Narrated by Abu Hurairah
When the Iqamah is called, do not come to it running. Come walking with calm and dignity. Pray what you catch and complete what you missed.
Sahih al-Bukhari 636, Sahih Muslim 602
What this hadith teaches
Rushing breaks the calm of prayer. Whoever is walking to the prayer is already counted as in prayer.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- Azan and Iqamah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
إِذَا سَمِعْتُمُ الإِقَامَةَ فَامْشُوا إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ، وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّكِينَةِ وَالْوَقَارِ وَلاَ تُسْرِعُوا، فَمَا أَدْرَكْتُمْ فَصَلُّوا وَمَا فَاتَكُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 636, as given on sunnah.com.