Who is most deserving of leading the Prayer Sunan Ibn Majah 979
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ الصَّوَّافُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِي فَلَمَّا أَرَدْنَا الاِنْصِرَافَ قَالَ لَنَا " إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا "
Translation
It wasnarrated that Malik bin Huwairith said
“I came to the Prophet(ﷺ) with a friend of mine, and when we wanted to leave, he said tous: ‘When the time for prayer comes, say the Adhan and Iqamah, thenlet the older of you lead the prayer.’”