Hadith 17860

Chapter 22

باب 22

(22) باب مَتَى يَقُومُ النَّاسُ إِذَا رَأَوُا الإِمَامَ عِنْدَ الإِقَامَةِ

(22) Chapter: When should the people get up for the Salat (prayer) if they see the Imam (the person leading Salat) during the Iqama?
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلاَ تَقُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْنِي ".

Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:
My father said. "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'If the Iqama is pronounced then do not stand for the prayer till you see me (in front of you).' "

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 637

In-book reference: Book 10, Hadith 34

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 1, Book 11, Hadith 610