Sayyiduna Mahmud bin al-Rabi' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from Sayyiduna Itban bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to his house. In it, it says: I saw Itban bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him); he used to lead his people, Banu Salim, in prayer while he was blind.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 5115
Sayyiduna Mahmud bin al-Rabi' al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) says that Sayyiduna Itban bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who took part in Badr from among the Ansar. He came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I am blind, and I lead my people in prayer. When it rains, the valley floods and it becomes a barrier between the mosque and my house, and I cannot lead them in prayer. O Messenger of Allah! I wish that you would come to my house and pray there."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 5116
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Ibn Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him) as his deputy; he would lead the people in prayer, and he was blind.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 5117
Abu al-Tayyah says: I heard Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): "Listen and obey, even if it is an Abyssinian whose head is like a raisin."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 5118