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First of all, the hadith does make it clear that a woman who wants to go to anywhere else other than a masjid technically does need to seek permission.

First of all, the ḥadīth does make it clear that a woman who wants to go to anywhere else other than a masjid technically does need to seek permission.

So the hadith mentions that Prophet  actually said in some versions of this hadith, that when they go out, let them go out tafilat. Tafilat I translated last week as demure and I think the ladies and the men kind of were differing over how they want, what kind of word they wanted to use¾downplay, when you downplay your appearance.

So the ḥadīth mentions that Prophet  actually said in some versions of this ḥadīth, that when they go out, let them go out tafilāt. Tafilāt I translated last week as demure and I think the ladies and the men kind of were differing over how they want, what kind of word they wanted to use¾downplay, when you downplay your appearance.

Sunan Abu Dawud, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: What Has Been Narrated Concerning Women Leaving (Their House) for the Masjid, hadith no.

Sunan Abu Dāwūd, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: What Has Been Narrated Concerning Women Leaving (Their House) for the Masjid, ḥadīth no.

This narration has been graded as hasan sahih by al-Albani.

This narration has been graded as ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albāni.

She is going out for salah.

She is going out for ṣalāh.

She needs to be in that kind of salah kind of mode, salah zone, looks like it.

She needs to be in that kind of ṣalāh kind of mode, ṣalāh zone, looks like it.

Then there is the perfumed one, which is actually a very specific aspect of tafilat meaning that she is not perfumed.

Then there is the perfumed one, which is actually a very specific aspect of tafilāt meaning that she is not perfumed.

We have some narrations for example here, Prophet  said: ‫ﺮﺓﹶ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺸﺎَء ﺍﻵ‬  ‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ﻌﻨ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺸ‬  ‫ﻼ ﺗ‬ ‫ﺭﺍ ﻓﹶ ﹶ‬‫ﺨﻮ‬  ‫ﺖ ﺑ‬  ‫ﺻﺎﺑ‬  ‫ ﺃﹶ‬‫ﺮﺃﹶﺓ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻤﺎ ﺍ‬‫ﺃﹶﻳ‬ “Any woman who has been touched with incense should not join us in the ʿIshaʾ prayer.” This is at the bottom of .

We have some narrations for example here, Prophet  said: ‫ﺮﺓﹶ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺸﺎَء ﺍﻵ‬  ‫ﻌ‬‫ﺎ ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ﻌﻨ‬‫ﻣ‬ ‫ﺪ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﺸ‬  ‫ﻼ ﺗ‬ ‫ﺭﺍ ﻓﹶ ﹶ‬‫ﺨﻮ‬  ‫ﺖ ﺑ‬  ‫ﺻﺎﺑ‬  ‫ ﺃﹶ‬‫ﺮﺃﹶﺓ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻤﺎ ﺍ‬‫ﺃﹶﻳ‬ “Any woman who has been touched with incense should not join us in the ʿIshāʾ prayer.” This is at the bottom of .

If a woman has been, asabit, meaning she has been touched by bakhur.

If a woman has been, aṣābit, meaning she has been touched by bakhūr.

Bakhur is incense and it’s tiny particles, isn't it?

Bakhūr is incense and it’s tiny particles, isn't it?

Honestly, there are so many ahadith that speak about the perfumed nature of a woman.

Honestly, there are so many aḥādīth that speak about the perfumed nature of a woman.

I will also say something that I don't think it is random that the Prophet  said salat alʿIshaʾ as well, so darkness and quiet and opportunity and all of this¾everything.

I will also say something that I don't think it is random that the Prophet  said ṣalāt alʿIshāʾ as well, so darkness and quiet and opportunity and all of this¾everything.

Shaytan plays on everything.

Shayṭān plays on everything.

Shaytan plays the game taking advantage, finding excuses, finding reasons where people can't be seen so well.

Shayṭān plays the game taking advantage, finding excuses, finding reasons where people can't be seen so well.

Ṣahih Muslim, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: Women Going Out to the Masjid so Long as no Fitnah Results from That; and They Should Not Go Out Wearing Perfume, hadith no.

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: Women Going Out to the Masjid so Long as no Fitnah Results from That; and They Should Not Go Out Wearing Perfume, ḥadīth no.

