Sunan Abi Dawud 589

Musaddad narrated to us: Ismaʿil narrated to us. And Musaddad narrated to us: Maslamah ibn Muhammad narrated to us—the meaning is the same—from Khalid, from Abu Qilabah, from Malik ibn al-Huwayrith, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him or to a companion of his: ‘When the time for prayer comes, let the two of you call the adhan, then establish the iqamah, and let the older of you lead.’ In Maslamah’s report, he said: ‘At that time we were close in knowledge.’ In Ismaʿil’s report, Khalid said: I asked Abu Qilabah: ‘What about the Qur’an?’ He replied: ‘The two of them were close in their knowledge of it.’