English
It is narrated from Salamah bint Al-Hurr 1 (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Among the signs of the Hour is that the people of the mosque will push one another, and they will not find an imam to lead them in prayer." 2 [Narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Majah]
In a narration by Muslim: "If there are three people, let one of them lead them in prayer." Ali Al-Qari said: This indicates the permissibility of a less virtuous person leading the prayer.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 581 (unverified) 96% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 672 (unverified) 96% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan Ibn Majah 982 (unverified) 88% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (4)
Note 1
(1) The statement "Salamah bint Al-Hurr" in the original text of the author is "Salamah bint Al-Harith."
Note 2
(2) The statement "They will not find an imam to lead them in prayer": Ali Al-Qari said that this is why later scholars from our companions permitted taking wages for imamate, adhan, and similar acts like teaching the Quran, unlike the earlier scholars who prohibited taking wages for acts of worship.
Note 1
(۱) قوله: سلامة بنت الحر وفي أصل المؤلف: «سلامة بنت الحارث».
Note 2
(٢) قوله: لا يجدون إماما يصلي بهم : قال علي القاري ولذا أجاز المتأخرون من أصحابنا أخذ الأجرة على الإمامة، والأذان ونحوهما من تعليم القرآن، بخلاف المتقدمين؛ فإنهم كانوا يحرمون الأجرة على العبادة.