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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Prayers

Sahih Muslim 474a

Chapter: Following The Imam And Acting After Him

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 474a

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْبَرَاءُ، وَهُوَ غَيْرُ كَذُوبٍ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ لَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا يَحْنِي ظَهْرَهُ حَتَّى يَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَبْهَتَهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يَخِرُّ مَنْ وَرَاءَهُ سُجَّدًا ‏.‏

Al-Bara' (b. 'Azib), and he was no liar (but a truthful Companion of the Holy Prophet), reported:

They used to say prayer behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I never saw anyone bending his back at the time when he (the Holy Prophet) raised his head, till the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) placed his forehead on the ground. They then fell in prostration after him.

Reported by Muslim (No. 474a).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن يَزِيد قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي الْبَرَاء وَهُوَ غَيْر كَذُوب , أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ خَلْف رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسه مِنْ الرُّكُوع لَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا يَحْنِي ظَهْره حَتَّى يَضَع النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَبْهَته عَلَى الْأَرْض ثُمَّ يَخِرّ مَنْ وَرَاءَهُ سُجَّدًا ) قَالَ يَحْيَى بْن مَعِين : الْقَائِل : ( وَهُوَ غَيْر كَذُوب ) هُوَ أَبُو إِسْحَاق قَالَ : وَمُرَاده أَنَّ عَبْد اللَّه بْن يَزِيد , غَيْر كَذُوب وَلَيْسَ الْمُرَاد الْبَرَاء غَيْر كَذُوب , لِأَنَّ الْبَرَاء صَحَابِيّ لَا يَحْتَاج إِلَى تَزْكِيَة , وَلَا يَحْسُن فِيهِ هَذَا الْقَوْل. وَهَذَا الَّذِي قَالَهُ اِبْن مَع…

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (2372)فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ لَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا يَحْنِي ظَهْرَهُ حَتَّى يَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَبْهَتَهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ ، ثُمَّ يَخِرَّ مَنْ وَرَاءَهُ سُجَّدًا
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (914)فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ لَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا يَحْنِي ظَهْرَهُ حَتَّى يَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَبْهَتَهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ , ثُمَّ يَخِرُّ مَنْ وَرَاءَهُ سُجَّدًا
  • مسند ابن الجعد (2226)يُصَلُّونَ خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ لَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا يَحْنِي ظَهْرَهُ حَتَّى يَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَبْهَتَهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ ، ثُمَّ نَخِرُّ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ سُجَّدًا

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 690

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ''Sami‘allāhu liman hamidah (Allah hears whoever praises him),'' none of us would bend his back until the Prophet (ﷺ) had fallen in prostration. We would then fall in prostration right after him

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ''Sami‘allāhu liman hamidah (Allah hears whoever praises him),'' none of us would bend his back until the Prophet (ﷺ) had fallen in prostration. We would then fall in prostration right after him.

إِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ‏.‏ لَمْ يَحْنِ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا ظَهْرَهُ حَتَّى يَقَعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَاجِدًا، ثُمَّ نَقَعُ سُجُودًا بَعْدَهُ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 747

(And Al-Bara was not a liar) Whenever we offered prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he raised his head from the bowing, we used to remain standing till we saw him prostrating .

إِذَا صَلَّوْا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَامُوا قِيَامًا حَتَّى يَرَوْنَهُ قَدْ سَجَدَ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 474c

They (the Companions) said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and they bowed when he (the Holy Prophet) bowed. and when he raised his head after bowing, he pronounced:" Allah listened to him who praised Him," and we kept standing till we saw him placing his face on the ground and then we…

فَإِذَا رَكَعَ رَكَعُوا وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ لَمْ نَزَلْ قِيَامًا حَتَّى نَرَاهُ قَدْ وَضَعَ وَجْهَهُ فِي الأَرْضِ ثُمَّ نَتَّبِعُهُ ‏.‏

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 281

"When we performed Salat behind Allah's Messenger, he would raise his head from bowing, and no man among us would bend his back until Allah's Messenger prostrated, then we prostrated."

كُنَّا إِذَا صَلَّيْنَا خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ لَمْ يَحْنِ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا ظَهْرَهُ حَتَّى يَسْجُدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَنَسْجُدَ ‏

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 620

Al-Bara who is not a liar said; when they (the companions) raised their heads from bowing along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), they would stand up, and when they saw him that he went down in prostration, they would prostrate (following the prophet).

إِذَا رَفَعُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَامُوا قِيَامًا فَإِذَا رَأَوْهُ قَدْ سَجَدَ سَجَدُوا ‏.‏

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