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bayhaqi:5285Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Bakr b. Isḥāq > Bishr b. Mūsá > al-Ḥumaydī > Sufyān > Ḥafiẓnāh from al-Aʿmash And Lam Najidh Hahunā Bimakkah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj al-Ḥaḍramī > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

The one who is most versed in Allah's Book should act as Imam for the people, but If they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; it they emigrated at the same time, then the earliest one to embrace Islam. No man must lead another in prayer where (the latter) has authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, without his permission. Ashajj in his narration used the word," age" in place of" Islam". (Using translation from Muslim 673a)   

البيهقي:٥٢٨٥أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أنبأ بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَفِظْنَاهُ مِنَ الْأَعْمَشِ وَلَمْ نَجِدْهُ هَهُنَا بِمَكَّةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ رَجَاءٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمُّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَرَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ

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Collected by Muslim, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī, Suyūṭī
muslim:673aAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah And ʾAbū Saʿīd al-Ashaj > Abū Khālid > Abū Bakr > Abū Khālid al-Aḥmar > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

The one who is most versed in Allah's Book should act as Imam for the people, but If they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; it they emigrated at the same time, then the earliest one to embrace Islam. No man must lead another in prayer where (the latter) has authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, without his permission. Ashajj in his narration used the word," age" in place of" Islam".  

مسلم:٦٧٣aوَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِلْمًا وَلاَ يَؤُمَّنَّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ يَقْعُدْ فِي بَيْتِهِ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ قَالَ الأَشَجُّ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ مَكَانَ سِلْمًا سِنًّا  

muslim:673cMuḥammad b. al-Muthanná And Ibn Bashhār > Ibn al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to us: The one who is well grounded in Allah's Book and is distinguished among them in recitation should act as; Imam for the people. and if they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah; if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; If they emigrated at the same time, then the oldest one in age. No man must lead another in prayer in latter's house or where (the latter) has authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, except that he gives you permission or with his permission.  

مسلم:٦٧٣cوَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَوْسَ بْنَ ضَمْعَجٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ

لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَأَقْدَمُهُمْ قِرَاءَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُمْ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلاَ تَؤُمَّنَّ الرَّجُلَ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَلاَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ تَجْلِسْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ أَوْ بِإِذْنِهِ  

nasai:780Qutaybah > Fuḍayl b. ʿIyāḍ > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: 'Let the one who has most knowledge of the Book of Allah lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Qur'h, let the one who emigrated first (lead them). If they are equal in terms of emigration, let the one who has more knowledge of the Sunnah, (lead them). If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Sunnah, let the one who is oldest (lead them). Do not lead a man in prayer in his place of authority, and do not sit in his place of honor, unless he gives you permission."'  

النسائي:٧٨٠أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلاَ تَؤُمَّ الرَّجُلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ تَقْعُدْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ  

abudawud:582Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Badrī

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.  

أبو داود:٥٨٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ أَخْبَرَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ سَمِعْتُ أَوْسَ بْنَ ضَمْعَجٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَأَقْدَمُهُمْ قِرَاءَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلاَ يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَلاَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ لإِسْمَاعِيلَ مَا تَكْرِمَتُهُ قَالَ فِرَاشُهُ  

tirmidhi:235Hannād > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān > Abū Muʿāwiyah And ʿAbd Allāh b. Numayr > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ al-Zubaydī > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

Messenger of Allah said: "The one who recites most of the Book of Allah is to lead the people (in prayers). If they are equal in recitation, then the most knowledgeable in the Sunnah among them. If they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest of them to emigrate. If they are equal in their emigration then the eldest among them. And a man is not to be led in prayer in the place of his authority, and his spot of esteem in his home is not to be sat on without his permission."  

