Hadith 464

Chapter 64

باب 64

(64) باب إِمَامَةِ الْبَرِّ وَالْفَاجِرِ

(214) Chapter: Pious And Wicked People As Imam (RU)
204
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الصَّلاَةُ الْمَكْتُوبَةُ وَاجِبَةٌ خَلْفَ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ بَرًّا كَانَ أَوْ فَاجِرًا وَإِنْ عَمِلَ الْكَبَائِرَ " .

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) as saying:
The obligatory prayer is essential behind every Muslim, pious or impious, even if he has committed a sins. (RU)

Reference (RU): Sunan Abi Dawud 594 (RU)

In-book reference (RU): Book 2, Hadith 204 (RU)

English translation (RU): Book 2, Hadith 594 (RU)