Authentic Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud · 2608Sahih

Travel & community

Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri

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إِذَا خَرَجَ ثَلاَثَةٌ فِي سَفَرٍ فَلْيُؤَمِّرُوا أَحَدَهُمْ

English

When three set out on a journey, let them appoint one of them as their leader.

Scholarly note

A frequently cited proof in siyasa shar'iyya for the necessity of appointing leadership in any collective affair.

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