him. When he came to know about it, he kept on sitting. In the

morning, he went out to them and said, "I have seen and

understood what you did. You should pray in your houses, for

the best prayer of a person is that which he prays in his

house except the compulsory prayers."

Bk. 12: Characteristics of Prayer

1.699:

Narrated Anas bin Malik Al-Ansari: Allah's Apostle rode a

horse and fell down and the right side of his body was

injured. On that day he prayed one of the prayers sitting and

we also prayed behind him sitting. When the Prophet finished

the prayer with Taslim, he said, "The Imam is to be followed

and if he prays standing then pray standing, and bow when he

bows, and raise your heads when he raises his head; prostrate

when he prostrates; and if he says "Sami`a l-lahu liman

hamidah", you should say, "Rabbana wa laka l-hamd.:

1.700:

Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle fell from a horse and

got injured so he led the prayer sitting and we also prayed

sitting. When he completed the prayer he said, "The Imam is to

be followed; if he says Takbir then say Takbir, bow if he

bows; raise your heads when he raises his head, when he says,

'Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah say, 'Rabbana laka l-hamd', and

prostrate when he prostrates."

1.701:

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Imam is to be

followed. Say the Takbir when he says it; bow if he bows; if

he says 'Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah', say, ' Rabbana wa laka

l-hamd', prostrate if he prostrates and pray sitting

altogether if he prays sitting."

1.702:

Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah: My father said, "Allah's Apostle

used to raise both his hands up to the level of his shoulders

when opening the prayer; and on saying the Takbir for bowing.