And when I say niqab I mean niqab of like the way that ʿAbdullah ibn ʿAbbas  [described]¾only one eye showing.

And when I say niqāb I mean niqāb of like the way that ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbbās  [described]¾only one eye showing.

Actually, the Afghani type, Taliban style niqab that you see which has this burqaʿ or burka as they call it I guess, that kind of name or title is closer to what would have been worn back then than like the stylish black version now.

Actually, the Afghani type, Taliban style niqāb that you see which has this burqaʿ or burka as they call it I guess, that kind of name or title is closer to what would have been worn back then than like the stylish black version now.

And they had already said, ‘This is my travel ʿabayah and these are my ʿUmrah ʿabayahs.

And they had already said, ‘This is my travel ʿabāyah and these are my ʿUmrah ʿabāyahs.

Ustadh: That kills the smell?

Ustādh: That kills the smell?

Ustadh: Right.

Ustādh: Right.

And I remember reading from one of the senior scholars of Saudi saying that an ihram that has been washed in fabric conditioner because it's different to the idea that the Prophet  used to apply perfume directly to himself before he would enter into the state of ihram¾which we know is a sunnah and which we know is allowed. And we know that if you were to then go forth there is going to be an effect of the ʿatr or the oud on the actual ihram versus something that you know that the cloth is already like pre-done and it's going to smell, it's a different category.

And I remember reading from one of the senior scholars of Saudi saying that an iḥrām that has been washed in fabric conditioner because it's different to the idea that the Prophet  used to apply perfume directly to himself before he would enter into the state of iḥrām¾which we know is a sunnah and which we know is allowed. And we know that if you were to then go forth there is going to be an effect of the ʿaṭr or the oud on the actual iḥrām versus something that you know that the cloth is already like pre-done and it's going to smell, it's a different category.

And you see obviously the normative position of most scholars is that you're not allowed to use soap in ihram.

And you see obviously the normative position of most scholars is that you're not allowed to use soap in iḥrām.

Ṣahih Muslim, The Book of Pilgrimage, Chapter: It Is Recommended to Apply Perfume Just Before Entering Ihram, and It Is Recommended to Use Musk, and It Does Not Matter if Its Glistening Traces Remain, hadith no.

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, The Book of Pilgrimage, Chapter: It Is Recommended to Apply Perfume Just Before Entering Iḥrām, and It Is Recommended to Use Musk, and It Does Not Matter if Its Glistening Traces Remain, ḥadīth no.

And I think that we have to adopt the second position and that is why I personally believe that if a person uses soap¾even scented¾in ihram, they have not broken the rules of ihram.

And I think that we have to adopt the second position and that is why I personally believe that if a person uses soap¾even scented¾in iḥrām, they have not broken the rules of iḥrām.

So, I don't think that is contradicting tafilat.

So, I don't think that is contradicting tafilāt.

Student: What was your response to the question about the ʿabayah?

Student: What was your response to the question about the ʿabāyah?

Ustadh: I said that I believe the same thing about fabric conditioner Harvest it’s called or Blossom it’s called.

Ustādh: I said that I believe the same thing about fabric conditioner Harvest it’s called or Blossom it’s called.

Ustadh: When I say no to soap, I mean that from a point of view that the people and the scholars haven’t quite cottoned on to the fabric conditioner thing.

Ustādh: When I say no to soap, I mean that from a point of view that the people and the scholars haven’t quite cottoned on to the fabric conditioner thing.

Ustadh: It’s not even that.

Ustādh: It’s not even that.

Ustadh: That is also an important point.

Ustādh: That is also an important point.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Ustadh: Not only not shower for a week but have to get clothes/ihram dry cleaned in some kind of God knows what and it starts getting crazy.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Ustādh: Not only not shower for a week but have to get clothes/iḥrām dry cleaned in some kind of God knows what and it starts getting crazy.

And not only she shouldn’t go, it’s haram for a man to willfully allow his wife, etc., to go to the masjid because that is a direct contravention of the hadith of the Prophet .

And not only she shouldn’t go, it’s ḥarām for a man to willfully allow his wife, etc., to go to the masjid because that is a direct contravention of the ḥadīth of the Prophet .

