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مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الصلوات
Book of Prayers
من كان يقعد خلفه رجل يحفظ صلاته
Those who had a man sit behind them to keep track of their prayer
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 3514 — Those who had a man sit behind them
٣٥١٤ - حدثنا عفان قال: نا أبو هلال قال: (حدثنا) (١) محمد بن سيرين قال: كان عمر بن الخطاب يخاف النسيان، قال: فكان إذا صلى وَكَّل رجلا فيلحظ إليه، فإن رآه قام قام وإن رآه قعد قعد (٢).
Muhammad bin Sirin said: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) feared forgetfulness, so when he prayed he would appoint a man to keep watch over his prayer. If he saw him standing, he would stand, and if he saw him sitting, he would sit.
