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983. It was narrated from Abu 'Ali Al-Hamdâni that he went out in a ship in which 'Uqbah bin 'Âmir Al-Juhani was present. The time for prayer came, and we told him to lead us in prayer and said to him: "You are the most deserving of that, you were the Companion of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ." But he refused and said: "I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: 'Whoever leads the people and gets it right, the prayer will be for him and for them, but if he falls short, then that will be counted against him but not against them.'" (Sahih)
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Commentary
This shows the Companions' characteristic of extreme caution and piety that, out of fear for any likely shortcoming, they were wary of accepting any office of religious responsibility.