الترمذي:٢٣٥حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلاَ يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ قَالَ مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ أَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَمَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ وَعَمْرِو بْنِ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ قَالُوا أَحَقُّ النَّاسِ بِالإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ وَقَالُوا صَاحِبُ الْمَنْزِلِ أَحَقُّ بِالإِمَامَةِ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِذَا أَذِنَ صَاحِبُ الْمَنْزِلِ لِغَيْرِهِ فَلاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِهِ وَكَرِهَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ وَقَالُوا السُّنَّةُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ صَاحِبُ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ وَقَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلاَ يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ فَإِذَا أَذِنَ فَأَرْجُو أَنَّ الإِذْنَ فِي الْكُلِّ وَلَمْ يَرَ بِهِ بَأْسًا إِذَا أَذِنَ لَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِهِ
ibnmajah:980Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The people should be lead by the one who is most well-Versed in recitation of the Book of Allah. If they are equal in recitation, then they should be led by the one who emigrated first. If they are equal in emigration, then they should be led by the eldest. A man should not be led among his family or in his place of authority; no one should be sat in his place of honor in his house without permission, or without his permission.’”  

ابن ماجة:٩٨٠حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَوْسَ بْنَ ضَمْعَجٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ

رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُمْ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْهِجْرَةُ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلاَ يُؤَمَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَلاَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ يُجْلَسْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنٍ أَوْ بِإِذْنِهِ  

ahmad:17063ʿAffān > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī al-Badrī

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to us: The one who is well grounded in Allah's Book and is distinguished among them in recitation should act as; Imam for the people. and if they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah; if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; If they emigrated at the same time, then the oldest one in age. No man must lead another in prayer in latter's house or where (the latter) has authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, except that he gives you permission or with his permission. (Using translation from Muslim 673c)  

أحمد:١٧٠٦٣حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَوْسَ بْنَ ضَمْعَجٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ الْبَدْرِيَّ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ وَأَقْدَمُهُمْ قِرَاءَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُمْ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُمْ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَلَا فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ أَوْ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ  

ahmad:17092Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to us: The one who is well grounded in Allah's Book and is distinguished among them in recitation should act as; Imam for the people. and if they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah; if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; If they emigrated at the same time, then the oldest one in age. No man must lead another in prayer in latter's house or where (the latter) has authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, except that he gives you permission or with his permission. (Using translation from Muslim 673c)  

أحمد:١٧٠٩٢حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَوْسَ بْنَ ضَمْعَجٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ

لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَأَقْدَمُهُمْ قِرَاءَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُمْ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ الرَّجُلُفِي أَهْلِهِ وَلَا فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَهُ أَوْ بِإِذْنِهِ  

ahmad:17097Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b.irajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The people should be lead by the one who is most well-Versed in recitation of the Book of Allah. If they are equal in recitation, then they should be led by the one who emigrated first. If they are equal in emigration, then they should be led by the eldest. A man should not be led among his family or in his place of authority; no one should be sat in his place of honor in his house without permission, or without his permission.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 980)   

أحمد:١٧٠٩٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِرَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِيَؤُمَّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ تَعَالَى فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ  

ahmad:17099Yaḥyá > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ And ʾIsmāʿīl / Ibn ʿUlayyah > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

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. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 582)   

أحمد:١٧٠٩٩حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُلَيَّةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ وَأَقْدَمُهُمْ قِرَاءَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِيالْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَلَا فِي أَهْلِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ أَوْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ  

ahmad:22340Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: 'Let the one who has most knowledge of the Book of Allah lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Qur'h, let the one who emigrated first (lead them). If they are equal in terms of emigration, let the one who has more knowledge of the Sunnah, (lead them). If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Sunnah, let the one who is oldest (lead them). Do not lead a man in prayer in his place of authority, and do not sit in his place of honor, unless he gives you permission."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 780)   

أحمد:٢٢٣٤٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا تَؤُمَّنَّ رَجُلًا فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا تَجْلِسْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ حَتَّى يَأْذَنَ لَكَ  

hakim:887Abū Aḥmad al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī al-Tamīmī ؒ > Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad b. Hārūn al-Ḥaḍramī > al-Mundhir b. al-Walīd al-a neighborūdī > Yaḥyá b. Zakariyyā b. Dīnār al-Anṣārī > al-Ḥajjāj > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The one with the most seniority in migration should lead the people. If they are equal in migration, then the one with the most knowledge in religion should lead them. If they are equal in religion, then the one who recites the Qur'an best should lead them. A man should not lead others in his dominion, nor should he sit on his honored seat without permission."  

