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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 587

Chapter: Who Has More Right To Be Imam

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 587

Narrator:سلمة بن قيس الجرمي

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ الْجَرْمِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَلِمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُمْ وَفَدُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَنْصَرِفُوا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ يَؤُمُّنَا قَالَ ‏"‏

أَكْثَرُكُمْ جَمْعًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ ‏"‏ أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"

‘Amr b. Salamah reported on the authority of his father (Salamah) that they visited the Prophet (ﷺ). When they intended to return, they said:

Messenger of Allah, who will lead us in prayer? He said: The one of you who knows most of the Qur’an, or memorizes most of the Qur’an, (should act as your imam). There was none in the clan who knew more of the Qur’an than I did. They, therefore, put me in front of them and I was only a boy. And I wore a mantle, Whenever I was present in the gathering of Jarm (name of his clan), I would act as their Imam, and lead them in their funeral prayer until today.

Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by ‘Amr b. Salamah through a different chain of transmitter. This version has: “When my clan visited the Prophet( may peace be upon him) ....” He did not report it on the authority of his father.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 587) and Ahmad (No. 19443, 19765).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَنَّهُمْ وَفَدُوا إِلَى النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ) : أَيْ ذَهَبُوا إِلَيْهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَالْوَفْد قَوْم يَجْتَمِعُونَ وَيَرِدُونَ الْبِلَاد الْوَاحِد وَافِد وَكَذَا مَنْ يَقْصِد الْأُمَرَاء بِالزِّيَارَةِ ( وَعَلَيَّ شَمْلَة ) : الشَّمْلَة الْكِسَاء وَالْمِئْزَر يُتَّشَحُ بِهِ ( فَمَا شَهِدْت مَجْمَعًا مِنْ جَرْم ) : بِجِيمِ مَفْتُوحَة وَرَاء سَاكِنَة وَهُمْ قَوْمه ( إِلَّا كُنْت إِمَامهمْ وَكُنْت أُصَلِّي عَلَى جَنَائِزهمْ إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا ) : فِي هَذَا رَدّ عَلَى مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ أَمَّهُمْ فِي النَّافِلَة. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيّ بِنَحْوِهِ وَقَالَ فِيهِ وَأَنَا اِبْن سِتّ أَوْ سَبْع وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ , و…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 587
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 587
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 587
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 587

Other versions

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 19765

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ وَاصِلٍ الْحَدَّادُّ حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ أَبُو الْحَارِثِ الْجَرْمِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ سَلِمَةَ الْجَرْمِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ وَنَفَرًا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ وَفَدُوا إِلَى…

Narrator: سلمة بن قيس الجرمي Arabic only

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  • أسد الغابة (1279)مَنْ يَؤُمُّنَا ؟ قَالَ : أَكْثَرُكُمْ جَمْعًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ، أَوْ : أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ
  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (3004)يُصَلِّي بِكُمْ ، أَوْ يُصَلِّي لَكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ أَخْذًا ، أَوْ أَكْثَرَهُمْ جَمْعًا لِلْقُرْآنٍ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (4724)أَكْثَرُكُمْ جَمْعًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ، أَوْ أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3215)مَنْ يُصَلِّي بِنَا ؟ قال : أَكْثَرُكُمْ جَمْعًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ، أَوْ أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (3370)مَنْ يُصَلِّي بِنَا ، قَالَ : أَكْثَرُكُمْ جَمْعًا لِلْقُرْآنِ أَوْ أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ

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