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 962
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَدْرٍ شُجَاعُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ خَيْثَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ دَارِمٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنِّي قَدْ بَدَّنْتُ ، فَإِذَا رَكَعْتُ فَارْكَعُوا ، وَإِذَا رَفَعْتُ فَارْفَعُوا ، وَإِذَا سَجَدْتُ فَاسْجُدُوا ، وَلَا أُلْفِيَنَّ رَجُلًا يَسْبِقُنِي إِلَى الرُّكُوعِ وَلَا إِلَى السُّجُودِ " .
´It was narrated that Abu Musa said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘I have gained weight, so when I bow, then bow, and when I stand up, then stand up, and when I prostrate, then prostrate. I should never find anyone preceding me in bowing or prostration.’”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In this hadith, there is a stern warning that one should neither bow (ruku‘) nor prostrate (sujud) before the imam.
➋ The blessed body of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had become somewhat heavier due to the demands of age. It is possible that a young, agile person might think that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) performs the prayer at a slower pace due to his physical condition, and that since we are able to move quickly, there is no harm in us doing so. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made it clear that followers (muqtadis) must, in any case, remain behind the imam.
➊ In this hadith, there is a stern warning that one should neither bow (ruku‘) nor prostrate (sujud) before the imam.
➋ The blessed body of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had become somewhat heavier due to the demands of age. It is possible that a young, agile person might think that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) performs the prayer at a slower pace due to his physical condition, and that since we are able to move quickly, there is no harm in us doing so. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made it clear that followers (muqtadis) must, in any case, remain behind the imam.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 962