الحاكم:٨٨٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ التَّمِيمِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ ثنا أَبُو حَامِدٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْجَارُودِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ثنا الْحَجَّاجُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَفْقَهُهُمْ فِي الدِّينِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الدِّينِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِلْقُرْآنِ وَلَا يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُقْعَدُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

ibnhibban:2127Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Hāshimī > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar b. Maymūn b. al-Rammāḥ > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The people should be lead by the one who is most well-Versed in recitation of the Book of Allah. If they are equal in recitation, then they should be led by the one who emigrated first. If they are equal in emigration, then they should be led by the eldest. A man should not be led among his family or in his place of authority; no one should be sat in his place of honor in his house without permission, or without his permission.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 980)   

ابن حبّان:٢١٢٧أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْهَاشِمِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ الرَّمَّاحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسَ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ حَتَّى يَأْذَنَ لَهُ»  

ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَمَّنْ يَسْتَحِقُّ الْإِمَامَةَ لِلنَّاسِ

ibnhibban:2133al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Abū Khālid al-Aḥmar > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: 'Let the one who has most knowledge of the Book of Allah lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Qur'h, let the one who emigrated first (lead them). If they are equal in terms of emigration, let the one who has more knowledge of the Sunnah, (lead them). If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Sunnah, let the one who is oldest (lead them). Do not lead a man in prayer in his place of authority, and do not sit in his place of honor, unless he gives you permission."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 780)  

ابن حبّان:٢١٣٣أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يَؤُمَّنَّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يَقْعُدُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنْ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ الزَّائِرُ الْمَزُورَ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ

ibnhibban:2144al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb > Abū al-Walīd And Ibn Kathīr And al-Ḥawḍī > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Badrī > Qāl Rasūl

[Machine] Abu al-Walid, Ibn Kathir, and al-Hawdi said: Shu'bah narrated to us, he said: Isma'il bin Rajaa informed us, from Aws bin Dam'aj, from Abu Mas'ud al-Badri, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The people should follow the one who has the most knowledge of the Book of Allah. If their recitation is equal, then the one who migrated earlier should lead them. If they are equal in migration, then the one who is older in age should lead them. A man should not lead another man in his house, nor in his land, nor sit on his cushion without his permission."  

ابن حبّان:٢١٤٤أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ قَالَ

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ وَابْنُ كَثِيرٍ وَالْحَوْضِيُّ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمُ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُمْ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يَؤُمُّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَلَا فِي فُسْطَاطِهِ وَلَا يَقْعُدُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

tabarani:14733Muḥammad b. ʿAmr b. Khālid al-Ḥarrānī from my father > Zuhayr > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Lead the people in prayer, the one among them who is most knowledgeable of the Book of Allah. And if they are equal in recitation, then let the one who is oldest in age lead. No man should lead in the prayer in his own authority, and do not sit on his seat of honor in his house without his permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٣٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ثَنَا أَبِي ثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا تَقْعُدْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ»  

tabarani:14735Muṭṭalib b. Shuʿayb al-Azdī > ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ > al-Layth > Jarīr b. Ḥāzim > Sulaymān al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The one who leads the people in prayer is usually the one who has the most knowledge of the Quran. If they are equal in their knowledge of the Quran, then the one who made the migration earlier is the leader. If their migration dates are the same, then the one who has the most understanding of the religion is the leader. If their understanding of the religion is the same, then the oldest among them is the leader. No man should be trusted in his authority or be allowed to sit on his honorable seat in his house without his permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٣٥حَدَّثَنَا مُطَّلِبُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ قِرَاءَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْقِرَاءَةُ وَاحِدَةً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْهِجْرَةُ وَاحِدَةً فَأَفْقَهُهُمْ فِقْهًا فَإِنْ كَانَ الْفِقْهُ وَاحِدًا فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

tabarani:14736al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Tustarī > Yaḥyá al-Ḥimmānī > Sharīk And Mandal b. ʿAlī > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Lead the people in prayer whoever among them has the most knowledge of the Book of Allah. If they are equal in their knowledge of the Book, then inform them with the Sunnah. If they are equal in their knowledge of the Sunnah, then let the one who embraced Islam earlier lead them in prayer. Do not lead a man in his authority, and do not sit on his honorable place in his house unless he gives you permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٣٦حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثَنَا يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ ثَنَا شَرِيكٌ وَمَنْدَلُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِيهَا سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ إسْلَامًا وَلَا تَؤُمَّ رَجُلًا فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا تَجْلِسْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ»  

