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Sahih Muslim 673a (Book 5, Hadith 365) #8676
Knowledge and Respect for Authority

SUMMARY: The most knowledgeable person in the Quran and Sunnah should lead the people in prayer, and no one should take another's place of honor without permission.

Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari reported Allah's Messenger as saying: The one who is most versed in Allah's Book should act as Imam for the people, but If they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; it they emigrated at the same time, then the earliest one to embrace Islam. No man must lead another in prayer where (the latter) has authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, without his permission. Ashajj in his narration used the word," age" in place of" Islam".
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، - عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ، عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِلْمًا وَلاَ يَؤُمَّنَّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ يَقْعُدْ فِي بَيْتِهِ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ الأَشَجُّ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ مَكَانَ سِلْمًا سِنًّا

TOPICS
prayer  *  knowledge  *  respect  *  quran  *  sunnah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect those with more knowledge or authority than you have; Choose someone who has more knowledge regarding Sunnah as Imam; Choose whoever embraced Islam first or whoever emigrated first; Follow Islamic teachings; Show respect for others’ places of honor; Lead prayer according to Islamic teachings

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about respecting authority and knowledge. It teaches us that when it comes to leading prayer, the most knowledgeable person in the Quran and Sunnah should be chosen as Imam. Additionally, it teaches us to respect others by not taking their place of honor without their permission. This hadith also emphasizes the importance of knowledge by suggesting that if two people are equally versed in reciting the Quran, then they should choose someone who has more knowledge regarding Sunnah as Imam. Furthermore, if they are equal regarding both aspects then they should choose whoever embraced Islam first or whoever emigrated first. All these teachings emphasize how important it is to respect those with more knowledge or authority than you have.

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