Hadith #6
Chapter: The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْر
َةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلاَثَةً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ " .
Isnad Chain
عبيد الله بن سعيد
يحيى
هشام
قتادة
أبي نضر
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet ﷺ said:"when there are three people let one of them lead the prayer, and the one who is most entitled to lead the prayer is the one who has most knowledge of the Qur'an
Grading
Quran References
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i, The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah), Hadith 6
Sunnah.com ref: nasai:866
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-25290