Hadith #580

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Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

أَخْبَرَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَ

Body (Matn)

ةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :" إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ ثَلَاثَةٌ، فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ، وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالْإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ "

Isnad Chain

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عفانnarrator

عفان

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همامnarrator

همام

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قتادةnarrator

قتادة

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أبي نضرcompanion

أبي نضر

English Translation

It was narrated from Abu Said al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah  ﷺ said: 'When three people gather, let one of them lead them, and the most deserving of the imamate is the one most proficient in Quran recitation.'

Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 2, Hadith 580

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