What was narrated concerning the fact that the Imam is appointed to be followed Sunan Ibn Majah 1239
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَإِنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا وَإِنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا "
Translation
It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘The Imam is appointed to be followed. When he says AllahuAkbar, then say Allahu Akbar; when he bows, then bow; when he saysSami’ Allahu liman hamidah, then say Rabbana wa lakal-hamd; when heprostrates then prostrate; if he prays standing, then pray standing,and if he prays sitting down then pray sitting down.”