A slave or a manumitted slave can lead the Salat (prayer)
باب إِمَامَةِ الْعَبْدِ وَالْمَوْلَى
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Sahih Bukhari
Sahih
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَحَمْزَةُ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ عَدْوَى، وَلاَ طِيَرَةَ، إِنَّمَا الشُّؤْمُ فِي ثَلاَثٍ فِي الْفَرَسِ، وَالْمَرْأَةِ، وَالدَّارِ "
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "there is neither 'Adha nor Tiyara, and an evil omen is only in three: a horse, a woman and a house." (See the foot-note of Hadith No. 649)
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5772 In-book : Book 76, Hadith 86 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 7, Book 71, Hadith 666 (deprecated)
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