Narrated Umm Waraqah daughter of Nawfal: When the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم proceeded for the Battle of Badr, I said to him: Messenger of Allah allow me to accompany you in the battle. I shall act as a nurse for patients. It is possible that Allah might bestow martyrdom upon me. He said: Stay at your home. Allah, the Almighty, will bestow martyrdom upon you. The narrator said: Hence she was called martyr. She read the Quran. She sought permission from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم to have a muadhdhin in her house. He, therefore, permitted her (to do so). She announced that her slave and slave-girl would be free after her death. One night they went to her and strangled her with a sheet of cloth until she died, and they ran away. Next day Umar announced among the people, "Anyone who has knowledge about them, or has seen them, should bring them (to him). " Umar (after their arrest) ordered (to crucify them) and they were crucified. This was the first crucifixion at Madina.

This tradition has also been narrated through a different chain of transmitters by Umm Waraqah daughter of Abdullah bin al-Harith. The first version is complete. This version goes: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to visit her at her house. He appointed a Muadhdhin to call adhan for her; and he commanded her to lead the inmates of her house in prayer. Abdur-Rahman said: I saw her Muadhdhin who was an old man.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: There are three types of people whose prayer is not accepted by Allah: One who goes in front of people when they do not like him; a man who comes dibaran, which means that he comes to it too late; and a man who takes into slavery an emancipated male or female slave.

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: The obligatory prayer is essential behind every Muslim, pious or impious, even if he has committed a sins.

Anas said that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم appointed Ibn Umm Maktum as substitute to lead the people in prayer, and he was blind.

Abu Atiyyah, a freed slave of us, said: Malik bin al-Huwairith came to this place of prayer of ours, and the iqamah for prayer was called. We said to him: Come forward and lead the prayer. He said to us: Put one of your own men forward to lead you in prayer. I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: If anyone visits people, he should not lead them in prayer, but some person of them should lead the prayer.

Hammam said: Hudhaifah led the people in prayer in al-Mada’in standing on the shop (or a bench). Abu Masud took him by his shirt, and brought him down. When he (Abu Masud) finished his prayer, he said: Do you not know that they (the people) were prohibited to do so. He said: Yes, I remembered when you pulled me down.

Adi bin Thabit al-Ansari said; A man related to me that (once) he was in the company of Ammar bin yasir in al-Mada’in (a city near Ku’fah). The IQAMAH was called for prayer: Ammar came forward and stood on a shop (or a beach) and prayed while the people stood on a lower place than he. Hudaifah came forward and took him by the hands and Ammar followed him till Hudaifah brought him down. When Ammar finished his prayer. Hudaifah said to him: Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: When a man leads the people in prayer, he must not stand in a position higher than theirs, or words to that effect? Ammar replied: that is why I followed you when you took me by the hand.

Jabir bin Abdullah said: Muadh bin Jabal would pray along with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم in the night prayer, then go and lead his people and lead them in the same prayer.

Jabir bin Abdullah said: Muadh bin Jabal would pray along the prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , then go and lead his people in prayer.