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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)

Sunan an-Nasa'i 789

Chapter: A boy leading the prayer before reaching puberty

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 789

Narrator:Amr ibn Salima

أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَسْرُوقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ سَلِمَةَ الْجَرْمِيُّ، قَالَ كَانَ يَمُرُّ عَلَيْنَا الرُّكْبَانُ فَنَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهُمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَأَتَى أَبِي النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَجَاءَ أَبِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

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

'Amr bin Salamah Al-Jarmi said:

"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 prayer.' They looked and found that I was the one who knew most Qur'an, so I used to lead them in prayer when I was eight years old.'

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 789) and Ahmad (No. 15337, 19766).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( وَأَنَا اِبْن ثَمَان سِنِينَ ) وَفِي رِوَايَة أَبِي دَاوُدَ اِبْن سَبْع سِنِينَ وَفِيهِ دَلِيل عَلَى إِمَامَة الصَّبِيّ لِلْمُكَلَّفِينَ وَمَنْ لَا يَقُول بِهِ يَحْمِل الْحَدِيث عَلَى أَنَّهُ كَانَ بِلَا عِلْم مِنْ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَا حُجَّة فِيهِ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 789
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 789
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 789

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  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (1886)لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (854)لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا ، فَجَاءَ أَبِي ،فَقَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، قَالَ : يَؤُمُّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا ، فَنَظَرُوا فَكُنْتُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا فَكُنْتُ أَؤُمُّهُمْ ، وَأَنَا ابْنُ ثَمَانِيَ سِنِينَ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (6224)لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا ، فَكُنْتُ أَؤُمُّهُمْ
  • سير أعلام النبلاء الذهبي (1072)لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (4638)لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا ، فَمَا وَجَدُوا أَكْثَرَ قُرْآنًا مِنِّي ، فَقَدَّمُونِي بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ ، وَأَنَا ابْنُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ ، أَوْ سِتِّ سِنِينَ ، فَكَانَ عَلَيَّ بُرْدَةٌ فِيهَا ضِيقٌ ، فَكَسَوْنِي قَمِيصًا مِنْ مُعْقِدِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ ، فَمَا فَرِحْتُ بِشَيْءٍ فَرَحِي بِذَلِكَ ا
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (4642)لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْثَرُكُمْ قُرْآنًا ، فَكُنْتُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا فَقَدَّمُونِي

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