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Sahih al-Bukhari 722

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The Imam is (appointed) to be followed. So do not differ from him, bow when he bows, and say, ‘Rabbana-lakal hamd’ if he says ‘Samia l-lahu liman…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ فَلَا تَخْتَلِفُوا عَلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا، وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ. فَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ. وَإِذَا سَجَدَ فَاسْجُدُوا، وَإِذَا صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا أَجْمَعُونَ، وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّفَّ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، فَإِنَّ إِقَامَةَ الصَّفِّ مِنْ حُسْنِ الصَّلَاةِ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The Imam is (appointed) to be followed. So do not differ from him, bow when he bows, and say, ‘Rabbana-lakal hamd’ if he says ‘Samia l-lahu liman hamidah’; and if he prostrates, prostrate (after him), and if he prays sitting, pray sitting all together, and straighten the rows for the prayer, as the straightening of the rows is amongst those things which make your prayer a correct and perfect one.”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ্ (রাযি.) হতে বর্ণিত যে, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেনঃ অনুসরণ করার জন্যই ইমাম নির্ধারণ করা হয়। কাজেই তার বিরুদ্ধাচরণ করবে না। তিনি যখন রুকূ‘ করেন তখন তোমরাও রুকু‘ করবে।

তিনি যখন سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ বলেন, তখন তোমরা رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ বলবে। তিনি যখন সিজদা্ করবেন তখন তোমরাও সিজদা্ করবে। তিনি যখন বসে সালাত আদায় করেন, তখন তোমরাও সবাই বসে সালাত আদায় করবে। আর তোমরা সালাতে কাতার সোজা করে নিবে, কেননা কাতার সোজা করা সালাতের সৌন্দর্যের অন্তর্ভুক্ত। (৭৩৪; মুসলিম ৪/১৯, হাঃ ৪১৪)

ہم سے عبداللہ بن محمد مسندی نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا کہ ہم کو عبدالرزاق نے خبر دی، انہوں نے کہا کہ ہمیں معمر نے ہمام بن منبہ کے واسطہ سے خبر دی، انہوں نے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ امام اس لیے ہوتا ہے تاکہ اس کی پیروی کی جائے، اس لیے تم اس سے اختلاف نہ کرو۔

جب وہ رکوع کرے تو تم بھی رکوع کرو اور جب وہ «سمع الله لمن حمده‏» کہے تو تم «ربنا لك الحمد‏» کہو اور جب وہ سجدہ کرے تو تم بھی سجدہ کرو۔ اور جب وہ بیٹھ کر نماز پڑھے تو تم سب بھی بیٹھ کر پڑھو اور نماز میں صفیں برابر رکھو، کیونکہ نماز کا حسن صفوں کے برابر رکھنے میں ہے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami ['Abdullah bin Muhammad] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdurrazaq] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Ma'mar] dari [Hammam bin Munabbih] dari [Abu Hurairah] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, beliau bersabda: "Dijadikannya Imam adalah untuk diikuti, maka janganlah kalian menyelisihnya. Jika ia rukuk maka rukuklah kalian, jika ia mengucapkan 'SAMI'ALLAHU LIMAN HAMIDAH' maka ucapkanlah, 'RABBANAA LAKAL HAMDU'.

Jika ia sujud maka sujudlah kalian, jika ia shalat dengan duduk maka shalatlah kalian semuanya dengan duduk, dan luruskanlah shaf, karena lurusnya shaf merupakan bagian dari sempurnanya shalat

Ebu Hureyre (r.a.) Resûlullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'in şöyle buyurduğunu nakletmiştir: İmam kendisine uyulması için vardır; ona aykırı hareket etmeyin. O rükû'a vardığında siz de rükû edin, (Semi'allahu limen hamideh) dediği zaman siz (Rabbena,lekel hamd) deyin, o secde edince siz de secde edin, o oturarak kılıyorsa siz de oturarak kılın. Ve namaz kılarken safları düzgün tutun. Çünkü safların düzgün tutulması namazı güzelleştiren temel unsurlardandır. Tekrar:

Sahih al-Bukhari 722, Book 10, Call to Prayers (Adhaan), Hadith 116. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the wisdom behind appointing an Imām, which is that the worshipers should follow him in their congregational prayer. They should not act differently from him in the actions of the prayer. Rather, the Imām's movements during the prayer should be observed and followed in the same order he does them.

Thus, when the Imām says Takbīr, then the congregation should follow him in doing so. When the Imām bows then they all should follow him, and when the Imām reminds them that Allah will answer the ones who praise Him by saying "Allah hears the one who praises Him", then they should praise Allah by saying: "Our Lord, praise be to You".

When the Imām prostrates, Muslims praying behind him should prostrate as well, and if he prays sitting because he is unable to stand, then all of them should pray sitting as well even if they are able to stand. This is how the Imām should be followed.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-MusnadiTold us, Fourth generation, died 220 AH
  3. 3Abd ar-Razzaq ibn HammamTold us, Third generation, died 211 AH
  4. 4Mamar ibn RashidInformed us, Third generation, died 150 AH
  5. 5Hammam ibn MunabbihFrom, Successor, died 131 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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