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إِمَامُ الْقَوْمِ وَافِدُهُمْ فَقَدِّمُوا أَفْضَلَكُمْ

وَ قَالَ ع‌ إِنْ سَرَّكُمْ أَنْ تُزَكُّوا صَلَاتَكُمْ فَقَدِّمُوا خِيَارَكُمْ‌[5].

Hadith.1101 - Imam (as) said: "If it pleases you to purify and perfect your prayers, then choose the best among you (to lead)."

مَنْ صَلَّى بِقَوْمٍ وَ فِيهِمْ مَنْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ لَمْ يَزَلْ أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى سَفَالٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ[1]. وَ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ إِنَّ إِمَامَكَ شَفِيعُكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْ شَفِيعَكَ سَفِيهاً وَ لَا فَاسِقاً[2]

لَا إِنَّ الْإِمَامَ ضَامِنٌ لِلْقِرَاءَةِ وَ لَيْسَ يَضْمَنُ الْإِمَامُ صَلَاةَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ إِنَّمَا يَضْمَنُ الْقِرَاءَةَ.

Hadith.1103 - Al-Hussain ibn Kathir narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that a man asked him about reciting (Qur'an) behind the Imam (during prayer). Imam (as) said: "No, the Imam is responsible for the recitation, but the Imam does not take responsibility for the prayers of those behind him; he is only

خَمْسَةٌ لَا يَؤُمُّونَ النَّاسَ وَ لَا يُصَلُّونَ بِهِمْ صَلَاةً فَرِيضَةً فِي جَمَاعَةٍ الْأَبْرَصُ وَ الْمَجْذُومُ وَ وَلَدُ الزِّنَا وَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ حَتَّى يُهَاجِرَ وَ الْمَحْدُودُ[4].

"Five people should not lead others in prayer nor should they lead them in a congregational obligatory prayer: the person with leprosy (abrāṣ), the person with a skin disease (majdhūm), the child of adultery (walad al-zina), the Bedouin (a‘rābī) until he migrates, and the person who has been subjected to the legal puni

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا يُصَلِّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ خَلْفَ الْأَجْذَمِ وَ الْأَبْرَصِ وَ الْمَجْنُونِ وَ الْمَحْدُودِ وَ وَلَدِ الزِّنَا وَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ لَا يَؤُمُّ الْمُهَاجِرَ[5].

Hadith.1105 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "None of you should pray behind a person with a mutilated limb (al-ajdham), a person with leprosy (al-abrāṣ), a person with a mental disorder (al-majnūn), a person who has been subjected to a legal punishment (al-maḥdūd), the child of adulter

وَ قَالَ ع‌ الْأَغْلَفُ لَا يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ وَ لَوْ كَانَ أَقْرَأَهُمْ لِلْقُرْآنِ لِأَنَّهُ ضَيَّعَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ أَعْظَمَهَا وَ لَا تُقْبَلُ لَهُ شَهَادَةٌ وَ لَا يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ تَرَكَ ذَلِكَ خَوْفاً

Hadith.1106 - Imam (as) said: "An uncircumcised man (al-aghlaf) should not lead the people in prayer, even if he is the most proficient in reciting the Qur'an among them, because he has neglected one of the greatest aspects of the Sunnah. His testimony is not accepted, and prayers are not performed over him unless he l

لَا يَؤُمُّ صَاحِبُ الْقَيْدِ الْمُطْلَقِينَ وَ لَا يَؤُمُّ صَاحِبُ الْفَالِجِ الْأَصِحَّاءَ[2]

لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ الْأَعْمَى إِذَا رَضُوا بِهِ وَ كَانَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ قِرَاءَةً وَ أَفْقَهَهُمْ

إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَى أَعْمَى الْقَلْبِ فَإِنَّهَا لا تَعْمَى الْأَبْصارُ وَ لكِنْ تَعْمَى الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي فِي الصُّدُورِ

ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا يُصَلَّى خَلْفَهُمُ الْمَجْهُولُ وَ الْغَالِي وَ إِنْ كَانَ يَقُولُ بِقَوْلِكَ وَ الْمُجَاهِرُ بِالْفِسْقِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ مُقْتَصِداً[3]

وَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع- مَنْ قَالَ بِالْجِسْمِ فَلَا تُعْطُوهُ شَيْئاً مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ وَ لَا تُصَلُّوا خَلْفَهُ.

Hadith.1111 - Imam Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hadi (as) and Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad (as) said: "Whoever believes in anthropomorphism (al-jism), do not give them anything from the zakat, and do not pray behind them."