tabarani:14737Idrīs b. ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Ḥaddād > ʿĀṣim b. ʿAlī > Abū Shihāb > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The person who has the most knowledge of the Book of Allah should lead the congregation, and the one who has performed the earliest migration. If they are equal in these aspects, then let the one who has more knowledge of the Sunnah lead them. And if they are equal in all of these, then let the oldest among them lead. No one should lead a group in their authority or sit upon their honorable place in their home without their permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٣٧حَدَّثَنَا إِدْرِيسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ الْحَدَّادُ ثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثَنَا أَبُو شِهَابٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ وَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةُ فَإِنْ كَانُوا سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِيهَا سَوَاءً فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمُّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

tabarani:14738Bakr b. Sahl > ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let the one who is most knowledgeable of the Book of Allah lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in their recitation, then the one who has the most knowledge of the Sunnah should lead them. If they are equal in their knowledge of the Sunnah, then the one who migrated first should lead them. If they are equal in their migration, then the eldest among them should lead. And no man should be trusted with authority or sit on his position of honor except with his permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٣٨حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لِيَؤُمَّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ وَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً وَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

tabarani:14739Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. Ṣadaqah al-Baghdādī > Muḥammad b. Khālid b. Khalī from my father > Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Malik al-ʿAwṣī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ḥumayd al-Ruʾāsī > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Lead the people in prayer, the one who is most knowledgeable of the Book of Allah. If they are equal in recitation, then inform them of the Sunnah. If they are equal in knowledge of the Sunnah, then the one who migrated first. If they are equal in migration, then the one who is older in age. Do not lead anyone in his own domain, and do not sit on his cushion in his house unless he gives you permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٣٩حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ خَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْعَوْصِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ الرُّؤَاسِيِّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي عِلْمِ السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا تَؤُمَّ أَحَدًا فِي إِمْرَتِهِ وَلَا تَجْلِسْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ»  

tabarani:14740ʿUbayd b. Ghannām > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Abū Khālid al-Aḥmar And Muḥammad b. Fuḍayl > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: 'Let the one who has most knowledge of the Book of Allah lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Qur'h, let the one who emigrated first (lead them). If they are equal in terms of emigration, let the one who has more knowledge of the Sunnah, (lead them). If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Sunnah, let the one who is oldest (lead them). Do not lead a man in prayer in his place of authority, and do not sit in his place of honor, unless he gives you permission."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 780)  

الطبراني:١٤٧٤٠حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا تَؤُمَّنَّ أَحَدًا فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا تَجْلِسْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ»  

tabarani:14742[Chain 1] ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ḥajjāj b. al-Minhāl And ʾAbū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī And Muḥammad b. Kathīr [Chain 2] Abū Muslim al-Kashhī > Sulaymān b. Ḥarb [Chain 3] Muḥammad b. Muḥammad al-Tammār > Sahl b. Bakkār [Chain 4] Abū Khalīfah > Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar al-Ḥawḍī > Shuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Badrī

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "The person who is most knowledgeable about the Book of Allah should lead the people in prayer. If their recitation is on an equal level, then the person who migrated first should lead. If their migration is equal, then the person who is older should lead. A man should not lead the prayer in his own household or in a position of authority over others. And he should not sit on his elevated place of honor except with his permission, unless he gives you permission." Shu'bah asked him, "What is his place of honor?" He replied, "His bed." And the wording of the hadith is from the narration of Hujjaj.  

