Narrated Ibn `Umar: When the earliest emigrants came to Al-`Usba [??] a place in Quba', before the arrival of the Prophet- Salim, the slave of Abu Hudhaifa, who knew the Qur'an more than the others used to lead them in prayer.
Read More..Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, Listen and obey (your chief) even if an Ethiopian whose head is like a raisin were made your chief.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, If the Imam leads the prayer correctly then he and you will receive the rewards but if he makes a mistake (in the prayer) then you will receive the reward for the prayer and the sin will be his.
Read More..Narrated 'Ubaid-Ullah bin Adi bin Khiyar: I went to 'Uthman bin Affan while he was besieged, and said to him, You are the chief of all Muslims in general and you see what has befallen you. We are led in the Salat (prayer) by a leader of Al-Fitan (trials and afflictions etc.) and we are afraid of being sinful in following him. 'Uthman said. As-Salat (the prayers) is the best of all deeds so when the people do good deeds do the same with them and when they do bad deeds, avoid those bad deeds. Az-Zuhri said, In our opinion one should not offer Salat behind an effeminate person unless there is no alternative.
Read More..Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said to Abu-Dhar, Listen and obey (your chief) even if he is an Ethiopian with a head like a raisin.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once I passed the night in the house of my aunt Maimuna. Allah's Apostle offered the `Isha' prayer and then came to the house and offered four rak`at an slept. Later on, he woke up and stood for the prayer and I stood on his left side. He drew me to his right and prayed five rak`at and then two. He then slept till I heard him snoring (or heard his breath sounds). Afterwards he went out for the morning prayer.
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