Where should the imaam stand [for prayer]?
Tag: prayer
They would divide the night into three
al-Hasan ibn Saalih, his brother and their mother used to divide the night into three parts, each would stand their third in prayer. So when their mother died, they divided the night in two parts, and when [his brother] ‘Alee died, Hasan stood the entire night in prayer.
Standing in front of the Imaam during the prayer
Is it permissible to stand infront of the imaam [during the prayer] if there is no room left in the masjid?
As a result of elongating his prayer
‘Anas رضي الله عنه used to pray until his feet swelled with blood, as a result of elongating his prayer, standing [in prayer] at night.
Purifying oneself with water
Is it obligatory upon the bedouin to purify himself with water when he arrives at a town?
So he was not overcome by sleep
Safwaan ibn Saleem used to stand in prayer on the roof on a cold night so that he is not overcome by sleep.
Nor have I seen the back of a man
For fifty years, I never [once] missed the initial takbeer [upon beginning the congregational prayer], and nor have I seen the back of a man in the [congregational] prayer [since].
Following the iqaamah
What is the ruling regarding following the iqaamah [just as one follows the adhaan – repeating the words of the muadh.dhin]
Nothing more desirable has remained
In this world, nothing more desirable has remained than prayer in congregation, and [subsequently] meeting the brothers.
I have not seen any better prayer
I have not seen any better prayer than that of Muhammad ibn Nasr. A house fly settled upon his ear, and he did not [even] try to brush it away. And we were amazed at the gracefulness of his prayer, and his concentration and state; He would place his chin upon his chest and then stand upright as if he was an erect piece of wood.