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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب إِمَامَةِ الزَّائِرِChapter: A Visitor Being Imam.
Hadith 596
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ ، عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَطِيَّةَ مَوْلًى مِنَّا ، قَالَ : كَانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ حُوَيْرِثٍ يَأْتِينَا إِلَى مُصَلَّانَا هَذَا فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ ، فَقُلْنَا لَهُ : تَقَدَّمْ فَصَلِّهْ ، فَقَالَ لَنَا : قَدِّمُوا رَجُلًا مِنْكُمْ يُصَلِّي بِكُمْ ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ لِمَ لَا أُصَلِّي بِكُمْ ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " مَنْ زَارَ قَوْمًا فَلَا يَؤُمَّهُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ " .
Abu Atiyyah, a freed slave of us, said: Malik bin al-Huwairith came to this place of prayer of ours, and the iqamah for prayer was called. We said to him: Come forward and lead the prayer. He said to us: Put one of your own men forward to lead you in prayer. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If anyone visits people, he should not lead them in prayer, but some person of them should lead the prayer.
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Brief Explanation
1؎: If, with happiness and consent, the people wish to appoint the visitor as the imam, and he is also deserving of leading the prayer, then it is permissible for him to become the imam, because in one narration of Abu Mas‘ud there is the addition of «إلا بإذنه».
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
596. Commentary:
The fundamental ruling is indeed as stated, and its wisdom is clear: the local imam and congregants are well aware of each other's habits and circumstances, whereas a visitor is generally not, and this could cause difficulty for the congregants. However, if they desire it and the imam grants permission, then without doubt it is permissible.
The fundamental ruling is indeed as stated, and its wisdom is clear: the local imam and congregants are well aware of each other's habits and circumstances, whereas a visitor is generally not, and this could cause difficulty for the congregants. However, if they desire it and the imam grants permission, then without doubt it is permissible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 596
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
788. Commentary: However, he may lead the prayer with the permission of the imam. This narration is concise. See Hadith number: 3.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 788
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary:
Note:
(The mentioned story of Malik bin Huwairith is not authentic; only the text of the hadith is authentic. Also, see: Tanaqudat al-Albani 481)
Note:
(The mentioned story of Malik bin Huwairith is not authentic; only the text of the hadith is authentic. Also, see: Tanaqudat al-Albani 481)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 356
