Bukhari 1113 · Book 18
Sahih al-Bukhari, 1113
Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)
Sahih (authentic)by the collection
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ 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 ".
Narrated `Aisha:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prayed in his house while sitting during his illness and the people prayed behind him standing and he pointed to them to sit down. When he had finished the prayer, he said, "The Imam is to be followed and so when he bows you should bow; and when he lifts his head you should also do the sameRapporté par `Aisha : Le Messager d’Allah (ﷺ) a prié chez lui en étant assis pendant sa maladie et les gens ont prié derrière lui debout. Il leur a fait signe de s’asseoir. Quand il a terminé la prière, il a dit : « L’imam doit être suivi : donc quand il s’incline, inclinez-vous ; et quand il relève la tête, faites de même. »Grades given by scholars
Sahih collection: its hadiths are held authentic by the compiler.
Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).