And of course, Shaykh al-ʿUthaymin like all the scholars that I know, pretty much all the scholars I know, consider that the prayer of the woman in the house to be better for her because of the so many ahadith that indicate it.

And of course, Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn like all the scholars that I know, pretty much all the scholars I know, consider that the prayer of the woman in the house to be better for her because of the so many aḥādīth that indicate it.

But if there was zero reason for a woman to stay at home to pray and there was no fitnah in the area, and there was not even anyone around the area, and there was an option that she could go to the masjid and there is no distance involved and no risks involved, I cannot defend that a woman’s prayer is better at home because I do not believe the ahadith are authentic enough.

But if there was zero reason for a woman to stay at home to pray and there was no fitnah in the area, and there was not even anyone around the area, and there was an option that she could go to the masjid and there is no distance involved and no risks involved, I cannot defend that a woman’s prayer is better at home because I do not believe the aḥādīth are authentic enough.

Now, if the ahadith are authentic enough, then what the hadith is saying is that even if there was zero fitnah then the reward for the prayer at home is better.

Now, if the aḥādīth are authentic enough, then what the ḥadīth is saying is that even if there was zero fitnah then the reward for the prayer at home is better.

As I said, that’s the position of the vast majority of scholars because the scholars accept the ahadith to be authentic.

As I said, that’s the position of the vast majority of scholars because the scholars accept the aḥādīth to be authentic.

And that is to observe the khutbah.

And that is to observe the khuṭbah.

Ustadh: I absolutely think there is that to be considered.

Ustādh: I absolutely think there is that to be considered.

I told you that I am convinced that our attitude toward masajid for women has left them to being less developed than their male counterparts¾iman wise.

I told you that I am convinced that our attitude toward masājid for women has left them to being less developed than their male counterparts¾imān wise.

Student: So, when you are on your way to the masjid, say on Jumuʿah or ʿĪd or something, and they put ʿatr on your hands or something and that rubs against your clothes because ʿatr is made to smell nice, then how does that work?

Student: So, when you are on your way to the masjid, say on Jumuʿah or ʿĪd or something, and they put ʿaṭr on your hands or something and that rubs against your clothes because ʿaṭr is made to smell nice, then how does that work?

Ustadh: You mean for a woman?

Ustādh: You mean for a woman?

Ustadh: First of all, women shouldn’t be doing that.

Ustādh: First of all, women shouldn’t be doing that.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Ustadh: If you are wearing perfume that cannot be smelled by others that’s permissible.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Ustādh: If you are wearing perfume that cannot be smelled by others that’s permissible.

Ustadh: If you’re speaking to the women, then that is happening now and that’s where it must stop.

Ustādh: If you’re speaking to the women, then that is happening now and that’s where it must stop.

Ustadh: For men, of course.

Ustādh: For men, of course.

In fact, the hadith of the Prophet  specifies that the best perfume for men is that which smells strongest (this hadith is kind of confusing), and the best perfume for women is that which is most colourful. We don’t have a concept called colour for perfume.

In fact, the ḥadīth of the Prophet  specifies that the best perfume for men is that which smells strongest (this ḥadīth is kind of confusing), and the best perfume for women is that which is most colourful. We don’t have a concept called colour for perfume.

So, the scholars really discussed this hadith: What does it even mean?

So, the scholars really discussed this ḥadīth: What does it even mean?

In some versions of this hadith there is an added line of commentary from the Prophet  which is indicating that it is more beautiful, or more visual in colour, or more colourful, or brighter in colour, and less in smell.

In some versions of this ḥadīth there is an added line of commentary from the Prophet  which is indicating that it is more beautiful, or more visual in colour, or more colourful, or brighter in colour, and less in smell.

And so, inside, this is referring to mehndi, henna, etc.

And so, inside, this is referring to mehndī, henna, etc.

I do not want to open up that hadith because that is a deep narration.

I do not want to open up that ḥadīth because that is a deep narration.

Wa Allahu aʿlam.

Wa Allāhu aʿlam.

Sunan al-Nisaʾi, The Book of Adornment, Chapter: The Difference Between Perfumes for Men and Perfumes for Women, hadith no.

