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Muwatta Malik 208

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حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ مَلِيحِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السَّعْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ الَّذِي يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ وَيَخْفِضُهُ قَبْلَ الإِمَامِ فَإِنَّمَا نَاصِيَتُهُ بِيَدِ شَيْطَانٍ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn AIqama from Malik ibn Abdullah as-Sadi that Abu Hurayra said, "The one who raises his head and lowers it before the imam - his forelock is in the hand of a shaytan."

Malik said, concerning someone who forgot and raised his head before the imam in ruku or sujud, "The sunna of that is to return to bowing or prostrating and not to wait for the imam to come up. What he has done is a mistake, because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The imam is appointed to be followed as a leader, so do not oppose him.' Abu Hurayra said, 'The one who raises his head and lowers it before the imam - his forelock is in the hand of a shaytan.' "

Reported by Malik (No. 208).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : مَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ الْوَعِيدُ لِمَنْ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَخَفَضَهُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ قَبْلَ إمَامِهِ وَإِخْبَارٌ عَنْهُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ فِعْلِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَأَنَّ انْقِيَادَهُ لَهُ وَطَاعَتَهُ إِيَّاهُ فِي الْمُبَادَرَةِ بِالْخَفْضِ وَالرَّفْعِ قَبْلَ إمَامِهِ انْقِيَادٌ لِمَنْ كَانَتْ نَاصِيَتُهُ بِيَدِهِ وَفِي رَفْعِ الْمَأْمُومِ وَخَفْضِهِ مَعَ الْإِمَامِ ثَلَاثُ صِفَاتٍ إحْدَاهَا أَنْ يَخْفِضَ وَيَرْفَعَ بَعْدَهُ فَهَذِهِ هِيَ السُّنَّةُ وَالْأَصْلُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي يَأْتِي بَعْدَ هَذَا إنَّمَا جُعِلَ الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَإِذَا رَفَعَ فَارْفَعُوا وَالثَّانِيَةُ أَنْ يَخْفِضَ وَيَرْفَعَ مَعَهُ فَهَذَا يُكْرَهُ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَا تَبْ…

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