Gardens of the Righteous — Page 80
80. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 44. . On Honouring the Learned and the Great. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 139. Can those who know be like those who know not? It is only those endowed with understanding that take heed (39. 10). 351. Uqbah ibn Amr relates that the Holy Prophet said: When people are gathered for Prayer, the one who is best versed of them in the recitation of the Quran should lead the Prayer; should they be all equal in that respect, then the one who is best versed of them in the sunnah; should they be all equal in that respect, then the one of them who migrated earliest; and should they be all equal in that respect then the oldest of them in age. No one should lead the. Prayer in place of another without his permission, nor occupy another's seat in his house without his permission (Muslim). In one version there occurs: the seniormost of them in accepting Islam; in place of the oldest of them in age. . Another version is: The leader in Prayer should be the best versed from among the congregation in the Book of Allah; should they be all equal in that respect then the seniormost of them in migration; and should they be all equal in that respect, the oldest of them in age. 352. Uqbah ibn Amr relates that the Holy Prophet would place his hands upon our shoulders when we were lining up for Prayer and would say:. Stand in straight rows and do not differ among yourselves, else your hearts will be in disaccord. Let those be nearest to me who are of age and possess understanding, then those who are closest to them in these respects and then those who are closest to them (Muslim). 353. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud relates that the Holy Prophet said: Let those be nearest to me in Prayer who are of age and possessed of understanding, then those who are closest to them in these respects (he repeated this three times) and added: Beware of indulging in the nonsense of the streets when you are in the mosque (Muslim). 354. Sahl ibn Abi Hathmah relates that Abdullah ibn Sahl and. Muhayysah ibn Mas'ud went to Khaibar, when there was no fighting there, and separated in pursuit of their respective errands. Then Muhayysah came back to Abdullah and found him dead, bathed in his blood. He arranged his burial and came along to Medina. Then Abdur Rahman ibn Sahl and. Muhayysah and Huwayysah, sons of Mas'ud, proceeded to the Holy Prophet and Abdur Rahman began to speak; whereupon the Holy Prophet said: The eldest, the eldest. Abdur Rahman being the youngest of the three then fell silent and the other two addressed the Holy Prophet, who said: Do you swear to this and demand justice against the murderer (Bokhari and Muslim)? 355. Jabir relates that after the battle of Uhud the Holy Prophet arranged the burial of two of the slain in every grave. In each case he would