الطبراني:١٤٧٤٢حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ وَأَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ ثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّمَّارُ ثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ ثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَوْضِيُّ قَالُوا ثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَوْسَ بْنَ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِيِّ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُمْ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُمْ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَلَا فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ» قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا تَكْرِمَتُهُ؟ قَالَ فِرَاشُهُ وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَدِيثِ حَجَّاجٍ  

tabarani:14743ʿUmar b. Ḥafṣ al-Sadūsī > ʿĀṣim b. ʿAlī > al-Masʿūdī > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , say, "The person who leads the prayer should be the one who is most knowledgeable of the Book of Allah. If they are equal in recitation, then the one who migrated first should lead. If they are equal in migration, then the elder should lead. A person is not considered trustworthy in his authority, nor in his family, and he should not be allowed to sit in a place of honor unless permission is granted to him."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٤٣حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ السَّدُوسِيُّ ثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا فِي أَهْلِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَهُ»  

tabarani:14745Muḥammad b. al-Faḍl al-Saqaṭī And ʿUbayd al-ʿIjlī > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar b. Abān > ʿAbdullāh b. Idrīs > Abīh Washuʿbah > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "The person who knows the Quran the most should be the one to lead others in prayer. If they are equal in recitation, then the one who made the earliest migration should lead. If they are equal in migration, then the one who is older should lead. Do not appoint a ruler over his domain without his permission, and do not sit on his mattress without his permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٤٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ السَّقَطِيُّ وَعُبَيْدٌ الْعِجْلِيُّ قَالَا ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبَانَ ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَشُعْبَةَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا تَؤُمَّنَّ ذَا سُلْطَانٍ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا تَجْلِسْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

tabarani:14746Sahl b. Abū Sahl al-Wāsiṭī > al-Mundhir b. al-Walīd al-a neighborūdī > Yaḥyá b. Zakariyyā b. Dīnār al-Anṣārī > Ḥajjāj b. Arṭāh > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The leader of a people should be the one who migrated first. If they all migrated at the same time, then the one who has the most knowledge of the religion should be their leader. If they are all equal in knowledge, then the one who is most proficient in reciting the Quran should be their leader. No man should lead others in his authority nor should he sit upon his honored place except with his permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٤٦حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ثَنَا الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْجَارُودِيُّ ثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَفْقَهُهُمْ فِي الدِّينِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْفِقْهِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِلْقُرْآنِ وَلَا يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُقْعَدُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

tabarani:14749Aslam b. Sahl al-Wāsiṭī And ʿAbdān b. Aḥmad > Zakariyyā b. Yaḥyá Zaḥmawayh > al-Ḥasan b. Yazīd al-Aṣam > Ismāʿīl > al-Suddī > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The one who is most knowledgeable of the Book of Allah should lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in recitation, then the one who is most knowledgeable of the Sunnah (traditions) should lead them. If they are equal in knowledge, then the one who made the earliest migration should lead them. If they are equal in migration, then the one who is older should lead them. A person should not appoint another person as a ruler over his authority, and he should not sit on his honored seat in his house without his permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٤٩حَدَّثَنَا أَسْلَمُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الْوَاسِطِيُّ وَعَبْدَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَا ثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى زَحْمَوَيْهِ ثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْأَصَمُّ ثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْعِلْمِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يَؤُمُّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يَقْعُدُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

tabarani:14729Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > al-Thawrī > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ al-Zubaydī > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most deserving of people to lead the prayer is the one who is most knowledgeable of the Book of Allah. And if they are equal in recitation, then the one who has more knowledge of the Sunnah. And if they are equal in knowledge of the Sunnah, then the one who migrated first. And if they are equal in migration, then the one who is older. And no man should be trusted in his leadership, nor should you sit in his place of honor in his house, except with his permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٢٩حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَحَقُّ الْقَوْمِ بِأَنْ يَؤُمَّهُمْ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا تَقْعُدَنَّ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ»  

tabarani:14730Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The most knowledgeable among the people should lead them in prayer. If they are equal in recitation, then the one who immigrated (to Medina) earlier should lead. If they are equal in immigration, then the one who knows the Sunnah the best should lead. If they are equal in knowledge, then the oldest among them should lead. No one should lead others in their authority, and you should not sit in the place of honor in their home without their permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٣٠حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْعِلْمِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا تَجْلِسَنَّ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ»  

