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“I
heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘A time will come when the people will
stand for a long time and will not be able to find any Imam to lead
them in prayer.”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 5, Hadith 180
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“Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi used to give preference to
the
young to lead his people in prayer. It was said to him: “Do you do
that, when you have such seniority (in Islam)?” He said: “I heard
the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘The Imam is responsible. If he
does
well, then he will have the reward and so will they, but if he
does
badly, then that will be counted against him but not against
them.’”
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“You
are
the most deserving of that, you were the Companion of the
Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ).” But he refused and said: “I heard the
Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever leads the people and gets it
right, the prayer
will be for him and for them, but if he falls
short, then that will be
counted against him but not against them.”