2. Ṣalāh (Ritual Prayer)

٢۔ كتاب الصلاة

2.64 Concerning The Position Of The Imam And Its Virtue

٢۔٦٤ باب فِي جِمَاعِ الإِمَامَةِ وَفَضْلِهَا

abudawud:580Sulaymān b. Dāwud al-Mahrī > Ibn Wahb > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ḥarmalah > Abū ʿAlī al-Hamdānī > ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: He who leads the people in prayer, and he does so at the right time, will receive, as well as those who are led (in prayer) will get (the reward). He who delays (prayer) from the appointed time will be responsible (for this delay) and not those who are led in prayer.  

أبو داود:٥٨٠حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَمَّ النَّاسَ فَأَصَابَ الْوَقْتَ فَلَهُ وَلَهُمْ وَمَنِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَعَلَيْهِ وَلاَ عَلَيْهِمْ