tabarani:14731Muḥammad b. al-Naḍr al-Azdī > Muʿāwiyah b. ʿAmr > Zāʾidah > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ , "The leader of the people should be the most knowledgeable about the Book of Allah. If they are equal in recitation, then the most knowledgeable about the Sunnah, and if they are equal in the Sunnah, then the one who migrated earlier. If they are equal in migration, then the oldest among them in age. No man should be trusted with authority over his subjects, and do not sit on his bed without his permission." Zaidah asked Sulaiman, "Does his bed refer to the head of his bed?" He replied, "Yes."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٣١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا تَقْعُدْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ» قَالَ زَائِدَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِسُلَيْمَانَ تَكْرِمَتُهُ صَدْرُ فِرَاشِهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

tabarani:14732Bishr b. Mūsá > al-Ḥumaydī > Sufyān > Ḥafiẓnāh > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The one who has the most knowledge of the Book of Allah should lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in recitation, then the one who has more knowledge of the Sunnah should teach them. If they are equal in knowledge of the Sunnah, then the one who is older should lead them in prayer. He should not be led in prayer in his own authority, and no one should sit on his pulpit except with his permission."  

الطبراني:١٤٧٣٢حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَفِظْنَاهُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ رَجَاءٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِِ سَوَاءً فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمُّ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ»  

nasai-kubra:857Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Fuḍayl > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: 'Let the one who has most knowledge of the Book of Allah lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Qur'h, let the one who emigrated first (lead them). If they are equal in terms of emigration, let the one who has more knowledge of the Sunnah, (lead them). If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Sunnah, let the one who is oldest (lead them). Do not lead a man in prayer in his place of authority, and do not sit in his place of honor, unless he gives you permission."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 780)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٥٧أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفُضَيْلُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمُ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا تَؤُمَّ الرَّجُلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا تَقْعُدْ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَكَ»  

bayhaqi:5132ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. Bishrān> Ismāʿīl b. Muḥammad al-Ṣaffār > al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī b. ʿAffān > Ibn Numayr > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

The one who is most versed in Allah's Book should act as Imam for the people, but If they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; it they emigrated at the same time, then the earliest one to embrace Islam. No man must lead another in prayer where (the latter) has authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, without his permission. Ashajj in his narration used the word," age" in place of" Islam". (Using translation from Muslim 673a)   

البيهقي:٥١٣٢أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بِشْرَانَ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَفَّانَ ثنا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً أَظُنُّهُ قَالَ فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ لِلسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ  

أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْأَعْمَشِ
bayhaqi:5286Abū al-Ḥusayn b. Bishrān al-ʿAdlAnd ʾNbʾ Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Muḥammad al-Miṣrī > Rawḥ b. al-Faraj > Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > al-Layth b. Saʿd > Jarīr b. Ḥāzim > Sulaymān al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He who leads the people in prayer should be the one who knows the Qur'an the most. If they are equal in recitation of the Qur'an, then the one who migrated earlier should lead them. If they are equal in migration, then the one who has more understanding of the religion should lead them. If they are equal in religious understanding, then the eldest among them should lead. No man should be appointed leader over his own authority or sit on his own honor without permission." This was narrated by Jarir ibn Hazim from Al-A'mash, and it was narrated by a group from Al-A'mash with the same wording.  

البيهقي:٥٢٨٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ وَأنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا رَوْحُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ قُرْآنًا فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَاحِدًا فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْهِجْرَةُ وَاحِدَةً فَأَكْثَرُهُمْ فِقْهًا فَإِنْ كَانَ الْفِقْهُ وَاحِدًا فَأَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يُؤَمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَهُ كَذَا قَالَهُ جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ وَرَوَاهُ جَمَاعَةٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَلَى اللَّفْظِ الْأَوَّلِ  

bayhaqi:5317[Chain 1] Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar b. Darastawayh al-Naḥwī > Muḥammad b. ʿUbaydullāh b. Abū Dāwud al-Munādī > Abū Badr > al-Aʿmash [Chain 2] Abū ʿAbdullāh > Abū ʿAmr b. Abū Jaʿfar > al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Abū Khālid al-Aḥmar > al-Aʿmash > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī

The one who is most versed in Allah's Book should act as Imam for the people, but If they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; it they emigrated at the same time, then the earliest one to embrace Islam. No man must lead another in prayer where (the latter) has authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, without his permission. Ashajj in his narration used the word," age" in place of" Islam". (Using translation from Muslim 673a)   

