Hadith 27829

Chapter 54

باب 54

(54) باب إِمَامَةِ الْعَبْدِ وَالْمَوْلَى

(54) Chapter: A slave or a manumitted slave can lead the Salat (prayer) (AR)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو التَّيَّاحِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا، وَإِنِ اسْتُعْمِلَ حَبَشِيٌّ كَأَنَّ رَأْسَهُ زَبِيبَةٌ ".

Narrated Anas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Listen and obey (your chief) even if an Ethiopian whose head is like a raisin were made your chief." (AR)

Reference (AR): Sahih al-Bukhari 693 (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 10, Hadith 88 (AR)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 1, Book 11, Hadith 662 (AR)