Hadith 12109

Chapter 61

باب 61

(61) باب مَنْ أَحَقُّ بِالإِمَامَةِ

(211) Chapter: Who Has More Right To Be Imam (RU)
200
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ أَبَانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ قُرَّاؤُكُمْ " .

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
Let the best among you call the adhan for you, and the Qur'an-readers act as your imams. (RU)

Reference (RU): Sunan Abi Dawud 590 (RU)

In-book reference (RU): Book 2, Hadith 200 (RU)

English translation (RU): Book 2, Hadith 590 (RU)