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The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, praying behind a Companion

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Assalamu'alaykum Warahmatullahiwabarakatuh Shaykh, had Prophet Muhammad Sallahu'alayhiwasallam prayed anytime any salah in the back of any companion(i.e. companion as prayer imaam). Assalamu'alaykum Warahmatullahiwabarakatuh

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All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

It was reported that the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) prayed behind Abu Bakr and by Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn ‘Awf  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  them. Moreover, Imaam Ahmad and Ibn Khuzaymah reported: “Al-Mugheerah Ibn Shu’bah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him was asked whether anyone of this nation had led the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) in prayer other than Abu Bakr, and he replied: “Yes.” He mentioned that the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) performed ablution and he wiped over his socks and turban. Then Al-Mugheerah also said: “He [the Prophet] prayed behind Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn ‘Awf and I was with him in one Rak’ah of Fajr, and then me made up the Rak’ah that we had missed.

In the wording of Ahmad: “Al-Mugheerah Ibn Shu’bah said: “There are two characteristics that I would never ask anyone else about them as I saw the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) doing them: the Imaam praying behind a man among the people under his guardianship and I saw the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) praying behind Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn ‘Awf one Rak’ah of Fajr [as he had missed one Rak’ah] and I saw the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, wiping over his socks.

May Allaah exalt the mention of our Prophet Muhammad and be pleased with the Companions.

Allaah Knows best.

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