A Boy Leading The Prayer Before Reaching Puberty
Darussalam · Volume 1
10. The Book OfLeading The Prayer(Al-Imâmah)Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 789 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 80
Source no. 789 · Volume 2 · Page 433
Sahih
صحيح، مضى (٢ / ١٠) // (٦١٧) //
Source no. 761 · Volume 1 · Page 171
Sahih
(صحيح) - خ، مضى ٢/ ١٠ [٦١٧].
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790. 'Amr bin Salamah Al-Jarmî said: "Riders used to pass by us and we would learn the Qur'ân from them. My father came to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: 'Let the one of you who knows most Qur'ân lead you in prayer.' My father came and said that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had said: 'Let the one of you who knows most Qur'ân lead you in prayer.' They looked and found that I was the one who knew most Qur'ân, so I used to lead them in prayer when I was eight years old." (Sahîh)
789 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَسْرُوقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْجَرْمِيُّ قَالَ: كَانَ يَمُرُّ عَلَيْنَا الرُّكْبَانُ فَنَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُمُ الْقُرْآنَ، فَأَتَى أَبِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا». فَجَاءَ أَبِي فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا» فَنَظَرُوا فَكُنْتُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا، فَكُنْتُ أَؤُمُّهُمْ وَأَنَا ابْنُ ثَمَانِ سِنِينَ
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We learn here that, if a young boy is well-mannered and is well-versed in the recitation of the Qur'ân, he can lead people in prayer.