commentary:
➊ According to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, this hadith is authentic, but this and other narrations of similar meaning are from the early period, in which the ruling was that the imam and the followers should be in the same position, whether standing or sitting. However, in the last prayer led by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, which he performed sitting, the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma'in stood, so that abrogated the previous ruling.
➋ The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would experience human ailments.
➌ In prayer, it is obligatory for the follower to remain behind the imam in the transitions between postures; he should not precede the imam in any posture.
➊ According to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, this hadith is authentic, but this and other narrations of similar meaning are from the early period, in which the ruling was that the imam and the followers should be in the same position, whether standing or sitting. However, in the last prayer led by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, which he performed sitting, the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma'in stood, so that abrogated the previous ruling.
➋ The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would experience human ailments.
➌ In prayer, it is obligatory for the follower to remain behind the imam in the transitions between postures; he should not precede the imam in any posture.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 607