Sunan al-Nisāʾi, The Book of Adornment, Chapter: The Difference Between Perfumes for Men and Perfumes for Women, ḥadīth no.

This narration has been graded as hasan.

This narration has been graded as ḥasan.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Ustadh: Yeah, we covered this in the last couple of lessons¾this whole issue of personal responsibility.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Ustādh: Yeah, we covered this in the last couple of lessons¾this whole issue of personal responsibility.

It does not matter what a woman does, which is haram or halal or not.

It does not matter what a woman does, which is ḥarām or ḥalāl or not.

(::) The chapter that we are covering now, the bigger chapter is the jamaʿah, meaning the congregation.

(::) The chapter that we are covering now, the bigger chapter is the jamāʿah, meaning the congregation.

Then they start describing the characteristics and the requirements of who should lead the prayer¾the imam.

Then they start describing the characteristics and the requirements of who should lead the prayer¾the imām.

So, this is the chapter of the imam.

So, this is the chapter of the imām.

‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﹶﻘﻰ ﰒ‬‫ ﰒ ﺍَﻷ‬،‫ﻡ ﻫﺠﺮﹰﺓ‬‫ ﰒ ﺍﻷﻗﺪ‬،‫ﻑ‬  ‫ ﰒ ﺍﻷﺷﺮ‬،‫ﻦ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﰒ ﺍَﻷ‬،‫ﻪ‬‫ ﰒ ﺍَﻷﹾﻓﹶﻘ‬،‫ﻪ‬‫ﻪ ﺻﻼﺗ‬‫ﻢ ﻓﻘ‬‫ﺔ ﺍﻷﻗﺮﺃﹸ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻭﻟﹶﻰ ﺑﺎﻹﻣﺎ‬‫ﺍَﻷ‬ ‫ﻉ‬  ‫ﺮ‬‫ﹶﻗ‬ The most deserving person to be the imam is: ) The most versed in the Qurʾan, knowledgeable of the fiqh of his prayer, ) Then the most erudite of them in jurisprudence ) Then the eldest, ) Then the most noble, Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- ) Then the one who migrated first, ) Then the one with most taqwa, ) Then whoever is chosen by lots.

‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﹶﻘﻰ ﰒ‬‫ ﰒ ﺍَﻷ‬،‫ﻡ ﻫﺠﺮﹰﺓ‬‫ ﰒ ﺍﻷﻗﺪ‬،‫ﻑ‬  ‫ ﰒ ﺍﻷﺷﺮ‬،‫ﻦ‬‫ﺳ‬‫ ﰒ ﺍَﻷ‬،‫ﻪ‬‫ ﰒ ﺍَﻷﹾﻓﹶﻘ‬،‫ﻪ‬‫ﻪ ﺻﻼﺗ‬‫ﻢ ﻓﻘ‬‫ﺔ ﺍﻷﻗﺮﺃﹸ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟ‬‫ﻣ‬‫ﻭﻟﹶﻰ ﺑﺎﻹﻣﺎ‬‫ﺍَﻷ‬ ‫ﻉ‬  ‫ﺮ‬‫ﹶﻗ‬ The most deserving person to be the imām is: ) The most versed in the Qurʾān, knowledgeable of the fiqh of his prayer, ) Then the most erudite of them in jurisprudence ) Then the eldest, ) Then the most noble, Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- ) Then the one who migrated first, ) Then the one with most taqwa, ) Then whoever is chosen by lots.

This according to the Ḥanbali school¾and this is not agreed upon, but in general¾according to the Ḥanabilah, this is the set of priorities that you go through when you are looking for the very best person to lead the salah.

This according to the Ḥanbali school¾and this is not agreed upon, but in general¾according to the Ḥanābilah, this is the set of priorities that you go through when you are looking for the very best person to lead the ṣalāh.

The imam is amamʾl-nas.

The imām is amāmʾl-nās.

The imam is in front of the people, representing them.

The imām is in front of the people, representing them.

He is the one upon whom we put all of our hopes and trust in whilst leading us in the salah, making us connect to Allah .

He is the one upon whom we put all of our hopes and trust in whilst leading us in the ṣalāh, making us connect to Allāh .

The imam is everything.

The imām is everything.

That is why we said that for a person to be happy with their imam is a very important thing to take seriously.

