سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
بَابُ : النَّهْيِ أَنْ يُسْبَقَ الإِمَامُ بِالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِChapter: Prohibition of bowing or prostrating before the Imam
Hadith 960
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَلِّمُنَا أَنْ لَا نُبَادِرَ الْإِمَامَ بِالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ ، وَإِذَا كَبَّرَ فَكَبِّرُوا ، وَإِذَا سَجَدَ فَاسْجُدُوا " .
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us not to bow or prostrate before the Imam; when he says the Takbir then say the Takbir, and when he prostrates, you should prostrate.”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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It is strictly prohibited to move before the imam when starting the prayer or when transitioning from one position to another.
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The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) would lag so far behind the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) when moving from one position to another, that when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would say "Allahu Akbar" and go into prostration (sujud), the Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) would remain standing in the standing position (qiyam) and would not bend for prostration until he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had placed his blessed head on the ground.
See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, Chapter: When should those behind the imam prostrate?, Hadith 690; and Sahih Muslim, al-Salat, Chapter: Following the imam and acting after him, Hadith: 474)
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It is strictly prohibited to move before the imam when starting the prayer or when transitioning from one position to another.
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The noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) would lag so far behind the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) when moving from one position to another, that when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would say "Allahu Akbar" and go into prostration (sujud), the Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) would remain standing in the standing position (qiyam) and would not bend for prostration until he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had placed his blessed head on the ground.
See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, Chapter: When should those behind the imam prostrate?, Hadith 690; and Sahih Muslim, al-Salat, Chapter: Following the imam and acting after him, Hadith: 474)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 960
