Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his chain of transmission the statement of Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever has an imam (i.e., is performing prayer in congregation), then the recitation of the imam is his recitation." This narration has only been transmitted from the narrator named Musa by Imam Abu Hanifa and a narrator named Hasan, and both of them are weak.

Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates with his chain of transmission the statement of Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): Once, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer. During the prayer, a man behind him began to recite (Qur'an). One of the companions of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped him. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, the two began to argue. The first man said, "Are you stopping me from reciting (Qur'an) behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" A dispute arose between the two. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became aware of this, he said: "Whoever performs prayer behind the Imam, the recitation of the Imam is considered his recitation." This narration has been reported by Imam Layth bin Sa'd from Imam Abu Yusuf, from Imam Abu Hanifa.

Laith bin Sa'd, Imam Abu Yusuf, and Imam Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on them) narrate, Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: A man began reciting Surah Al-A'la while following the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he inquired: "Who among you recited Surah Al-A'la?" The narrator states: Everyone remained silent. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked this question three times, and each time they remained silent. Then that man said: "I did." So the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I realized that one of you was causing difficulty for me."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man recited (Qur'an) in the Zuhr and Asr prayers while following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Another man gestured to stop him. When he finished the prayer, the first man said: "Are you stopping me from reciting while following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" A dispute arose between the two until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also heard about it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs prayer behind the Imam, the recitation of the Imam is considered as his recitation." The narrator named Abu al-Walid is unknown. In its chain, the mention of it being narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) is only reported by Imam Abu Hanifa. This narration is also transmitted through another chain.

This narration from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) is also transmitted with another chain of narration. This same narration is also transmitted with some other chains of narration. In some chains, this narration is transmitted as a mursal hadith, and this is correct.

Salim bin Abdullah narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever has an imam (i.e., is performing prayer in congregation), then the recitation of the imam will be considered as his recitation." The narrator of this narration, Muhammad bin Fadl, is abandoned.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates regarding this verse: "And when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and remain silent, so that mercy may be shown to you." Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: This was revealed regarding raising the voice. At that time, people were performing prayer behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). These words of the narration are from the narrator named Ibn Abu Dawood (may Allah have mercy on him). The narrator of this narration, Abdullah bin Aamir (may Allah have mercy on him), is weak.

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was leading the people in prayer when a person began to recite (Qur'an) behind him. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) finished the prayer, he inquired: "Who among you was causing an obstruction regarding my Surah (recitation)?" Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade those people from reciting behind the Imam. These words have been narrated by the narrator named Hajjaj. Other students of Qatadah, namely Shu'bah, Sa'id, and others, have narrated the opposite. They did not mention these words in their narration: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade them from reciting." The narrator named Hajjaj is not reliable.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any prayer in which Surah Al-Fatihah is not recited is incomplete, except for the prayer in which one is following the Imam." The narrator Yahya bin Salam is weak. The correct view is that this narration is mawquf (stopped at the Companion).

This narration is transmitted as a mawquf narration with another chain of transmission.