سنن أبي داود

Hadith 586

Book 2: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

كِتَاب الصَّلَاةِ

Chapter 61

Chapter: Who Has More Right To Be Imam.

باب مَنْ أَحَقُّ بِالإِمَامَةِ

English narration

Narrated by عمرو بن سلمة الجرمي

This tradition has also been transmitted through a different chain by Amr bin Salamah. This version says: “I used to lead them in prayer with a sheet of cloth on me that was patched and torn. When I prostrated myself, my buttocks were disclosed.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَلَمَةَ ، بِهَذَا الْخَبَرِ ، قَالَ : فَكُنْتُ أَؤُمُّهُمْ فِي بُرْدَةٍ مُوَصَّلَةٍ فِيهَا فَتْقٌ ، فَكُنْتُ إِذَا سَجَدْتُ خَرَجَتِ اسْتِي .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 586In-book: Book 2, Hadith 586

The isnād

The chain, from source to collection