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Bayhaqi 5322 — Leading people among whom there is no ruler

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مَحْمَوَيْهِ الْعَسْكَرِيُّ، ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ خُرَّزَاذَ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، ثنا الْمُسَيَّبُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَمَعْبَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْخَطْمِيِّ، وَكَانَ أَمِيرًا عَلَى الْكُوفَةِ قَالَ: أَتَيْنَا قَيْسَ بْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَأُذِّنَ بِالصَّلَاةِ، فَقُلْنَا لِقَيْسٍ: قُمْ فَصَلِّ لَنَا، قَالَ: " إِنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ لِأُصَلِّيَ بِقَوْمٍ لَمْ أَكُنْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَمِيرًا "، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: لَيْسَ بِدُونِهِ، يُقَالُ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ حَنْظَلَةَ الْغَسِيلِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِصَدْرِ دَابَّتِهِ، وَبِصَدْرِ فِرَاشِهِ، وَأَحَقُّ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ فِي رَحْلِهِ ". قَالَ قَيْسٌ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ لِمَوْلًى لَهُ: قُمْ فَصَلِّ لَهُمْ ".
Ma'bad bin Khalid reports from Abdullah bin Yazid al-Khatmi (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the governor of Kufah, that he said: We came to Qays bin Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) at his house, and the adhan for prayer was called. We said to Qays (may Allah be pleased with him): "Lead the congregation." He said: "I will not lead in prayer a people over whom I am not the ruler." Then another man, Abdullah bin Hanzalah (may Allah be pleased with him), said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man has more right to the front of his mount, likewise to his own bedding in his house, and he has more right to lead the prayer in his own home." So Qays (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his freed slave: "Stand up and lead them in prayer."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 5322
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح لغيرهٖ
Hadith Takhrij «صحيح لغيرهٖ۔ الحاكم 2/73»