وَ كَتَبَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرْقِيُّ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي ع- أَ يَجُوزُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الصَّلَاةُ خَلْفَ مَنْ وَقَفَ عَلَى أَبِيكَ وَ جَدِّكَ ع فَأَجَابَ لَا تُصَلِّ وَرَاءَهُ.

Hadith.1112 - Abu Abdullah al-Barqi wrote to Abu Ja'far al-Thani (as), asking: "May I be your ransom, is it permissible to pray behind someone who stopped at (only accepted the Imamate of) your father and grandfather (as)?" Imam (as) said: "Do not pray behind him."

وَ سَأَلَ عُمَرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ إِمَامٍ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِهِ عَارِفٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ يُسْمِعُ أَبَوَيْهِ الْكَلَامَ الْغَلِيظَ الَّذِي يَغِيظُهُمَا أَقْرَأُ خَلْفَهُ قَالَ‌ لَا، تَقْرَأُ خَلْفَهُ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ عَاقّاً قَاطِعاً[1].

Hadith.1113 - Umar ibn Yazid asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about an Imam who is generally good in all his affairs and knowledgeable, but he raises his voice and speaks harshly to his parents, causing them distress. He asked: "Should I pray behind him?" He (as) replied: "No, do not pray behind him as long

لَا تُصَلِّ خَلْفَ مَنْ يَشْهَدُ عَلَيْكَ بِالْكُفْرِ وَ لَا خَلْفَ مَنْ شَهِدْتَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْكُفْرِ.

Hadith.1114 - Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Halabi narrated from him (as) that He said: "Do not pray behind someone who declares you to be an unbeliever (kafir), and do not pray behind someone whom you have declared to be an unbeliever."

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُقَارِفُ الذَّنْبَ‌[3] يُصَلَّى خَلْفَهُ أَمْ لَا قَالَ لَا.

Hadith.1115 - Saʿd ibn Ismail narrated from his father, who narrated from al-Ridha (as), that He said: "I asked him about a man who commits sins ; should one pray behind him or not?" Imam (as) said: "No."

لِيُعِدْ كُلَّ صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا خَلْفَهُ‌[5].

Hadith.1116 - It was narrated from Isma'il ibn Muslim that he asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about praying behind a man who denies (or rejects) the decree (Qadar) of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic. He (Al-Sadiq) replied: "He should repeat every prayer he performed behind him”.

وَقَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ اَلْجُعْفِيُّ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: رَجُلٌ يُحِبُّ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ لاَ يَتَبَرَّأُ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ وَ يَقُولُ هُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّنْ خَالَفَهُ قَالَ «هَذَا مِخْلَطٌ وَ هُوَ عَدُوٌّ فَلاَ تُصَلِّ وَرَاءَهُ وَ لاَ كَرَامَةَ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَتَّقِيَهُ.

Hadith.1117 - Isma'il al-Ju'fi said to Abu Ja'far: "A man loves The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) but does not dissociate from his enemies, and he says, 'He (Ali) is dearer to me than those who opposed him.'" He (Abu Ja'far) replied: "This person is of mixed (belief) and is an enemy; do not pray

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ جَالِساً فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ لَا يَؤُمَّنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بَعْدِي جَالِساً[2]

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ص وَقَعَ عَنْ فَرَسٍ فَشُجَ[3] شِقُّهُ الْأَيْمَنُ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ جَالِساً فِي غُرْفَةِ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ[4]

يُؤَخِّرُ وَ يُصَلِّي بِأَهْلِ مَسْجِدِهِ إِذَا كَانَ هُوَ الْإِمَامَ.

Hadith.1120 - Jamil ibn Salih asked: "Which is better, for a man to pray by himself at the beginning of the time (for prayer) or to delay a little and pray with the people of his mosque if he is their Imam?" He (as) replied: "He should delay and pray with the people of his mosque if he is their Imam."

وَ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ لِي مَسْجِداً عَلَى بَابِ دَارِي فَأَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ أُصَلِّي فِي مَنْزِلِي فَأُطِيلُ الصَّلَاةَ أَوْ أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ وَ أُخَفِّفُ فَكَتَبَ ع صَلِّ بِهِمْ وَ أَحْسِنِ‌ الصَّلَاةَ وَ لَا تُثَقِّلْ‌[1].

