Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 3495 — Those who said: the people are led

Sayyiduna Amr bin Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from his father that they came as a delegation to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When they were about to go back, we said: "O Messenger of Allah, who will lead us in prayer?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one among you who knows the most Qur'an should lead you in prayer." Sayyiduna Amr bin Salamah says: At that time there was no one in our tribe who had memorised more of the Qur'an than me, so despite my being young the people put me forward. I used to lead them in prayer while wearing a sheet. In every gathering of the tribe of Jarm that I attended, I was the one who led the prayer, and I have been leading their funeral prayers to this day.