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Sunan Abi Dawud 585 (Book 2, Hadith 195) #20876
The Young Leader of Prayer

SUMMARY: A young boy, 'Amr b. Salamah, was chosen to lead a group of people in prayer because he had memorized a large portion of the Qur'an. He was pleased when they bought him an 'Ammani shirt to cover himself while leading the prayer.

'Amr b. Salamah said ; we lived at a place where the people would pass by us when they came to the prophet . When they returned they would again pass by us. And they used to inform us that the Messenger of Allah said so –and-so. I was a boy with a good memory. From the( process) I memorized a large portion of the Qur’an. Then my father went to the Messenger of Allah along with a group of his clan. He (the Prophet) taught them prayer. And he said: The one of you who knows most of the Qur’an should act as your imam. I knew the Qur’an better than most of them because I had memorized it. They, therefore, put me in front of them, and I would lead them in prayer. I wore a small yellow mantle which, when I prostrated myself, went up on me, and a woman of the clan said: Cover the back side of your leader from us. So they bought an 'Ammani shirt for me, and I have never been so pleased about anything after embracing Islam as I was about that (shirt). I used to lead them in prayer and I was only seven or eight year old.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَلِمَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا بِحَاضِرٍ يَمُرُّ بِنَا النَّاسُ إِذَا أَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ فَكَانُوا إِذَا رَجَعُوا مَرُّوا بِنَا فَأَخْبَرُونَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَكُنْتُ غُلاَمًا حَافِظًا فَحَفِظْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قُرْآنًا كَثِيرًا فَانْطَلَقَ أَبِي وَافِدًا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ فَعَلَّمَهُمُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَؤُمُّكُمْ أَقْرَؤُكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَكُنْتُ أَقْرَأَهُمْ لِمَا كُنْتُ أَحْفَظُ فَقَدَّمُونِي فَكُنْتُ أَؤُمُّهُمْ وَعَلَىَّ بُرْدَةٌ لِي صَغِيرَةٌ صَفْرَاءُ فَكُنْتُ إِذَا سَجَدْتُ تَكَشَّفَتْ عَنِّي فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَارُوا عَنَّا عَوْرَةَ قَارِئِكُمْ ‏.‏ فَاشْتَرَوْا لِي قَمِيصًا عُمَانِيًّا فَمَا فَرِحْتُ بِشَىْءٍ بَعْدَ الإِسْلاَمِ فَرَحِي بِهِ فَكُنْتُ أَؤُمُّهُمْ وَأَنَا ابْنُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ أَوْ ثَمَانِ سِنِينَ

QUICK LESSONS:
Dress modestly during prayers . Respect those younger than you if they have knowledge or skills beneficial for others . Memorize Quran and learn its teachings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a young boy named 'Amr b. Salamah who lived near the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and heard stories from people who visited him about what he said and taught them. He had an excellent memory and was able to memorize a large portion of the Quran at such a young age that when his father took him with him on one occasion, he was chosen as their leader in prayer because he knew more than anyone else there did! He felt very proud when they bought him an Ammani shirt so that he could cover himself while leading them in prayer, showing us how important it is for us to dress modestly during our prayers as well as how much respect we should have for those who are younger than us but still have knowledge or skills that can be beneficial for others.

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