أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ الْأَشْعَثِ عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ زَهْدَمٍ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا اسْتَخْلَفَ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ عَلَی النَّاسِ فَخَرَجَ يَوْمَ عِيدٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ السُّنَّةِ أَنْ يُصَلَّی قَبْلَ الْإِمَامِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1566
It was narrated from Tha’labah bin Zahdam that ‘Ali appointed Abu Mas’ud over the people, then went out on the day of ‘Eid and said: ‘people, it is not part of the Sunnah to pray before the Imam.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020