English translation
589. It was reported from Khālid, from Abū Qilābah, from Mālik bin Al-Huwaīrith who said that the Prophet ﷺ said to him, or to a companion of his: "When the time for prayer comes, call the Adhān, then the Iqāmah. Then let the elder of you two lead (the prayer)." (Saḥīh) In the narration of (one of the narrators) Maslamah, he said: "And at that time, both of us were similar in knowledge." And in the narration of (another narrator) Ismā'il: "Khālid said: 'I said to Abū Qilābah: "So what about (the condition of memorizing more) Qur'ān?" He replied: "They were both similar in that."
