The religious learned men are entitled to precedence in leading the Salat (prayer)
باب أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ وَالْفَضْلِ أَحَقُّ بِالإِمَامَةِ
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Sahih Bukhari
Sahih
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى " وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No slave (of Allah) should say that I am better than Yunus bin Matta." So the Prophet mentioned his father's name with his name.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3413 In-book : Book 60, Hadith 86 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 625 (deprecated)
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