That is why we said that for a person to be happy with their imām is a very important thing to take seriously.

We see ahadith in which the Prophet  said that the people who are not happy with their imam, then, then, then. Actually, a person should step down from the position if the folks behind him have got a bad feeling about them.

We see aḥādīth in which the Prophet  said that the people who are not happy with their imām, then, then, then. Actually, a person should step down from the position if the folks behind him have got a bad feeling about them.

A person must be able to recite the Qurʾan properly¾correctly authentically from the Prophet .

A person must be able to recite the Qurʾān properly¾correctly authentically from the Prophet .

So, with that in mind let's see what Shaykh al-ʿUthaymin says on this.

So, with that in mind let's see what Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn says on this.

The big question is this word aqraʾ which comes from qiraʾah which means recitation.

The big question is this word aqraʾ which comes from qirāʾah which means recitation.

So, the most qiraʾah.

So, the most qirāʾah.

Does it literally mean as many scholars¾in fact it could be argued the majority, but you will have the argument go back and forth Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, The Book on Prayer, Chapter: What Has Been Related [About] Whoever Leads People in Prayer While They Dislike Him, hadith no.

Does it literally mean as many scholars¾in fact it could be argued the majority, but you will have the argument go back and forth Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhi, The Book on Prayer, Chapter: What Has Been Related [About] Whoever Leads People in Prayer While They Dislike Him, ḥadīth no.

This narration has been graded as hasan.

This narration has been graded as ḥasan.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- who is the majority¾that they said it literally means quantity, the one who has the most Qurʾan memorised.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- who is the majority¾that they said it literally means quantity, the one who has the most Qurʾān memorised.

The most qiraʾah meaning the hafiz basically.

The most qirāʾah meaning the ḥāfiẓ basically.

One of the strongest evidences for this is the hadith itself: ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺏ ﺍﻟﹼﻠ‬ ‫ﺎ ﹺ‬‫ﻜﺘ‬‫ﻢ ﻟ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺅ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻡ ﺃﹶﹾﻗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻡ ﺍﻟﹾﹶﻘ‬‫ﺆ‬‫ﻳ‬ “Let the one who is most aqraʾ amongst you lead you [in prayer].” Then the hadith says: ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺴ‬  ‫ﻢ ﹺﺑﺎﻟ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻋﹶﻠ‬‫ﻮﺍًء ﹶﻓﹶﺄ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮﺍَء‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﹾﻟ‬ ‫ﻧﻮﺍ‬‫ﹶﻓﹺﺈﹾﻥ ﹶﻛﺎ‬ “If they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has the most knowledge regarding the Sunnah.” It could be argued that takes out the translation of most versed.

One of the strongest evidences for this is the ḥadīth itself: ‫ﻪ‬‫ﺏ ﺍﻟﹼﻠ‬ ‫ﺎ ﹺ‬‫ﻜﺘ‬‫ﻢ ﻟ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺅ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻡ ﺃﹶﹾﻗ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﻡ ﺍﻟﹾﹶﻘ‬‫ﺆ‬‫ﻳ‬ “Let the one who is most aqraʾ amongst you lead you [in prayer].” Then the ḥadīth says: ‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺴ‬  ‫ﻢ ﹺﺑﺎﻟ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﻋﹶﻠ‬‫ﻮﺍًء ﹶﻓﹶﺄ‬‫ﺳ‬ ‫ﺓ‬‫ﺮﺍَء‬‫ﻘ‬‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﹾﻟ‬ ‫ﻧﻮﺍ‬‫ﹶﻓﹺﺈﹾﻥ ﹶﻛﺎ‬ “If they are equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has the most knowledge regarding the Sunnah.” It could be argued that takes out the translation of most versed.

That takes it out because if I translate it as most versed as I have indicated previously, versed indicates scholarliness, knowledge about the Qurʾan, understanding it, etc.

That takes it out because if I translate it as most versed as I have indicated previously, versed indicates scholarliness, knowledge about the Qurʾān, understanding it, etc.

But if you were translating aqraʾ as the most knowledgeable of the Qurʾan, then the fact that the next statement by the Prophet  in the hadith¾because these lists are taken from that hadith: let the one who is the most versed lead you in the prayer, then the one who is the most knowledgeable of you in the prayer, then the one who is older than you [lead] the prayer, in some narrations then the one who has done the hijrah first [lead you] in the prayer.

