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سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 981

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
179

Chapter 47

Chapter context: What is incumbent upon the Imam

باب مَا يَجِبُ عَلَى الإِمَامِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أَخُو فُلَيْحٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ، قَالَ كَانَ سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ يُقَدِّمُ فِتْيَانَ قَوْمِهِ يُصَلُّونَ بِهِمْ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَفْعَلُ وَلَكَ مِنَ الْقِدَمِ مَا لَكَ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏

‏ الإِمَامُ ضَامِنٌ، فَإِنْ أَحْسَنَ، فَلَهُ وَلَهُمْ، وَإِنْ أَسَاءَ - يَعْنِي - فَعَلَيْهِ وَلاَ عَلَيْهِمْ ‏

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Translation

English translation

Abu Hazim said:

“Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi used to give preference to the young to lead his people in prayer. It was said to him: “Do you do that, when you have such seniority (in Islam)?” He said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘The Imam is responsible. If he does well, then he will have the reward and so will they, but if he does badly, then that will be counted against him but not against them.’”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 981 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 5, Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them, as in-book entry 179 under the chapter “What is incumbent upon the Imam.”

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Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 981 Arabic : Book 5, Hadith 1034

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Sahih Lighairihi
Zubair Ali Zai:
Daif

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