Hadith 20347

Chapter 156

باب 156

(156) باب يَسْتَقْبِلُ الإِمَامُ النَّاسَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ

(156) Chapter: The Imam should face the followers after finishing the prayer with Taslim. (ID)
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، سَمِعَ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَرَقَدُوا، وَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلاَةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ ".

Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once the Prophet (ﷺ) delayed the `Isha' prayer until midnight and then came to us. Having prayed he faced us and said, "The people had prayed and slept but you were in the prayer as long as you were waiting for it." (ID)

Reference (ID): Sahih al-Bukhari 847 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 10, Hadith 239 (ID)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 808 (ID)