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Abu Dawood: Hadith 583

2. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

سنن أبي داود

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Who Has More Right To Be Imam

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583
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ فِيهِ ‏‏ وَلاَ يَؤُمُّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ كَذَا قَالَ يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ‏"‏ أَقْدَمُهُمْ قِرَاءَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏"
The version of this tradition narrated through a different chain by Shu'bah has the words:
"A man should not lead the another man in prayer.

Abu Dawud said: Yahya al-Qattan narrated from Shu'bah in a similar way, i.e. the earliest of them in recitation.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 583
In-book : Book 2, Hadith 193
English translation : Book 2, Hadith 583