Category: Ibn Majah

It was
narrated that Jabir said: “Mu’adh bin Jabal Al-Ansari led his
companions in the ‘Isha’ prayer and he made it long. A man among
us
went away and prayed by himself. Mu’adh was told about that and
he
said: ‘He is a hypocrite.’ When the man heard about that, he
went to
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and told him what Mu’adh had
said to him.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Do you want to be a cause of
Fitnah (trial,
tribulation), O Mu’adh? When you lead the people in
prayer, recite “By
the sun and its brightness,”[Ash-Shams 91] and
“Glorify the Name of
your Lord the Most High,” [Al-A’la 87] and
“By the night as it
envelopes,” [Al-Lail 92] and “Recite in the
Name of your
Lord.’”[Al-‘Alaq]

It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: “There are three whose prayer do not rise more than a hand span
above their heads: A man who leads people (in prayer) when they do
not
like him; a woman who has spent the night with her husband angry
with
her; and two brothers who have severed contact with one
another.”

It was
narrated that Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari said: “The Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) said: ‘Two or more people are a congregation.’”

It was
narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “I stayed overnight with my
maternal aunt Maimunah, and the Prophet (ﷺ) got up during the night
to perform prayer. So I got up and stood on his left. He took me by
the hand and made me stand on his right.”

Shurahbil
said: “I heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah say: ‘The Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) was performing Maghrib, and I came and stood on his left,
but
he made me stand on his right.’”

It was
narrated that Anas said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led a
woman
of his household and myself in prayer. I stood to his right and
the
woman stood behind us.”

It was
narrated that Abu Mas’ud Al-Ansari said: “The Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) used to gently pat our shoulders (to make sure the row was
straight) at the time of prayer, saying: ‘Keep (the rows) straight,
do
not differ from one another lest your hearts should suffer from
discord. Let those who are forbearing and wise stand closest to me,
then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them.’”

It was
narrated that Anas said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked
the
Muhajirun and Ansar to stand closest to him, so that they could
learn
from him.”

It was
narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw
that
some of his Companions tended to stand in the rear, so he said: “Come
forward and follow me, and let those who are behind you follow
your
lead. If people continue to lag behind, Allah will put them
back.”

It was
narrated that Malik bin Huwairith said: “I came to the Prophet
(ﷺ) with a friend of mine, and when we wanted to leave, he said to
us: ‘When the time for prayer comes, say the Adhan and Iqamah, then
let the older of you lead the prayer.’”