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Sunan Abi Dawud 587 (Book 2, Hadith 197) #20878
Leading Prayers with Knowledge of the Quran

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a boy who was chosen to lead his clan in prayer due to his knowledge of the Quran.

'Amr b. Salamah reported on the authority of his father (Salamah) that they visited the Prophet ﷺ. When they intended to return, they said: Messenger of Allah, who will lead us in prayer? He said: The one of you who knows most of the Qur’an, or memorizes most of the Qur’an, (should act as your imam). There was none in the clan who knew more of the Qur’an than I did. They, therefore, put me in front of them and I was only a boy. And I wore a mantle, Whenever I was present in the gathering of Jarm (name of his clan), I would act as their Imam, and lead them in their funeral prayer until today. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by 'Amr b. Salamah through a different chain of transmitter. This version has: "When my clan visited the Prophet( may peace be upon him) ". He did not report it on the authority of his father.
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ الْجَرْمِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَلِمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُمْ وَفَدُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَنْصَرِفُوا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ يَؤُمُّنَا قَالَ ‏"‏ أَكْثَرُكُمْ جَمْعًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ ‏"‏ أَخْذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ جَمَعَ مَا جَمَعْتُهُ - قَالَ - فَقَدَّمُونِي وَأَنَا غُلاَمٌ وَعَلَىَّ شَمْلَةٌ لِي فَمَا شَهِدْتُ مَجْمَعًا مِنْ جَرْمٍ إِلاَّ كُنْتُ إِمَامَهُمْ وَكُنْتُ أُصَلِّي عَلَى جَنَائِزِهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرَوَاهُ يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ عَنْ مِسْعَرِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ الْجَرْمِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَلِمَةَ قَالَ لَمَّا وَفَدَ قَوْمِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَمْ يَقُلْ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

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EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how important it is to have knowledge of the Quran when leading prayers. It tells us that even if someone is young or inexperienced they can still be chosen as an Imam if they have a good understanding of the holy book. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ chose 'Amr b. Salamah as an Imam for his clan because he knew more of the Qur’an than anyone else in their group despite being only a boy at that time. This shows us that having knowledge and understanding of the holy book is more important than age or experience when it comes to leading prayers and other religious activities. It also teaches us that we should strive for knowledge so we can be better leaders in our communities and help others learn more about Islam too.

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