Hadith #7
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ قَالَ خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَلِمَةَ قَالَ كَانَتْ تَأْتِينَا الرُّكْبَانُ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَسُولِ اللّ
َهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَنَسْتَقْرِئُهُمْ فَيُحَدِّثُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا
Isnad Chain
علي بن عاصم
أبي قلابة
عمرو بن سلمة
English Translation
It was narrated that they used to go and ask those who came from the expeditions, and they would narrate that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Put forward the one among you who knows the most Quran to lead you in prayer.' So they always put forward whoever had memorised the most.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 38, Hadith 7
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19445
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55835