Hadith.1121 - A man asked him: "I have a mosque at the entrance of my house. Which is better—should I pray at home where I can make my prayer longer, or should I lead them (in the mosque) and make it lighter?" He (as) wrote: "Lead them in prayer and perform it well, but do not make it too heavy (burdensome)”. 1122 1122

وَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع قَالَ: فِي رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَلَفَا فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا كُنْتُ إِمَامَكَ وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ كُنْتُ إِمَامَكَ قَالَ صَلَاتُهُمَا تَامَّةٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا كُنْتُ أَئْتَمُّ بِكَ وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ كُنْتُ أَئْتَمُّ بِكَ قَالَ فَصَلَاتُهُمَا فَاسِدَةٌ فَلْيَسْتَأْنِفَا[2].

لَا وَ لَكِنْ يَتَيَمَّمُ الْإِمَامُ وَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ جَعَلَ الْأَرْضَ طَهُوراً كَمَا جَعَلَ الْمَاءَ طَهُوراً[3].

Hadith.1123 - Jamil ibn Darraj asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about an Imam who becomes ritually impure (junub) and does not have enough water to perform the full ritual bath (ghusl), while the rest of the congregation has water to perform ablution (wudu). He asked whether some of them should perform wudu

مَا مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةً فَرِيضَةً فِي وَقْتِهَا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي مَعَهُمْ صَلَاةً تَقِيَّةً وَ هُوَ مُتَوَضِّئٌ إِلَّا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا خَمْساً وَ عِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً فَارْغَبُوا فِي ذَلِكَ.

Hadith.1124 - It is narrated from him by Umar ibn Yazid that Imam (as) said: "None of you prays an obligatory prayer at its prescribed time and then prays with them (in congregation) as an act of precaution (taqiyya) while in a state of wudu, except that Allah (swt) will record for him twenty-five degrees (of reward).

مَنْ صَلَّى مَعَهُمْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ كَانَ كَمَنْ صَلَّى خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ‌[4].

Hadith.1125 - It is narrated from him by Hammad ibn Uthman that Imam (as) said: "Whoever prays with them in the first row, it is as if he prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (sw) in the first row”.

يُحْسَبُ لَكَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ مَعَهُمْ وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تَقْتَدِي بِهِمْ حُسِبَ لَكَ مِثْلُ مَا يُحْسَبُ لَكَ إِذَا كُنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ تَقْتَدِي بِهِ‌[1].

Hadith.1126 - It is narrated from him by Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari that Imam (as) said: "It will be counted for you when you join them (in prayer), even if you do not follow them (in intention); it will be counted for you just as it would if you were with someone you follow”.

لِجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أَمُرُّ بِقَوْمٍ نَاصِبِيَّةٍ وَ قَدْ أُقِيمَتْ لَهُمُ الصَّلَاةُ وَ أَنَا عَلَى غَيْرِ وُضُوءٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَدْخُلْ مَعَهُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَالُوا مَا شَاءُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا[2] أَ فَأُصَلِّي مَعَهُمْ ثُمَّ أَتَوَضَّأُ إِذَا انْصَرَفْتُ وَ أُصَلِّي قَالَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ع- سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَ فَمَا يَخَافُ مَنْ يُصَلِّي عَلَى غَيْرِ وُضُوءٍ أَنْ تَأْخُذَهُ

Hadith.1127 - Mas’adah ibn Sadaqah narrates that someone said to Jafar ibn Muhammad (as): "May I be your ransom! I pass by a group of Nasibis (those hostile to the AhlulBayt (as)), and their prayer has been established while I am not in a state of wudu (ritual purity). If I do not join them in prayer, they will say wha

يَا زَيْدُ خَالِقُوا النَّاسَ بِأَخْلَاقِهِمْ صَلُّوا فِي مَسَاجِدِهِمْ وَ عُودُوا مَرْضَاهُمْ وَ اشْهَدُوا جَنَائِزَهُمْ وَ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا الْأَئِمَّةَ وَ الْمُؤَذِّنِينَ فَافْعَلُوا فَإِنَّكُمْ إِذَا فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ قَالُوا هَؤُلَاءِ الْجَعْفَرِيَّةُ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ جَعْفَراً مَا كَانَ أَحْسَنَ مَا يُؤَدِّبُ أَصْحَابَهُ وَ إِذَا تَرَكْتُمْ ذَلِكَ قَالُوا هَؤُلَاءِ الْجَعْفَرِيَّةُ فَعَلَ اللَّهُ

Hadith.1128 - It is narrated from Zayd al-Shahham that He said: Imam Ja'far Al-Sadiq (as) said: "O’ Zayd, interact with the people through good character. Pray in their mosques, visit their sick, and attend their funerals. If you can, be the Imams and callers to prayer (mu'adhdhins), then do so. For if you do this, the

أَذِّنْ خَلْفَ مَنْ قَرَأْتَ خَلْفَهُ[5]

وَ قَالَ لَهُ ع رَجُلٌ أُصَلِّي فِي أَهْلِي ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَيُقَدِّمُونِي فَقَالَ تَقَدَّمْ لَا عَلَيْكَ وَ صَلِّ بِهِمْ.

