Darussalam · Volume 4
24. The ChaptersOn JihâdSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2862 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 955
Source no. 2862 · Volume 6 · Page 362
Sahih
صحيح الظلال (١٠٥١)
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2862. It was narrated from Abu Dharr that he reached Rabadhah when the Iqâmah for the prayer had already been given, and there was a slave leading them in prayer. It was said: "This is Abu Dharr," so he (the slave) started to move back. But Abu Dharr said: "My close friend (i.e., the Prophet ﷺ) told me to listen and obey, even if (the leader was) an Ethiopian slave with amputated limbs." (Sahih)
2862 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، " أَنَّهُ انْتَهَى إِلَى الرَّبَذَةِ، وَقَدْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، فَإِذَا عَبْدٌ يَؤُمُّهُمْ، فَقِيلَ هَذَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ، فَذَهَبَ يَتَأَخَّرُ، فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ: أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ أَسْمَعَ وَأُطِيعَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عَبْدًا حَبَشِيًّا مُجَدَّعَ الْأَطْرَافِ "
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In an Islamic government, a post is granted based on qualification and capability, it is not given based on color, race, beauty and external appearance. It is also a form of respect that a scholar of a lower status should not lead the prayer in the presence of a greater scholar. A man of a lesser degree of religious knowledge may lead the prayer with the permission of a scholar.