Narrated by Malik ibn al-Huwairith
Pray as you have seen me praying. When the time of prayer comes, let one of you call the Azan, and let the eldest of you lead you.
Sahih al-Bukhari 631
What this hadith teaches
Every detail of how we pray, from the takbir to the salam, is learned from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih al-Bukhari)
- Narrator
- Malik ibn al-Huwairith
- Chapter
- How to pray
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا فِيهِمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَمُرُوهُمْ ـ وَذَكَرَ أَشْيَاءَ أَحْفَظُهَا أَوْ لاَ أَحْفَظُهَا ـ وَصَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي، فَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 631, as given on sunnah.com.