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Among them:
22- “Blessing is with your elders.”
It is established in the Sahīh, in the hadith concerning the man killed at Khaybar, that the Prophet said:
“Give precedence to the elder; give precedence to the elder.”
That is, the eldest should speak.
It is also established in the hadith concerning leading the prayer that he said:
“If they are equal—that is, in Quranic recitation, knowledge of the Sunnah, and emigration—then let the oldest among them lead them in prayer.”
ومنها: ٢٢- «الْبَرَكَةُ مَعَ أَكَابِرِكُمْ» .
قد ثبت في الصحيح في حديث قتيل خيبر أنه قال:
«كَبِّرْ كَبِّرْ» .
أَي يتكلم الأكبر.
وثبت في حديث الإِمامة أَنه قال:
«فَإِنْ اسْتَوَوْا - أَيْ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالسُّنَّةِ وَالْهِجْرَةِ - فَلْيَؤُمُّهُمْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ سِنًّا» .