Hadith.1130 - A man said to him (as): "I pray with my family, then I go to the mosque and they ask me to lead them in prayer." Imam (as) said: "Go ahead and lead them; there is no harm in it. Pray with them."

فِي الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي الصَّلَاةَ وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ يَجِدُ جَمَاعَةً قَالَ يُصَلِّي مَعَهُمْ وَ يَجْعَلُهَا الْفَرِيضَةَ إِنْ شَاءَ[1].

Hadith.1131 - Hisham ibn Salim narrated from him (as) that He said regarding a man who prays alone and then finds a congregation: "He may pray with them and count it as his obligatory (fardh) prayer if he wishes”.

وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ يُحْسَبُ لَهُ أَفْضَلُهُمَا وَ أَتَمُّهُمَا[2].

Hadith.1132 - It has been narrated: "He will be credited with the better and more complete of the two”.

لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ‌[3].

Hadith.1133 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man leading a group in prayer while wearing trousers (sarawil) and a cloak (rida). He (as) replied: "There is no harm in it”.

إِنَّ آخِرَ صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالنَّاسِ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ أَ لَا أُرِيكَ الثَّوْبَ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَأَخْرَجَ مِلْحَفَةً فَذَرَعْتُهَا وَ كَانَتْ سَبْعَةَ أَذْرُعٍ فِي ثَمَانِيَةِ أَشْبَارٍ.

Hadith.1134 – Zurarah narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "The last prayer that the Messenger of Allah (sw) led the people in was while wearing a single garment, with its ends crossed over one another. Shall I show you the garment?" I said: "Yes." He then brought out a cloak, and I measured

إِذَا أَخَذَ الْمُقِيمُ‌

Hadith.1135 - Umar ibn Yazid asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the narration that states it is not appropriate to perform supererogatory (nafl) prayers at the time of every obligatory (fardh) prayer. He asked: "What is the limit for this time?" He (as) replied: "When the person giving the iqamah (call i

الْمُؤَذِّنُ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ عَلَى أَرْجُلِهِمْ أَوْ يَجْلِسُونَ حَتَّى يَجِي‌ءَ إِمَامُهُمْ قَالَ لَا بَلْ يَقُومُونَ عَلَى أَرْجُلِهِمْ فَإِنْ جَاءَ إِمَامُهُمْ وَ إِلَّا فَلْيُؤْخَذْ بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَيُقَدَّمَ.

Hadith.1136 - Hafs ibn Salim asked: "When the muezzin (caller to prayer) says 'The prayer has been established' (during the iqamah), should the people stand up or remain seated until their Imam arrives?" He (as) replied: "No, they should stand up. If their Imam arrives, they proceed with him; otherwise, a man from amon

إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ حَرُمَ الْكَلَامُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ إِلَّا فِي تَقْدِيمِ إِمَامٍ‌[3].

Hadith.1137 – Zurarah narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "When the prayer has been established (by the iqamah), speaking becomes forbidden for the Imam and the people of the mosque, except in the matter of appointing an Imam”.

يَتَقَدَّمُهُمَا وَ لَا يَقُومُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ يُصَلِّيَانِ جَمَاعَةً قَالَ نَعَمْ يَجْعَلُهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ‌[4].

Hadith.1138 - It was narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim that he was asked about a man leading two others in prayer. Imam (as) said: "He should stand in front of them and not between them." And regarding two men praying together in congregation, Imam (as) said: "Yes, he (the one leading) should have the other stand on hi

قَالَ وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ خَلْفِي كَمَا أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ قُدَّامِي وَ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَ لَا تُخَالِفُوا[5] فَيُخَالِفَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ.

Hadith.1139 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Straighten your rows, for I see you from behind me just as I see you from in front of me and from before me. Do not differ, lest Allah (swt) cause discord among your hearts."

إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ كَالْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

لَا أَرَى بِالصُّفُوفِ بَيْنَ الْأَسَاطِينِ بَأْساً[1].