But if you were translating aqraʾ as the most knowledgeable of the Qurʾān, then the fact that the next statement by the Prophet  in the ḥadīth¾because these lists are taken from that ḥadīth: let the one who is the most versed lead you in the prayer, then the one who is the most knowledgeable of you in the prayer, then the one who is older than you [lead] the prayer, in some narrations then the one who has done the hijrah first [lead you] in the prayer.

Then you have aqdamakum Islama, those who are earlier in Islam.

Then you have aqdamakum Islāma, those who are earlier in Islam.

If you just go from a hadith point of view, the fact Ṣahih Muslim, The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer, Chapter: Who Is More Entitled to Lead the Prayer, hadith no.

If you just go from a ḥadīth point of view, the fact Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer, Chapter: Who Is More Entitled to Lead the Prayer, ḥadīth no.

Sunan al-Nisaʾi, The Book of Leading the Prayer, Chapter: Who Has More right to Imamah, hadith no.

Sunan al-Nisāʾi, The Book of Leading the Prayer, Chapter: Who Has More right to Imāmah, ḥadīth no.

This narration has been graded as sahih.

This narration has been graded as ṣaḥīḥ.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- that the second says it's the Sunnah is the second priority, then it would mean that the Qurʾan seems to be its own category.

Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- that the second says it's the Sunnah is the second priority, then it would mean that the Qurʾān seems to be its own category.

So therefore, it should remove ‘versed’ out of it and it should focus on then, as Shaykh al-ʿUthaymin says (he only says two opinions): either it is most qiraʾah or best qiraʾah.

So therefore, it should remove ‘versed’ out of it and it should focus on then, as Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn says (he only says two opinions): either it is most qirāʾah or best qirāʾah.

So, it’s either hifz on one side, or the one actually the one with less hifz but recites it with tajwid properly¾mujawwid, the one who has perfected the excellence of reciting Qurʾan, sounds the nicest, etc.

So, it’s either ḥifẓ on one side, or the one actually the one with less ḥifẓ but recites it with tajwīd properly¾mujawwid, the one who has perfected the excellence of reciting Qurʾān, sounds the nicest, etc.

In Madinah, we spoke about Salim mawla Abu Ḥudhayfah , freed slave, basic guy, and yet Allah  honoured him.

In Madinah, we spoke about Sālim mawla Abu Ḥudhayfah , freed slave, basic guy, and yet Allāh  honoured him.

‫ﻫﹶﺬﺍ‬ ‫ﻣﹾﺜﹶﻞ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻣﺘ‬‫ﻓﻲ ﺃﹸ‬ ‫ﻌﹶﻞ‬‫ﺟ‬ ‫ﺬﻱ‬‫ﻪ ﺍﻟﱠ‬‫ﱠﻠ‬‫ﺪ ﻟ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺤ‬  ‫ ﺍﹾﻟ‬.‫ﻳﹶﻔﹶﺔ‬‫ﺣﹶﺬ‬ ‫ﻮﻟﹶﻰ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﻣ‬ ،‫ﻢ‬‫ﺳﺎﻟ‬ ‫ﻫﹶﺬﺍ‬ “[The Prophet  said:] This is Salim, the freed slave of Abu Ḥudhayfah.

‫ﻫﹶﺬﺍ‬ ‫ﻣﹾﺜﹶﻞ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻣﺘ‬‫ﻓﻲ ﺃﹸ‬ ‫ﻌﹶﻞ‬‫ﺟ‬ ‫ﺬﻱ‬‫ﻪ ﺍﻟﱠ‬‫ﱠﻠ‬‫ﺪ ﻟ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺤ‬  ‫ ﺍﹾﻟ‬.‫ﻳﹶﻔﹶﺔ‬‫ﺣﹶﺬ‬ ‫ﻮﻟﹶﻰ ﺃﹶﺑﹺﻲ‬‫ﻣ‬ ،‫ﻢ‬‫ﺳﺎﻟ‬ ‫ﻫﹶﺬﺍ‬ “[The Prophet  said:] This is Sālim, the freed slave of Abu Ḥudhayfah.

