Sunan Ibn Majah

"I stayed overnight with my maternal aunt Maimunah, and the Prophet (saw) got up during the night to perform prayer. So I got up and stood on his left. He took me by the hand and made me stand on his right." Sahih
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"I heard Jabir bin Abdullah say: 'The Messenger of Allah (saw) was performing Maghrib, and I came and stood on his left, but he made me stand on his right.'" Sahih
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) led a woman of his household and myself in prayer. I stood to his right and the woman stood behind us." Sahih
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to gently pat our shoulders (to make sure the row was straight) at the time of prayer, saying: 'Keep (the rows) straight, do not differ from one another lest your hearts should suffer from discord. Let those who are forbearing and wise stand closest to me, then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them.'" Sahih
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) liked the Muhajirun and Ansar to stand closest to him, so that they could learn from him." Sahih
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that the Messenger of Allah (saw) saw that some of his Companions tended to stand in the rear, so he said: "Come forward and follow me, and let those who are behind you follow your lead. If people continue to lag behind, Allah will put them back." Daif
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"I came to the Prophet (saw) with a friend of mine, and when we wanted to leave, he said to us: 'When the time for prayer comes, say the Adhan and Iqamah, then let the older of you lead the prayer.'" Sahih
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'The people should be lead by the one who is most well-Versed in recitation of the Book of Allah. If they are equal in recitation, then they should be led by the one who emigrated first. If they are equal in emigration, then they should be led by the eldest. A man should not be led among his family or in his place of authority; no one should be sat in his place of honour in his house without permission, or without his permission.'" Hasan
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"Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi used to give preference to the young to lead his people in prayer. It was said to him: "Do you do that, when you have such seniority (in Islam)?" He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: 'The Imam is responsible. If he does well, then he will have the reward and so will they, but if he does badly, then that will be counted against him but not against them.'" Sahih
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the sister of Kharashah, said: "I heard the Prophet (saw) say: 'A time will come when the people will stand for a long time and will not be able to find any Imam to lead them in prayer." Sahih
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