Sunan Abu Dawood 543

Awn bin Kahmas reported on the authority of his father Kahmas: we stood for praying at Mina when the Imam had not come out. Some of us sat down (and I too). An old man from Kufah said to me: Why did you down? I said: Ibn Buraidah, this is Sumud (i...

Anas reported: the Iqamah was pronounced (for the night prayer) and the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم remained engaged in talking (to a person) in the corner of the mosque. He did not begin prayer until the people slept. ..

Abu al-Nadr said: when the Iqamah was pronounced and the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم saw that they (the people) were small in number, he would sit down, nd would not pray; but when he saw them (the people) large in number, he would..

This tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators in a similar way by Ali bin Abi Talib. ..

Narrated Abud Darda: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: If there are three men in a village or in the desert among whom prayer is not offered (in congregation), the devil has got the mastery over them. So observe (prayer) in..

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying; I thought to give orders for arranging prayer in congregation, and then to have the Iqamah called for it, then to order a man to lead the people in prayer, then to go off..