Praise is to Allah who has created such men among my Ummah.” (::) Who after hearing him recite the Qurʾan completely stunned ʿĀʾishah, ʿĀʾishah tells the Prophet  completely stuns the Prophet .

Praise is to Allāh who has created such men among my Ummah.” (::) Who after hearing him recite the Qurʾān completely stunned ʿĀʾishah, ʿĀʾishah tells the Prophet  completely stuns the Prophet .

He  is so happy he  puts him as imam of Masjid Qubaʾ and he leads the senior Companions.

He  is so happy he  puts him as imām of Masjid Qubāʾ and he leads the senior Companions.

We have the rawi of the hadith and I have forgotten who the rawi is.

We have the rāwi of the ḥadīth and I have forgotten who the rāwi is.

I can't remember who the narrator of the hadith is and he says that Salim was the imam of the Muslims and Abu Bakr and ʿUmar  used to pray behind him: ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺮﺁﻧ‬‫ﻢ ﻗﹸ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻭﹶﻛﺎﹶﻥ ﺃﹶﹾﻛﺜﹶ‬ “He knew the Qurʾan better than all of them.”,, Sunan Ibn Majah, The Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them, Chapter: Making One’s Voice Beautiful When Reciting Qurʾan, hadith no.

I can't remember who the narrator of the ḥadīth is and he says that Sālim was the imām of the Muslims and Abu Bakr and ʿUmar  used to pray behind him: ‫ﺎ‬‫ﺮﺁﻧ‬‫ﻢ ﻗﹸ‬‫ﻫ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﻭﹶﻛﺎﹶﻥ ﺃﹶﹾﻛﺜﹶ‬ “He knew the Qurʾān better than all of them.”,, Sunan Ibn Mājah, The Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them, Chapter: Making One’s Voice Beautiful When Reciting Qurʾān, ḥadīth no.

This narration has been graded as sahih.

This narration has been graded as ṣaḥīḥ.

Ṣahih al-Bukhari, The Book of Call to Prayers, Chapter: A Slave or a Manumitted Slave Can Lead the Prayer, hadith no.

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāri, The Book of Call to Prayers, Chapter: A Slave or a Manumitted Slave Can Lead the Prayer, ḥadīth no.

Sunan Abu Dawud, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: Who Has More Right to Be Imam, hadith no.

Sunan Abu Dāwūd, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: Who Has More Right to Be Imām, ḥadīth no.

This narration has been graded as sahih by al-Albani.

This narration has been graded as ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albāni.

The narrator of the hadith in footnote is al-Haytham and he added the ziyadah: “And ʿUmar ibn alKhattab and Abu Salamah, ibn Abdʾl-Asad were among them.” MT Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- That's the key here.

The narrator of the ḥadīth in footnote is al-Haytham and he added the ziyādah: “And ʿUmar ibn alKhaṭṭāb and Abu Salamah, ibn Abdʾl-Asad were among them.” MT Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- That's the key here.

He said he had the most Qurʾan.

He said he had the most Qurʾān.

Therefore, it is clear when you become an imam and you are chosen as imam and you lead people like Abu Bakr  and so on, you are doing it because you know more Qurʾan than those folks.

Therefore, it is clear when you become an imām and you are chosen as imām and you lead people like Abu Bakr  and so on, you are doing it because you know more Qurʾān than those folks.

Therefore, the hafiz gets the job regardless.

Therefore, the ḥāfiẓ gets the job regardless.

What about when Abu Bakr  was chosen to lead the prayer and behind him there were proper huffaz like Ubayy ibn Kaʿb, ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿud, Muʿawiyah ibn Jabal, Zayd ibn Thabit ¾qurraʾ.

What about when Abu Bakr  was chosen to lead the prayer and behind him there were proper ḥuffāẓ like Ubayy ibn Kaʿb, ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd, Muʿāwiyah ibn Jabal, Zayd ibn Thābit ¾qurrāʾ.

They are the ones who are huffaz and teach the tajwid, teach the makharij, teach the Qurʾan proper, proper.

They are the ones who are ḥuffāẓ and teach the tajwīd, teach the makhārij, teach the Qurʾān proper, proper.