Hadith narrated by Amr ibn Salima

عمرو بن سلمة

Amr ibn Salima narrated 10 hadith found on the site; 6 are translated into English. The most reliable come first.

Biographical notice (in Arabic)

البخاري : أدرك زمان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم

أبو حاتم بن حبان البستي : له صحبة

ابن حجر العسقلاتي : قال في التقريب صحابي صغير

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 412

My father said, "I have come from the true Prophet (ﷺ), so when the time of Salat (prayer) comes one of you should announce the Adhan and the one of you who knows the Qur'an most should be your Imam." He ('Amr) said: "They looked around and there was no one who knew the Qur'an more than I. So they…

"فَإِذَا حَضَرَتْ اَلصَّلَاةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ أَحَدُكُمْ, وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا"

Narrated by Amr ibn Salima + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 789

"Riders used to pass by us and we would leam the Qur'an from them. My father came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: 'Let the one of you who knows most Qur'an leads the prayer.' My father came and said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said: 'Let the one of you who knows most Quran lead you in…

"‏ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَنَظَرُوا فَكُنْتُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا فَكُنْتُ أَؤُمُّهُمْ وَأَنَا ابْنُ ثَمَانِ سِنِينَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Amr ibn Salima + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 767

"When my people came back from the Prophet (ﷺ)they said that he had said: 'Let the one who recites the Quran most lead you in prayer.' So they called me and taught me how to bow and prostrate, and I used to lead them in prayer, wearing a torn cloak, and they used to say to my father: 'Will you not…

"‏ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قِرَاءَةً لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَدَعَوْنِي فَعَلَّمُونِي الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَكُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ وَكَانَتْ عَلَىَّ بُرْدَةٌ مَفْتُوقَةٌ فَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ لأَبِي أَلاَ…

Narrated by Amr ibn Salima

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 586

“I used to lead them in prayer with a sheet of cloth on me that was patched and torn. When I prostrated myself, my buttocks were disclosed.

حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَلِمَةَ، بِهَذَا الْخَبَرِ قَالَ فَكُنْتُ أَؤُمُّهُمْ فِي بُرْدَةٍ مُوصَلَةٍ فِيهَا فَتْقٌ فَكُنْتُ إِذَا سَجَدْتُ…

Narrated by Amr ibn Salima

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 19444

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَلِمَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا عَلَى حَاضِرٍ فَكَانَ الرُّكْبَانُ وَقَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ مَرَّةً النَّاسُ يَمُرُّونَ بِنَا رَاجِعِينَ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ…

Narrated by Amr ibn Salima Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 19764

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنِي أَيُّوبُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ سَلِمَةَ قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْفَتْحِ جَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْنَا قَدْ جَاءُوا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى…

Narrated by Amr ibn Salima Arabic only

Hadith narrated by Amr ibn Salima

"Riders used to pass by us and we would leam the Qur'an from them. My father came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: 'Let the one of you who knows most Qur'an leads the prayer.' My father came and said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said: 'Let the one of you who knows most Quran lead you in…

“I used to lead them in prayer with a sheet of cloth on me that was patched and torn. When I prostrated myself, my buttocks were disclosed.

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