Who Is Most Deserving Of Leading The Prayer
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 979 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 313
Source no. 979 · Volume 2 · Page 479
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٦٠٤) ، الثمر المستطاب
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979. It was narrated that Mâlik bin Huwairith said: "I came to the Prophet ﷺ with a friend of mine, and when we wanted to leave, he said to us: 'When the time for prayer comes, say the Adhân and Iqâmah, then let the older of you lead the prayer.''" (Sahih)
979 - حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الصَّوَّافُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِي، فَلَمَّا أَرَدْنَا الِانْصِرَافَ، قَالَ لَنَا «إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا»
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a. We should be particular about prayer in congregation even during travel. b. As a general rule, the person most deserving of leading the prayer is the one who knows the Qur'an best. But since the two Companions had come together and were equal in their knowledge of the Qur'an, the Prophet ﷺ gave weight to the age factor for the choice of Imâm.