Sahih al-Bukhari 695

Hadith text

Narrated 'Ubaid-Ullah bin Adi bin Khiyar:I went to 'Uthman bin Affan while he was besieged, and said to him, "You are the chief of all Muslims in general and you see what has befallen you. We are led in the Salat (prayer) by a leader of Al-Fitan (trials and afflictions etc.) and we are afraid of being sinful in following him." 'Uthman said. "As-Salat (the prayers) is the best of all deeds so when the people do good deeds do the same with them and when they do bad deeds, avoid those bad deeds." Az-Zuhri said, "In our opinion one should not offer Salat behind an effeminate person unless there is no alternative

Ubaidullah bin Adi bin Khiyar bataate hain: "Main Uthman bin Affan ke paas gaya jabke woh ghire hue the, maine kaha: 'Aap sab Musalmanon ke sardar hain, aur dekhiye aap par kya guzri hai. Humari imamat ek fitno ke Imam kar rahe hain aur humein uski pairvi karne mein gunahgaar hone ka dar hai.' Uthman ne kaha: 'Namaz sabse behtareen amal hai, isliye jab log achhe kaam karein, unke saath karo, aur jab woh bure kaam karein, un bure kaamon se bacho.'" Az-Zuhri ne kaha: "Humari raay mein, agar koi doosra raasta na ho to hi kisi zanana-mizaaj (be-akhlaq) shaks ke peechhe namaz padhni chahiye."

Sahih al-Bukhari 695 · Book 10, Hadith 90