Hadith 83

ion being on his right. When there were to be more than that, they will stand behind him’. And he was asked about the group being together, which of them is more rightful to lead them? He-asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Owner of the bed is more rightful with his bed, and owner of the Masjid is more rightful with his Masjid’. And he-saww said: ‘Their most frequent in (reciting) the Quran’. And he-saww said: ‘Their first in emigration’. If they were equal, then their most well-read. If they were equal, then their most understanding. If they were equal, then their eldest in age’. And he-asws said: ‘When you have prayed behind the prayer leader, he should be led by him. He should not recite behind him, whether he hears his recitation or does not hear, except if it happens to be a Salat to be aloud in it, so if he does not hear, he should recite, and when he was not being led by him, he should recite behind him, whether he hears or does not hear’. And Jabir Bin Abdullah, companion of Rasool-Allah-saww, said, and he had been asked about them (non-Shias) when they delay the Salat. He said, ‘The Prophet-saww, nothing pre-occupied him-saww from the Salat, neither the narrating, nor the food. When they neglected that timing they would pray and he-saww would not be awaiting them; and when you have prayed your Salat and you are in a Masjid and the Salat is established, if you like, then pray, and if you like, then go out’. Then he said, ‘Do not go out after it has been established. Pray with them voluntarily and make it as glorification’. And he said, ‘I don’t see any problem with the rows between the pillars (in between)’. And he-asws said: ‘Know that Salat with the congregation is superior by twenty-four Salat(s) to a Salat in other than a congregation, and the foremost of the people with going forward (to lead) in the congregation is their most well-read of the Quran, and if they were to be same regarding the Quran, then their most understanding, and if they were same in the understanding, then their first in emigration. If they were to be same in the emigration, their eldest. If they were same in the age, then their brightest of face’. And owner of the Masjid is foremost with his Masjid (praying place), and let the one following the prayer leader (just behind him) be the one of understanding and the piety, for if the prayer leader were to forget something or errs, he can straighten him. And best of the rows is its first, and best of its first is what is nearest to the prayer leader, and best Salat of the man is in a congregation. And one Salat in congregation is with twenty-five Salat(s) from non-congregation, and twenty five ranks will be raise for him in the Paradise. If you are (leading) Salat, then lighten the Salat with them, and when you were along, you can make it heavy for it is worship. If wind and something else comes out from you from what breaks the Wud’u, or you remembered that you are not upon Wud’u, then perform Salat upon whichever state you were to be in your Salat, and forward a man to pray leading the group remainder of their Salat, and perform