´Abu Atiyyah narrated that :` a man among them said: "Malik bin Al-Huwairith came to us in our Musalla to narrate. One day when it was time for Salat, we told him to go ahead (to lead the prayer). He said: 'Let one of you go forward, until I narrate to you why I would not go forward (to lead prayer): I heard Allah's Messenger saying: "Whoever visits a people, then he does not lead them, but a man among them leads them."
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الصلاة / 356
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح دون قصة مالك، صحيح أبي داود (609)
Hadith Takhrij«سنن ابی داود/ الصلاة 66 (596) ، سنن النسائی/الإمامة 9 (788) ، مسند احمد (3/436) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 11186) (صحیح) (مالک بن حویرث کا مذکورہ قصہ صحیح نہیں ہے، صرف متنِ حدیث صحیح ہے، نیز ملاحظہ ہو: تراجع الألبانی 481)»
Commentary: Note: (The mentioned story of Malik bin Huwairith is not authentic; only the text of the hadith is authentic. Also, see: Tanaqudat al-Albani 481)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 356
´It was narrated that Malik bin Al-Huwairith said:` "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'When any one of you visits some people,he should not lead them in prayer."'
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
788. Commentary: However, he may lead the prayer with the permission of the imam. This narration is concise. See Hadith number: 3.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 788
Abu Atiyyah, a freed slave of us, said: Malik bin al-Huwairith came to this place of prayer of ours, and the iqamah for prayer was called. We said to him: Come forward and lead the prayer. He said to us: Put one of your own men forward to lead you in prayer. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If anyone visits people, he should not lead them in prayer, but some person of them should lead the prayer.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
596. Commentary: The fundamental ruling is indeed as stated, and its wisdom is clear: the local imam and congregants are well aware of each other's habits and circumstances, whereas a visitor is generally not, and this could cause difficulty for the congregants. However, if they desire it and the imam grants permission, then without doubt it is permissible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 596