Sahih al-Bukhari
722
Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)إِقَامَةِ الصَّفِّ مِنْ تَمَامِ الصَّلاَةِ
Straightening the row is part of the completeness of the prayer
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ فَلاَ 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 الصَّلاَةِ، فَإِنَّ إِقَامَةَ الصَّفِّ مِنْ حُسْنِ الصَّلاَةِ ".
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،
Translation
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The imam is appointed only to be followed, so do not differ from him. When he bows, bow; and when he says, ‘Allah hears the one who praises Him,’ say, ‘Our Lord, to You belongs the praise.’ When he prostrates, prostrate; and when he prays sitting, all of you pray sitting. And straighten the row in the prayer, for straightening the row is part of the excellence of the prayer.”
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Deutsch
Abu Huraira berichtete, dass der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Der Imam ist nur dazu da, dass man ihm folgt; so weicht nicht von ihm ab. Wenn er sich verbeugt, dann verbeugt euch; und wenn er sagt: ‚Allah hört den, der Ihn lobt‘, dann sagt: ‚Unser Herr, Dir gebührt das Lob.‘ Wenn er sich niederwirft, dann werft euch nieder; und wenn er sitzend betet, dann betet alle sitzend. Und richtet die Reihe im Gebet gerade aus, denn das Geraderichten der Reihe gehört zur Vortrefflichkeit des Gebets.“
Türkçe
Ebû Hüreyre (r.a.), Nebî'nin ﷺ şöyle buyurduğunu rivayet etti: “İmam ancak kendisine uyulmak için imam yapılmıştır; ona muhalefet etmeyin. Rükûa varınca siz de rükûa varın; ‘Semiallâhu limen hamideh’ deyince siz de ‘Rabbenâ leke'l-hamd’ deyin. Secdeye varınca siz de secdeye varın; oturarak kılınca da hepiniz oturarak kılın. Namazda safı düzgün tutun; çünkü safı düzgün tutmak namazın güzelliğindendir.”
Other versions of this report
The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ، فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ فَكَبِّرُوا، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا، وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ. فَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ. وَإِذَا سَجَدَ فَاسْجُدُوا، وَإِذَا صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا أَجْمَعُونَ ".
Abu Hurairah reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “The imam is appointed only to be followed. When he says the takbir, say the takbir; when he bows, bow; when he says, ‘Allah hears the one who praises Him,’ say, ‘Our Lord, and to You belongs the …
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
- Prophet ﷺ
- Companions (Sahaba)
- Successors (Tabiʿun)
- Successors of the Successors
- Later scholars
- Compiler
Chain as a list
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
- Abu Hurairahأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
d. 59 AH / 681 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- Hamam bin Munabbihهَمَّامٍ
d. 132 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- Ma'mar bin Rashidمَعْمَرٌ
d. 154 AH / 770 CE · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
- 'Abdur-Razzaqعَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ
d. 211 AH / 827 CE · Yemen · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation
- 'Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Musandiعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ
d. 229 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
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