Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

My father said, “While we were praying with the Prophet (ﷺ) he heard the noise of some people. After the
prayer he said, ‘What is the matter?’ They replied ‘We were hurrying for the prayer.’ He said, ‘Do not
make haste for the prayer, and whenever you come for the prayer, you should come with calmness,
and pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missed.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “When you hear the Iqama, proceed to offer the prayer with calmness and solemnity
and do not make haste. And pray whatever you are able to pray and complete whatever you have
missed.

My father said. “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘If the Iqama is pronounced then do not stand for the prayer till
you see me (in front of you).’ ”

My father said, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘If the Iqama is pronounced, then do not stand for the
prayer till you see me (in front of you) and do it calmly.’ ”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went out (of the mosque) when the Iqama had been pronounced and the rows
straightened. The Prophet (ﷺ) stood at his Musalla (praying place) and we waited for the Prophet (ﷺ) to begin
the prayer with Takbir. He left and asked us to remain in our places. We kept on standing till the
Prophet returned and the water was trickling from his head for he had taken a bath (of Janaba).

Once Iqama was pronounced and the people had straightened the rows, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went forward
(to lead the prayer) but he was Junub, so he said, “Remain in your places.” And he went out, took a
bath and returned with water trickling from his head. Then he led the prayer.

On the day of Al-Khandaq (the trench), `Umar bin Al-Khattab went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “O
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! By Allah, I could not pray (the `Asr) till the sun had set.” `Umar told this to the
Prophet at the time when a fasting person had done Iftar (taken his meals). The Prophet (ﷺ) then went to
Buthan and I was with him. He performed ablution and offered the `Asr prayer after the sun had set
and then the Maghrib prayer.

Once the Iqama was pronounced and the Prophet (ﷺ) was talking to a man (in a low voice) in a corner of
the mosque and he did not lead the prayer till (some of) the people had slept (dozed in a sitting
posture) .

Once Iqama was pronounced a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and detained him (from the prayer).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “By Him in Whose Hand my soul is I was about to order for collecting firewood
(fuel) and then order Someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead
the prayer then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves
for the (compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him, in Whose Hands my soul is, if anyone of them
had known that he would get a bone covered with good meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in
between two ribs, he would have turned up for the `Isha’ prayer.’