Sunan Abu Dawud 589

Chapter: Who Has More Right To Be Imam

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 589

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَسْلَمَةُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، - الْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ - عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ لِصَاحِبٍ لَهُ ‏"‏

إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَذِّنَا ثُمَّ أَقِيمَا ثُمَّ لْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Malik b. al-Huwairith said that the Prophet( may peace be upon him) told him or some of his companions:

When the time of prayer comes, call the Adhan, then call the iqamah, then the one who is oldest of you should act as your imam.

The version narrated by Maslamah goes : He said: On that day we were almost equal in knowledge.

The version narrated by Isma’il says: Khalid said: I said to Abu Qilabah: where is the Qur’an(i.e. why did the Prophet(ﷺ) not say: The one who knows the Qur’an most should act as imam)? He replied: Both of them were equal in the knowledge of the Qur’an.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 589), Al-Bukhari (No. 658), Muslim (No. 674d, 674e), An-Nasa’i (No. 669), Ibn Majah (No. 979) and Ahmad (No. 15048, 19625).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ لِصَاحِبٍ لَهُ ) : أَيْ رَفِيق لَهُ ( فَأَذِّنَا ) : أَمْر مِنْ الْأَذَان. قَالَ الْحَافِظ اِبْن حَجَر فِي فَتْح الْبَارِي : الْمُرَاد بِقَوْلِهِ أَذِّنَا أَيْ مَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمَا أَنْ يُؤَذِّن فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ وَذَلِكَ لِاسْتِوَائِهِمَا فِي الْفَضْل , وَلَا يُعْتَبَر فِي الْأَذَان السِّنّ بِخِلَافِ الْإِمَامَة , وَهُوَ وَاضِح مِنْ سِيَاق حَدِيث الْبَاب حَيْثُ قَالَ : " فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَركُمْ " وَقَالَ فِي مَقَام آخَر مِنْ فَتْح الْبَارِي : قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَن بْن الْقَصَّار : أَرَادَ بِهِ الْفَضْل وَإِلَّا فَأَذَان الْوَاحِد يُجْزِئ , وَكَأَنَّهُ فَهِمَ مِنْهُ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَهُمَا أَنْ يُؤَذِّنَا جَمِيعًا كَمَا هُوَ ظَاهِر اللَّفْظ , فَإ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 589
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 589
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari (630) Sahih Muslim (674)	The hadith	No. 589
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 589

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 658

Prophet said (to two persons), "Whenever the prayer time becomes due, you should pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the older of you should lead the prayer."

إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا، ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 674d

I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) along with a companion of mine, and when we intended to return from him, he said: When there is time for prayer, announce prayer, pronounce Iqama, and the oldest amongst you should lead the prayer.

إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَذِّنَا ثُمَّ أَقِيمَا وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 674e

" They both were equal in recitation."

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ غِيَاثٍ - حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَزَادَ قَالَ الْحَذَّاءُ وَكَانَا مُتَقَارِبَيْنِ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ ‏.‏

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 669

"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said to me and to a companion of mine: 'When the time for prayer comes, let the two of you call the Adhan then the two of you say Iqamah, then let one of you lead the prayer.'"

"‏ إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَذِّنَا ثُمَّ أَقِيمَا ثُمَّ لْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَحَدُكُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 979

“I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with a friend of mine, and when we wanted to leave, he said to us: ‘When the time for prayer comes, say the Adhan and Iqamah, then let the older of you lead the prayer.’”

"‏ إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 15048

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهُ وَلِصَاحِبٍ لَهُ إِذَا حَضَرَتْ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَذِّنَا…

Narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith Arabic only

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 19625

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ وَهُوَ أَبُو سُلَيْمَانَ أَنَّهُمْ أَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ…

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We came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when we were all young men of nearly equal age. We stayed with him for twenty days. He was extremely kind and considerate. He perceived that we missed our families so he asked us about those we left behind, and we informed him. Then he (ﷺ) said, "Go back to…

"‏ وصلوا كما رأيتموني أصلي‏"

Narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith + 16 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 634

"I came to the Prophet (S.A.W) with a cousin of mine" - on an another occasion he said: "with a companion of mine" - "and he said: 'When the two of you travel, call the Adhan and the Iqamah, and let the older of you lead the prayer.'"

"‏ إِذَا سَافَرْتُمَا فَأَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 630

Two men came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with the intention of a journey. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When (both of) you set out, pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the oldest of you should lead the prayer."

إِذَا أَنْتُمَا خَرَجْتُمَا فَأَذِّنَا ثُمَّ أَقِيمَا ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2848

On my departure from the Prophet (ﷺ) he said to me and to a friend of mine, "You two, pronounce the Adhan and the Iqama for the prayer and let the elder of you lead the prayer."

لَنَا أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِي ‏"‏ أَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith

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Sunan Abu Dawud 589

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Prophet said (to two persons), "Whenever the prayer time becomes due, you should pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the older of you should lead the prayer."

I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) along with a companion of mine, and when we intended to return from him, he said: When there is time for prayer, announce prayer, pronounce Iqama, and the oldest amongst you should lead the prayer.

" They both were equal in recitation."

"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said to me and to a companion of mine: 'When the time for prayer comes, let the two of you call the Adhan then the two of you say Iqamah, then let one of you lead the prayer.'"

“I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with a friend of mine, and when we wanted to leave, he said to us: ‘When the time for prayer comes, say the Adhan and Iqamah, then let the older of you lead the prayer.’”

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"I came to the Prophet (S.A.W) with a cousin of mine" - on an another occasion he said: "with a companion of mine" - "and he said: 'When the two of you travel, call the Adhan and the Iqamah, and let the older of you lead the prayer.'"

Two men came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with the intention of a journey. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When (both of) you set out, pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the oldest of you should lead the prayer."

On my departure from the Prophet (ﷺ) he said to me and to a friend of mine, "You two, pronounce the Adhan and the Iqama for the prayer and let the elder of you lead the prayer."

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