when the first emigrants came (to Madina), they stayed at al-"Asbah (a place near Madina) before the advent of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Salim, the client of Abu Hudhaifah, acted as their imam, as he knew the Qur'an better than all of them, al-Haitham(the narrator) added: and "Umar b. al-Khattab and Abu Salamah b. "Abd al-Asad were among them.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 588 In-book : Book 2, Hadith 198 English translation : Book 2, Hadith 588
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