البيهقي:٥٣١٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ دَرَسْتَوَيْهِ النَّحْوِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ الْمُنَادِي ثنا أَبُو بَدْرٍ ثنا الْأَعْمَشُ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عَمْرِو بْنُ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي السُّنَّةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْهِجْرَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يَؤُمَّنَّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا يَقْعُدُ فِي بَيْتِهِ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ
bayhaqi:5321al-Imām Abū al-Ṭayyib Sahl b. Muḥammad b. Sulaymān Imlāʾ > Abū ʿAlī Ḥāmid b. Muḥammad al-Harawī > Bishr b. Mūsá al-Asadī > Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd al-Muqriʾ > al-Masʿūdī > Ismāʿīl b. Rajāʾ > Aws b. Ḍamʿaj > Abū Masʿūd ʿUqbah b. ʿAmr al-Badrī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The one who leads you in prayer should be the most knowledgeable among you of the Book of Allah, and the one who has the most recitation of the Qur'an. If your recitations are equal, then the one who immigrated first [to Islam] should lead. And if your immigration is equal, then the one who is older should lead. No man should lead another man in his own authority, nor should he sit on his honor except with his permission."  

البيهقي:٥٣٢١وَحَدَّثَنَا الْإِمَامُ أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ سَهْلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ إِمْلَاءً أنبأ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ حَامِدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَرَوِيُّ ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْأَسَدِيُّ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْبَدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَؤُمُّكُمْ أَقْرَؤُكُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ وَأَقْدَمُكُمْ قِرَاءَةً لِلْقُرْآنِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُكُمْ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُكُمْ هِجْرَةً فَإِنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُكُمْ سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُكُمْ سِنًّا وَلَا يَؤُمُّ رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلَا فِي أَهْلِهِ وَلَا يَجْلِسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ  

suyuti:359-13bYaʾmmahum Aqraʾhum Likitāb Allāh Faʾin Kānūā Fiá al-Qrāʾah Sawāʾ Faʾaʿlamuhum Bi-al-Ssunnah
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السيوطي:٣٥٩-١٣b

"أَحَقُّ الْقَوْمِ أَنْ يَؤمَّهُمْ أَقْرَؤهُمْ لِكِتَابِ الله، فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِى القرَاءَة سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ، فَإِنْ كَانُوا في السُّنَّة سَوَاءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً، فَإِنْ كانُوا فِى الْهِجْرَةَ سَواءً فَأَقْدَمُهُمْ سِنّا، وَلاَ يُؤَمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ فِى سُلْطَانِهِ، وَلاَ يُقْعَد عَلَى تَكْرِمَتهِ فِى بَيْتِهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأذَنَ لَكَ".  

عبد الرزاق، عن أبى مسعود الأنصارى
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السيوطي:٢٧٦٦٦a

"يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أقْرَؤُهُمْ لكِتابِ اللَّهِ، فَإنْ كانُوا في القِراءة سَوَاءً فأَعلمُهمْ بالسُّنَّةِ، فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِى السُّنَّةِ سَواءً فَأَقْدَمهُمْ هجرةً، فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِى الهِجْرَة سَوَاءً فَأَقْدمُهُمْ سِنًّا، وَلا يُؤَمَّنَّ الرَّجُلُ فِى رحْلِهِ ولا فِى سُلطَانِهِ، وَلا يُقْعَدُ فِى بَيْتِهِ عَلَى تَكْرِمتهِ إِلا بِإِذْنِهِ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حم] أحمد [عب] عبد الرازق [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي [ن] النسائي [هـ] ابن ماجة [ق] البيهقى في السنن عن أَبى مسعود الأنصارى
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السيوطي:٢٧٦٦٨a

"يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقدمُهُمْ هِجْرَةً، فَإِنَّ كَانُوا في الهِجْرة سواء فأفقهُهُمْ فِى الدِّينِ، فَإِنْ كَانُوا في الدِّينِ سَواءً فأقرؤهم لِلقُرآنِ، وَلَا يُؤَمُّ الرجُل فِى سُلطانِهِ، وَلَا يُقْعَدُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ إِلا بإذنِهِ".  

[ك] الحاكم في المستدرك عنه