Hadith 1769

Chapter 6

باب 6

(6) باب اجْتِمَاعِ الْقَوْمِ وَفِيهِمُ الْوَالِي

(6) Chapter: When people are together and one of them is the ruler (JA)
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أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّيْمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ، عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ " .

It was narrated that Abu Masud said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'A man should not be led in prayer in his place of authority, and no one should sit in his place of honor except with his permission."' (JA)

Reference (JA): Sunan an-Nasa'i 783 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 10, Hadith 7 (JA)

English translation (JA): Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 784 (JA)