#582

Abu Mas’ud al-Badri reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:The one of you who is most versed in the Books of Allah should act as imam for the people; and the one who is the earliest of them in reciting (the Qur’an); if they are equally versed in reciting it, then the earliest of them to emigrate (to Medina); if they emigrated at the same time, then the oldest of them. No man must lead another in prayer in his house (i.e. in the house of a latter) or where the latter has authority, or sit in his place of honor without his permission. Shu’bah said: I asked Isma’il: what is the meaning of his place of honor? He replied: his throne

حدثنا ابو الوليد الطيالسي، حدثنا شعبة، اخبرني اسماعيل بن رجاء، سمعت اوس بن ضمعج، يحدث عن ابي مسعود البدري، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " يوم القوم اقروهم لكتاب الله واقدمهم قراءة فان كانوا في القراءة سواء فليومهم اقدمهم هجرة فان كانوا في الهجرة سواء فليومهم اكبرهم سنا ولا يوم الرجل في بيته ولا في سلطانه ولا يجلس على تكرمته الا باذنه " . قال شعبة فقلت لاسماعيل ما تكرمته قال فراشه