Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2772
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ، عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ ضَمْعَجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يُؤَمُّ الرَّجُلُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ وَلاَ يُجْلَسُ عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Mas‘ud reported that Allah’s Messenger said: ‘A man should not be led in prayer in his own domain, nor should anyone sit in the place of honor in his home without his permission.’
Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih hadith.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The first clause concerns leading the prayer in someone’s domain or authority; the second refers to a host’s honored seat in his home.