Hadith 37464

Chapter 35

باب 35

(35) باب اثْنَانِ فَمَا فَوْقَهُمَا جَمَاعَةٌ

(35) Chapter: Two or more than two persons are considered as a group (for the congregational prayers) (JA)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا، ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ".

Narrated Malik bin Huwairith:
Prophet said (to two persons), "Whenever the prayer time becomes due, you should pronounce Adhan and then Iqama and the older of you should lead the prayer." (JA)

Reference (JA): Sahih al-Bukhari 658 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 10, Hadith 52 (JA)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 1, Book 11, Hadith 627 (JA)