سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الإمامةThe Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
بَابُ : اجْتِمَاعِ الْقَوْمِ فِي مَوْضِعٍ هُمْ فِيهِ سَوَاءٌChapter: When people are together and are all of the same status
Hadith 783
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلَاثَةً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالْإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` "when there are three people let one of them lead the prayer, and the one who is most entitled to lead the prayer is the one who has most knowledge of the Qur'an."
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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
