Mishkat al-Masabih 1121
The Office of Imam - Section 2
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: اسْتَخْلَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْنَ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ يَؤُمُّ النَّاس وَهُوَ أعمى. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Translation
Anas said that God’s Messenger appointed Ibn Umm Maktum as substitute to lead the people in prayer, and he was blind. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Grades by grader
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Hasan Sahihgraded on abudawud:595 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Sahih Lighairihigraded on abudawud:595 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Sahihgraded on abudawud:595 | fawazahmed0 |
| al-Albani | Good-Soundgraded on abudawud:595 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Sunan Abu Dawud 595أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ اسْتَخْلَفَ ابْنَ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ وَهُوَ أَعْمَى