Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 155e

Arabic hadith text

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ، مَوْلَى أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ كَيْفَ أَنْتُمْ إِذَا نَزَلَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ فِيكُمْ وَأَمَّكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Hatim narrated this to me: Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim narrated to us; Ibn Shihab's nephew narrated to us, from his uncle, who said: Nafi', the client of Abu Qatada al-Ansari, informed me that he heard Abu Hurayra say the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What will you do when the son of Mary descends among you and leads you in prayer?

Translation notes
  • The Arabic literally says that he “leads you”; context supports leading the prayer.