Hadith.1141 - Al-Halabi narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "I see no harm in rows (of prayer) being between the columns (pillars)."

وَ قَالَ ع‌ أَتِمُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ خَلَلًا وَ لَا يَضُرُّكَ أَنْ تَتَأَخَّرَ وَرَاءَكَ إِذَا وَجَدْتَ ضِيقاً فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ إِلَى الصَّفِّ الَّذِي خَلْفَكَ وَ تَمْشِيَ مُنْحَرِفاً[2].

Hadith.1142 - Imam (as) said: "Complete your rows when you see a gap, and it does not harm you to move back if you find tightness in the first row to the row behind you, walking at an angle."

يَنْبَغِي لِلصُّفُوفِ أَنْ تَكُونَ تَامَّةً مُتَوَاصِلَةً بَعْضُهَا إِلَى بَعْضٍ وَ لَا يَكُونَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ مَا لَا يُتَخَطَّى‌[3] يَكُونُ قَدْرُ ذَلِكَ مَسْقَطَ جَسَدِ إِنْسَانٍ إِذَا سَجَدَ[4].

Hadith.1143 – Zurarah narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "The rows (in prayer) should be complete and continuous, one row connected to another, and there should not be a gap between the rows that cannot be crossed, such that it should only be the space of a human body when in prostration”.

إِنْ صَلَّى قَوْمٌ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ الْإِمَامِ مَا لَا يُتَخَطَّى فَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ الْإِمَامُ لَهُمْ بِإِمَامٍ وَ أَيُّ صَفٍّ كَانَ أَهْلُهُ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاةِ إِمَامٍ وَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ الصَّفِّ الَّذِي يَتَقَدَّمُهُمْ مَا لَا يُتَخَطَّى فَلَيْسَ تِلْكَ لَهُمْ بِصَلَاةٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَ سِتْراً أَوْ جِدَاراً[5] فَلَيْسَ تِلْكَ لَهُمْ بِصَلَاةٍ إِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ حِيَالَ الْبَابِ[6] قَالَ وَ قَالَ هَذِهِ الْمَق

أَقَلُّ مَا يَكُونُ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ[4] مَرْبِضُ عَنْزٍ وَ أَكْثَرُ مَا يَكُونُ مَرْبِطُ فَرَسٍ‌[5].

وَ قَالَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ مُوسَى‌ سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْإِمَامِ يُصَلِّي وَ خَلْفَهُ‌ قَوْمٌ أَسْفَلُ مِنَ الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْإِمَامُ عَلَى شِبْهِ الدُّكَّانِ أَوْ عَلَى أَرْفَعَ مِنْ مَوْضِعِهِمْ لَمْ تَجُزْ صَلَاتُهُمْ‌[1] وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَرْفَعَ مِنْهُمْ بِإِصْبَعٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ أَوْ أَقَلَّ إِذَا كَانَ الِارْتِفَاعُ بِقَطْعِ سَيْلٍ‌[2] وَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْأَرْضُ مَبْ

Hadith.1146 - Ammar ibn Musa narrated that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about an Imam praying while behind him are people at a lower level than where he is praying. Imam (as) said: "If the Imam is on something like a platform or at a significantly higher level than their position, their prayer is inv

لَا بَأْسَ إِنَّمَا يَبْدُو الصَّفُ‌[2] وَاحِداً بَعْدَ وَاحِدٍ.

Hadith.1147 - Musa ibn Bakr asked Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man who stands alone in a row during prayer. Imam (as) said: "There is no problem ; indeed, the row is formed one person at a time."

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَ الْإِمَامُ رَاكِعٌ وَ ظَنَنْتَ أَنَّكَ إِنْ مَشَيْتَ إِلَيْهِ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَكَبِّرْ وَ ارْكَعْ فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَاسْجُدْ مَكَانَكَ فَإِذَا قَامَ فَالْحَقْ بِالصَّفِ‌[3] وَ إِنْ جَلَسَ فَاجْلِسْ مَكَانَكَ فَإِذَا قَامَ فَالْحَقْ بِالصَّفِ‌[4].

Hadith.1148 - It was narrated from Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Abdullah that He said: "I heard Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) say: "If you enter the mosque and the Imam is in the bowing position (ruku'), and you think that if you walk towards him, he will raise his head, then pronounce the takbir (opening supplication)

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ يَمْشِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ يَجُرُّ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ لَا يَتَخَطَّى.

Hadith.1149 - It is narrated: "He should walk during the prayer by dragging his feet and not stepping over (or taking large steps)."