Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) fell down from a horse and his right side was grazed. We went to him to inquire after his health when the time of prayer came. He led us in prayer in a sitting posture and we said prayer behind him sitting, and when he finished the prayer he said: The Imam is appointed only to be followed; so when he recites takbir, you should also recite that; when he prostrates, you should also prostrate; when he rises up, you should also rise up, and when he said: "God listens to him who praises Him," you should say: "Our Lord, to Thee be the praise," and when he prays sitting, all of you should pray sitting.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) fell down from a horse and he was grazed and he led the prayer for us sitting, and the rest of the hadith is the same.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) fell down from a horse and he was grazed and he led the prayer for us sitting, and the rest of the hadith is the same.

Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) rode a horse and fell down from it and his right side was grazed, and the rest of the hadith is the same, and (these words) are found in it: "When he (the Imam) says prayer in an erect posture, you should also say it in an erect posture."

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) fell down from his horse and his right side was grazed, and the rest of the hadith is the same. In this hadith there are no additions (of words) as transmitted by Yunus and Malik.

'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) fell ill and some of his Companions came to inquire after his health. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) (may peace he upon him) said prayer sitting, while (his Companions) said it (behind him) standing. He (the Holy Prophet) directed them by his gesture to sit down, and they sat down (in prayer). After finishing the (prayer) he (the Holy Prophet) said: The Imam is appointed so that be should be followed, so bow down when he bows down, and rise up when he rises up and say (prayer) sitting when he (the Imam) says (it) sitting. ________

This hadith is narrated with the same chain of transmitters by Hisham bin 'Urwa.

Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was ill and we said prayer behind him and he was sitting. And Abu Bakr (RA) was making audible to the people his takbir. As he paid his attention towards us he saw us standing and (directed us to sit down) with a gesture. So we sat down and said our prayer with his prayer in a sitting posture. After uttering salutation he said: You were at this time about to do an act like that of the Persians and the Romans. They stand before their kings while they sit, so don't do that; follow your Imams. If they say prayer standing, you should also do so, and if they say prayer sitting, you should also say prayer sitting.

Jabir said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) led the prayer and Abu Bakr (RA) was behind him. When the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) recited the takbir, Abu Bakr (RA) also recited (it) in order to make it audible to us. And the rest of the hadith is like one transmitted by Laith.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: The Imam is appointed, so that he should be followed, so don't be at variance with him. Recite takbir when he recites it; bow down when he bows down and when he says: "Allah listens to him who praises Him," say: "O Allah, our Lord, to Thee be the Praise." And when he (the Imam) prostrates, you should also prostrate, and when he says prayer sitting, you should all observe prayer sitting.