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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الخلافة والإمارة
Book of the Caliphate and Leadership
بَابُ تَقْدِيمِ الأقرأ فِي الإمرة عَلَى الأشرف والأسن
Chapter: Giving precedence in leadership to the best reciter over the more noble and the older
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2114 — Giving precedence in leadership
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قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تُمَيْلَةَ يَحْيَى بْنُ وَاضِحٍ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْسَلَ سَرِيَّةً فَاسْتَقْرَأَهُمْ ، فَقَرَأَ شَيْخٌ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ شَابٌّ فَاسْتَعْمَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ الشَّيْخُ : اسْتَعْمَلْتَهُ عَلَيَّ ، وَأَنَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْهُ سِنًّا ؟ فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْكَ قُرْآنًا .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched a sariyyah (military detachment), and to assess their knowledge he had them recite the Qur'an. First an elderly man recited, then a young man recited, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed that young man as their commander. At this the elder said: "Have you appointed him as commander over me, though I am older than him in age?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, he knows more of the Noble Qur'an than you."
Ahmad bin Mani' (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated it in his Musnad.
Ahmad bin Mani' (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated it in his Musnad.
