صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
باب فرض متابعة الإمام - ذكر الإخبار عمن يستحق الإمامة للناس
Chapter on the Obligation to Follow the Imam - Report about who deserves to lead the people
Hadith 2133
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ ، عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ، فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً ، فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ ، فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً ، فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً ، فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً ، فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا ، وَلا يَؤُمَّنَّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ ، وَلا يَقْعُدُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلا بِإِذْنِهِ " .
Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The one who should lead the people in prayer is the one who has the most knowledge of Allah’s Book. If they are equal in recitation, then the one who has the most knowledge of the Sunnah should lead. If they are equal in knowledge of the Sunnah, then the one who migrated earlier should lead. If they are equal in migration, then the one who is older in age should lead. And no one should lead another in his place of authority, nor should he sit in his specific seat. However, if he gives permission, then the ruling is different.”
