10. Leading the Prayer

١٠۔ كتاب الإمامة

10.1 Mention of Al-Imamah and the congregation

١٠۔١ باب ذِكْرِ الإِمَامَةِ وَالْجَمَاعَةِ إِمَامَةِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْفَضْلِ

nasai:777Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm And Hannād b. al-Sarī > Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī > Zāʾidah > ʿĀṣim > Zir > ʿAbdullāh

"When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, the Ansar said: 'Let there be an Amir from among us and an Amir from among you.' Then 'Umar came to them and said: 'Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer? Who mong you could accept to put himself ahead of Abu Bakr?' They said: 'We seek refuge with Allah from putting ourselves ahead of Abu Bakr."'  

النسائي:٧٧٧أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ فَأَتَاهُمْ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَمَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَأَيُّكُمْ تَطِيبُ نَفْسُهُ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَالُوا نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ نَتَقَدَّمَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