سنن الدارقطني
Daraqutni
كتاب الصلاةDiscussion on Prayer
بَابٌ فِي ذِكْرِ الْأَمْرِ بِالْأَذَانِ وَالْإِمَامَةِ وَأَحَقِّهِمَاChapter on mentioning the command for adhan and imamah and who has more right to them
Hadith 1070
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ بُهْلُولٍ ، ثنا أبِي ، نا سَالِمُ بْنُ نُوحٍ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَحْوَلُ الْهِلالِيُّ ، ثنا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ ثَلاثَةٌ أَمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ " .
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When three people are together, then one of them should lead them in prayer (i.e., they should perform the prayer in congregation), and the one most deserving to lead is the one who recites (the Qur'an) best (or is the memorizer of more verses)."
