Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #950
Sneezing and Yawning
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: اشْتَكَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَصَلَّيْنَا وَرَاءَهُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُسْمِعُ النَّاسَ تَكْبِيرَهُ، فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا فَرَآنَا قِيَامًا، فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَعَدْنَا، فَصَلَّيْنَا بِصَلاَتِهِ قُعُودًا، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ: إِنْ كِدْتُمْ لَتَفْعَلُوا فِعْلَ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ، يَقُومُونَ عَلَى مُلُوكِهِمْ وَهُمْ قُعُودٌ، فَلاَ تَفْعَلُوا، ائْتَمُّوا بِأَئِمَّتِكُمْ، إِنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا، وَإِنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا.
Jabir said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
was ill and we prayed behind him while he was sitting down. Abu Bakr relayed
his takbir to the people. The Prophet turned towards us and saw that we
were standing. He indicated to us that we should sit down. So we prayed
sitting down with him. When he said the taslim, he said, 'You were about
to do what the Persians and Romans do. They stand in front of their kings
when they are seated. Do not do that. Follow your Imams. If the Imam prays
standing, then pray standing. If he prays sitting down, then pray sitting
down."
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This hadith is #950 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Sneezing and Yawning.