A slave or a manumitted slave can lead the Salat (prayer)
باب إِمَامَةِ الْعَبْدِ وَالْمَوْلَى
1278
Sahih Bukhari
Sahih
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ نَعَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ النَّجَاشِيَّ، ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَصَفُّوا خَلْفَهُ فَكَبَّرَ أَرْبَعًا.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) informed his companions about the death of An-Najashi and then he went ahead (to lead the prayer) and the people lined up behind him in rows and he said four Takbir.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1318 In-book : Book 23, Hadith 76 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 404 (deprecated)
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