Hadith 27829

Chapter 54

باب 54

(54) باب إِمَامَةِ الْعَبْدِ وَالْمَوْلَى

(54) Chapter: A slave or a manumitted slave can lead the Salat (prayer)
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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."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 693

In-book reference: Book 10, Hadith 88

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