The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a horse in Medina. It threw him off at the root of a date-palm. His foot was injured. We visited him to inquire about his illness. We found him praying sitting in the apartment of Aisha. We, therefore, stood, (praying) behind him. He kept silent. We again visited him to inquire about his illness. He offered the obligatory prayer sitting. We, therefore, stood (praying) behind him; he made a sign to us and we sat down. When he finished the prayer, he said: When the imam prays sitting, pray sitting; and when the imam prays standing, pray standing, and do not act as the people of Persia used to act with their chiefs (i.e. the people stood and they were sitting). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 602)   

رَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرَسًا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَصَرَعَهُ عَلَى جِذْعِ نَخْلَةٍ فَانْفَكَّتْ قَدَمُهُ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ نَعُودُهُ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ فِي مَشْرُبَةٍ لِعَائِشَةَ يُسَبِّحُ جَالِسًا فَقُمْنَا خَلْفَهُ فَتَنَكَّبَ عَنا ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَاهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَوَجَدْنَاهُ يُصَلِّي الْمَكْتُوبَةَ فَقُمْنَا خَلْفَهُ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَعَدْنَا فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ «إِذَا صَلَّى الْإِمَامُ جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا وَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا وَلَا تَفْعَلُوا كَمَا يَفْعَلُ أَهْلُ فَارِسٌ بِعُظَمَائِهَا»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was thrown off his horse and fell on the trunk of a palm tree, causing his foot to dislocate. We entered upon him while he was praying in a drinking vessel belonging to Aisha, sitting down. We followed his prayer and we were standing. Then, we entered upon him again while he was praying, sitting down. We followed his prayer and we were standing. He gestured to us to sit down. When he finished praying, he said, "Indeed, the Imam is appointed to be followed. So, if he prays standing, then pray standing, and if he prays sitting, then pray sitting and do not stand while he is sitting, as the Persians do with their leaders."  

صُرِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ فَرَسٍ لَهُ فَوَقَعَ عَلَى جِذْعِ نَخْلَةٍ فَانْفَكَّتْ قَدَمُهُ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ نَعُودُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فِي مَشْرُبَةٍ لِعَائِشَةَ جَالِسًا فَصَلَّيْنَا بِصَلَاتِهِ وَنَحْنُ قِيَامٌ ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي جَالِسًا فَصَلَّيْنَا بِصَلَاتِهِ وَنَحْنُ قِيَامٌ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْنَا أَنِ اجْلِسُوا فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ «إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا وَإِنْ صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا وَلَا تَقُومُوا وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ كَمَا يَصْنَعُ أَهْلُ فَارِسٍ بِعُظَمَائِهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a horse that stumbled on the trunk of a palm tree, so he got off and entered the house of Aisha. We then brought his horse back, and found him praying voluntary prayers while sitting. So we prayed while standing, then we approached him again and found him praying the obligatory prayers while sitting. He then told us to stand up, and gestured for us to sit, so we sat. Then he said, "When the Imam prays while sitting, then pray sitting. And when the Imam prays while standing, then pray standing. Do not do as the Persians do to their noble ones."  

رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ فَرَسٍ لَهُ عَلَى جِذْعِ نَخْلَةٍ فَانْفَكَّتْ قَدَمُهُ فَقَعَدَ فِي بَيْتِ عَائِشَةَ ؓ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ نَعُودُهُ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ يُصَلِّي تَطَوُّعًا فَصَلَّى قَاعِدًا وَنَحْنُ قِيَامٌ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَاهُ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةً مَكْتُوبَةً قَاعِدًا قَالَ فَقُمْنَا فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْنَا فَجَلَسْنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْتَمُّوا بِالْإِمَامِ إِنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا وَإِنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا وَلَا تَفْعَلُوا كَمَا تَفْعَلُ فَارِسَ لِعُظَمَائِهَا  

" صُرعَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ عَنْ فَرَسٍ لَهُ فَوَقَعَ عَلَى جِذعٍ فَانْفَكَّت قَدَمُهُ، فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ نَعُودُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّى فِى مَشْرَبَةٍ لِعَائِشَةَ جَالِسًا، فَصَلَّيْنَا بِصَلاَتِهِ وَنَحْنُ قِيَامٌ، ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ مَرَّة أُخْرَى وَهُوَ يُصَلِّى جَالِسًا، فَصَلَّيْنَا بِصَلاَتِهِ، وَنَحْنُ قِيامٌ، فَأوْمأَ إِلَيْنَا أَنِ اجْلِسُوا، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ: إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا، وَإِذَا صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا (*)، وَلاَ تَقَومُوا وَهُو جَالِسٌ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ أهْل فَارِسَ بِعُظَمَائِهَا ".