سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجهادJihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
باب فِي الْقَوْمِ يُسَافِرُونَ يُؤَمِّرُونَ أَحَدَهُمْChapter: A Group Of People Traveling Together Putting One Of Them In Charge.
Hadith 2608
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَحْرِ بْنِ بَرِّيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " إِذَا خَرَجَ ثَلَاثَةٌ فِي سَفَرٍ فَلْيُؤَمِّرُوا أَحَدَهُمْ " .
Narrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri: The Prophet ﷺ said: When three are on a journey, they should appoint one of them as their commander.
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
841. Commentary: For details, see Sunan an-Nasa'i Hadith: 781, 800 and their benefits and issues.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 841
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
This hadith establishes that the one most deserving of leading the prayer (imamah) is the person who has a special devotion and connection to the Noble Qur’an and recites it abundantly. However, there is a difference of opinion regarding whether “recitation” (qira’ah) here refers merely to memorization of the Qur’an and frequent recitation, or whether it also includes knowledge and understanding of the Qur’an along with memorization. According to Imam Ahmad, mere recitation (qira’ah) is sufficient to give precedence, while according to the rest of the imams, the one who possesses knowledge and understanding of the Qur’an is given precedence. If the reciter (qari) is also a scholar (‘alim), then there is no difference of opinion regarding his precedence.
Benefits and Issues:
This hadith establishes that the one most deserving of leading the prayer (imamah) is the person who has a special devotion and connection to the Noble Qur’an and recites it abundantly. However, there is a difference of opinion regarding whether “recitation” (qira’ah) here refers merely to memorization of the Qur’an and frequent recitation, or whether it also includes knowledge and understanding of the Qur’an along with memorization. According to Imam Ahmad, mere recitation (qira’ah) is sufficient to give precedence, while according to the rest of the imams, the one who possesses knowledge and understanding of the Qur’an is given precedence. If the reciter (qari) is also a scholar (‘alim), then there is no difference of opinion regarding his precedence.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1529
