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Mishkat al-Masabih 1119

Chapter: The Office of Imam - Section 2

Weak graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 1119

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

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

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.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 590) and Ibn Majah (No. 726). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 1119).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Weakضَعِيف The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (1817)لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ ، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَقْرَؤُكُمْ
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  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (565)لَيُؤَذِّنُ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ ، ولَيَؤُمَّكُمْ قُرَّاؤُكُمْ
  • شرح السنة (831)لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ ، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ قُرَّاؤُكُمْ

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