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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Sahih

إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ

The imam is appointed only to be followed

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْتِهِ وَهْوَ شَاكٍ، فَصَلَّى جَالِسًا وَصَلَّى وَرَاءَهُ قَوْمٌ قِيَامًا، فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنِ اجْلِسُوا، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ " إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ، فَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ فَارْفَعُوا، وَإِذَا صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ

Translation

Aishah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in his house while he was ill. He prayed sitting, and some people prayed behind him standing. He signalled to them to sit down. When he had finished, he said, “The imam is appointed only to be followed. When he bows, bow; when he rises, rise; and when he prays sitting, pray sitting.”

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Deutsch

Aischa berichtete: Der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ betete in seinem Haus, als er krank war. Er betete sitzend, und hinter ihm beteten Leute stehend. Da gab er ihnen ein Zeichen, sich zu setzen. Als er fertig war, sagte er: „Der Imam ist nur dazu da, dass man ihm folgt. Wenn er sich verbeugt, dann verbeugt euch; wenn er sich aufrichtet, dann richtet euch auf; und wenn er sitzend betet, dann betet sitzend.“

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Türkçe

Âişe (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Resûlullah ﷺ rahatsızken evinde namaz kıldı. Oturarak kıldı; arkasında da bir topluluk ayakta namaz kıldı. Onlara oturmalarını işaret etti. Namazı bitirince şöyle buyurdu: “İmam ancak kendisine uyulmak için imam yapılmıştır. Rükûa varınca siz de rükûa varın; başını kaldırınca siz de kaldırın; oturarak namaz kılınca siz de oturarak kılın.”

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The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · Medina'Aisha bint Abi Bakr† 57 AH · Medina'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr† 93 AH · MedinaHisham bin 'Urwa† 146 AH · MedinaImam Maalik† 179 AH · Medina'Abdullah bin Yusuf al-Tunaysi† 218 AH · Egyptal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. 'Aisha bint Abi Bakrعَائِشَةَ

    d. 57 AH / 678 CE · 17 Ramadan, Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrأَبِيهِ

    d. 93 AH / 713 CE · Medina · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. Hisham bin 'Urwaهِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ

    d. 146 AH · Medina · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. Imam Maalikمَالِكٌ

    d. 179 AH / 795 CE · Medina · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation Maliki

  6. 'Abdullah bin Yusuf al-Tunaysiعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ

    d. 218 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler