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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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"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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that he went out in a ship in which 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani was present. The time for prayer came, and we told him to lead us in prayer and said to him: "You are the most deserving of that, you were the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (saw)." But he refused and said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: 'Whoever leads the people and gets it right, the prayer will be for him and for them, but if he falls short, then that will be counted against him but not against them." Sahih
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"A man came to the Prophet (saw) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I stay behind and do not perform the morning prayer (in congregation) because of so-and-so, for he makes it too long for us.' I never saw the Messenger of Allah (saw) preaching with such anger as he did that day. He said; 'O people! There are among you those who repel others. Whoever among you leads others in prayer, let him keep it short, for among them are those who are weak and elderly, and those who have pressing needs.'" Sahih
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to make his prayer brief but perfect." Daif
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"Mu'adh bin Jabal Al-Ansari led his companions in the Isha prayer and he made it long. A man among us went away and prayed by himself. Mu'adh was told about that and he said: 'He is a hypocrite.' When the man heard about that, he went to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and told him what Mu'adh had said to him. The Prophet (saw) said: 'Do you want to be a cause of Fitnah (trial, tribulation), O Mu'adh? When you lead the people in prayer, recite "By the sun and its brightness,"[Ash-Shams 91] and "Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High," [Al-A'la 87] and "By the night as it envelopes," [Al-Lail 92] and "Recite in the Name of your Lord.'"[Al-'Alaq] Daif
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that the last thing the Messenger of Allah (saw) enjoined on him was that he said: "When you lead people, keep it short for them." Sahih
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'I start prayer and I want to make it long, but then I hear an infant crying, so I make my prayer short, because I know the distress caused to the mother by his crying.'" Sahih
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'I hear an infant crying so I make the prayer short.'" Sahih
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