Sunan Ibn Majah
979
Chapter 7 · Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Themمَنْ أَحَقُّ بِالإِمَامَةِ
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ الصَّوَّافُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِي، فَلَمَّا أَرَدْنَا الِانْصِرَافَ قَالَ لَنَا: إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَذِّنَا، وَأَقِيمَا، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا .
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The Arabic text and the translations come from our previous collection: English from hadithapi.com, German and Turkish machine-translated (Gemini) and unreviewed. A new translation from the Arabic with the chain of narration will follow.
Who is most deserving of leading the Prayer
It was narrated that Malik bin Huwairith said: “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.’”