Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1240

What is Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1240?

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1240 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 7: Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 1240
Narrator in the source
It was narrated that Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ said
Displayed grading
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ اشْتَكَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَصَلَّيْنَا وَرَاءَهُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُكَبِّرُ يُسْمِعُ النَّاسَ تَكْبِيرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَرَآنَا قِيَامًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَعَدْنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَصَلَّيْنَا بِصَلَاتِهِ قُعُودًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنْ كِدْتُمْ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا فِعْلَ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُومُونَ عَلَى مُلُوكِهِمْ وَهُمْ قُعُودٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ائْتَمُّوا بِأَئِمَّتِكُمْ إِنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا .

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fell ill, and we prayed behind him while he was sitting down, and Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ was saying the Takbir so that the people could hear them. He turned to us and saw us standing, so he gestured to us to sit down. When he had said the Salam, he said: ‘You were about to do the action of the Persians and Romans, who remain standing while their kings are seated. Do not do that. Follow the lead of your Imam; if he prays standing, then pray standing, and if he prays sitting down, then pray sitting down.’”

It was narrated that Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ said

Source information

Collection: Sunan Ibn Majah. Compiler: Imam Ibn Majah. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 1240.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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