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  • Nawawi_14_Prayer, page : 138

those who know and those who do not know?
Only those with minds remember.” 39:9 Koran

WHO SHOULD LEAD THE PRAYER

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“When people are gathered for prayer, whosoever is the most well
versed in the recitation of the Koran among them should lead the
prayer. However, if they are all equal in that respect, then the one
who is the most well versed in the sunnah (Prophetic quotations and
ways) among them. If they are all equal in that respect, then it
should be the one who migrated earliest; however, if they are all
equal in every respect, then the leader should be the eldest among
them. No one should lead the prayer without asking the permission
of the other, nor should they occupy another's seat in his house
without his permission.”