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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجماعة
Chapters on Congregational Prayer
بَابُ مَنْ أَحَقُّ بِالْإِمَامَةِ
Chapter on who is most entitled to lead the prayer
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 2540 — on who is most entitled to lead the prayer
اُردوEn
عَنْ بُدَيْلِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ يُكْنَى أَبَا عَطِيَّةَ قَالَ: كَانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ الْحُوَيْرِثِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَأْتِينَا فِي مُصَلَّانَا يَتَحَدَّثُ، قَالَ: فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ يَوْمًا فَقُلْنَا: تَقَدَّمْ، فَقَالَ: لَا، لِيَتَقَدَّمْ بَعْضُكُمْ حَتَّى أُحَدِّثَكُمْ لِمَ لَا أَتَقَدَّمُ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((إِنَّ مَنْ زَارَ قَوْمًا فَلَا يُؤُمَّهُمْ، وَلْيُؤُمَّهُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ))
Abu Atiyyah says: Sayyiduna Malik bin Huwairith (may Allah be pleased with him) used to come to us at our place of prayer and would talk with us. One day, the time for prayer arrived, and we said to him: "Step forward and lead (the prayer)." But he said: "No, let one of your own people step forward." I will explain to you why I am not stepping forward. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When a man comes to visit others, he should not lead them in prayer; rather, one of their own people should lead the congregation."
