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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
بَابُ الْأَمْرِ بِاتِّبَاعِ الْإِمَامِ فِي أَفْعَالِهِ
Chapter: The command to follow the imam in his actions
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 413 — The command to follow the imam
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وَقَالَ عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ ، ثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ إِلْيَاسَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ عَلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا ، فَوَجَدْتُهُ جَالِسًا يُصَلِّي لِأَصْحَابِهِ الْعَصْرَ ، وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ : قَالَ : فَنَظَرْتُ حَتَّى سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ : غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ ، أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تُصَلِّي بِهِمْ وَأَنْتَ جَالِسٌ ؟
قَالَ : أَنَا مَرِيضٌ ، فَجَلَسْتُ ، فَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يَجْلِسُوا ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " الْإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا ، وَإِنْ صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا " .
قَالَ : أَنَا مَرِيضٌ ، فَجَلَسْتُ ، فَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يَجْلِسُوا ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " الْإِمَامُ جُنَّةٌ ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا ، وَإِنْ صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا " .
Ibrahim bin Ubayd bin Rifa'ah narrates from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both): I went to Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and found him leading his companions in the Asr prayer while sitting, and they were also sitting. Ibrahim said: I kept watching him until he gave the salam, then I said to him: 'Ghafara Allahu lak' (May Allah forgive you) - you are a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and you lead them in prayer while sitting?
He replied: "I am ill, so I am praying sitting, and it was I who ordered them to sit as well, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'The imam is a shield (and a leader), so when he prays standing, you too should pray standing, and when he prays sitting, all of you should pray sitting.'"
The chain of this hadith contains Khalid bin Ilyas, who is matruk al-hadith (abandoned); however, praying sitting behind the imam is also mentioned in other authentic hadith.
He replied: "I am ill, so I am praying sitting, and it was I who ordered them to sit as well, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'The imam is a shield (and a leader), so when he prays standing, you too should pray standing, and when he prays sitting, all of you should pray sitting.'"
The chain of this hadith contains Khalid bin Ilyas, who is matruk al-hadith (abandoned); however, praying sitting behind the imam is also mentioned in other authentic hadith.
