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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 590

Chapter: Who Has More Right To Be Imam

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 590

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ أَبَانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ قُرَّاؤُكُمْ ‏"

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

Let the best among you call the adhan for you, and the Qur'an-readers act as your imams.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 590) and Ibn Majah (No. 726).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لِيُؤَذِّن لَكُمْ ) : أَمْر اِسْتِحْبَاب ( خِيَاركُمْ ) . أَيْ مَنْ هُوَ أَكْثَر صَلَاحًا لِيَحْفَظ نَظَره عَنْ الْعَوْرَات وَيُبَالِغ فِي مُحَافَظَة الْأَوْقَات. قَالَ الْجَوْهَرِيّ : الْخِيَار خِلَاف الْأَشْرَار , وَالْخِيَار الِاسْم مِنْ الِاخْتِيَار , وَإِنَّمَا كَانُوا خِيَارًا لِمَا وَرَدَ أَنَّهُمْ أُمَنَاء لِأَنَّ أَمْر الصَّائِم مِنْ الْإِفْطَار وَالْأَكْل وَالشُّرْب وَالْمُبَاشَرَة مَنُوط إِلَيْهِمْ , وَكَذَا أَمْر الْمُصَلِّي لِحِفْظِ أَوْقَات الصَّلَاة يَتَعَلَّق بِهِمْ , فَهُمْ بِهَذَا الِاعْتِبَار مُخْتَارُونَ ذَكَرَهُ الطِّيبِيُّ كَذَا فِي الْمِرْقَاة ( وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ ) : بِسُكُونِ اللَّام وَتُكْسَر ( قُرَّاؤُكُمْ ) : بِضَمِّ الْقَاف وَتَشْدِيد الرَّاء وَكُلَّمَا يَكُون أَق…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 590
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 590
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 590
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 590

Other versions

Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 1119

Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Let the best among you call the adhan for you, and the Qur’an readers act as your imams.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ وليؤمكم قراؤكم» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Also reported by… (5)
  • الأحاديث المختارة (4060)لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ ، وَلِيَؤُمُّكُمْ قُرَّاؤُكُمْ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (1817)لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ ، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَقْرَؤُكُمْ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (11445)لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ ، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ قُرَّاؤُكُمْ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (565)لَيُؤَذِّنُ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ ، ولَيَؤُمَّكُمْ قُرَّاؤُكُمْ
  • شرح السنة (831)لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ ، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ قُرَّاؤُكُمْ

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