«إذا أقيمت الصلاة فلا تقوموا حتى تروني» .
(صحيح) … [حم ق د ن] عن أبي قتادة زاد [3] : قد خرجت إليكم. الروض 183، صحيح أبي داود 55.
It is reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“When the Iqamah for prayer is pronounced, do not stand until you see me (in front of you). ”
This hadith was narrated by Ahmad 5/304, al-Bukhari 637, Muslim 604, Abu Dawud 539, at-Tirmidhi 202, an-Nasai 2/31 from the words of Abu Qatada.
Grade: صحيح
Sheikh al-Albani called the hadith authentic. See Saheeh al-jami ‘as-saghir 370.
Comments
Imam Abu Dawood has brought this hadith under the heading of
باب فِي الصَّلاَةِ تُقَامُ وَلَمْ يَأْتِ الإِمَامُ يَنْتَظِرُونَهُ قُعُودًا
Chapter: People Sitting After The Iqamah While Waiting For The Imam If He Has Not Come
And this hadith has been narrated by Mu’awiyah b. Sallam and ‘Ali b. al-Mubarak from Yahya with the extra wording of وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّكِينَةِ: “Until you see me and show tranquility( وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّكِينَةِ)”.
Here is a recommendation to not to hurry while standing up for prayer when you see the imam coming except with tranquility and only after he is standing in front of them ready to lead them for prayer.
Khadeeja