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tL PRAYERSoecondly, the householder: If he is qualif,ed fo r imamate (in the prayerperformed at his house), and it is not permissible to Id another person be theimJm except with his permission.Thirdly, the sultan (the ruler; the greatest person in authority) or his",present~\ive: It is impermissible to let another person lead people in prayerexcept with his permission; this is in case the ruler is qualified for leadingpeople in prayer.What proves the prdere"ce of these people over others is Ihe b.ad/rlt relatedby Abii Dlwud in which the Prophet (PBUH) says:'No man >hould lead anolher i" prayer where (rhe /arter) is in hishouse, or when he haJ ~uthority, without his permission:'The", is also a uadith in Suuib. Muslim (Muslims Authemi. Book of Hadilh)in which the Prophet (PBUH) says:"No man should lead another in prayer where (rhe latter) is in hishouse, or has autltor;ty, without his permission: 'One's authority here means the place whe", one has the authority the",ofor in one's estate.Al-Khau;\bl says:"This b.~di th memu that the houj~holder is worthier 10 lead theproyer in I,is house ifhe has rhe juristic knowledge and the knowledgeof redtation (of the Quran) that qualify him to estaMish prayerproper I y. .'Tf the imJm of th~ mosque is appointed by the rulu Or his representative,Or the people (attending prayer) agr~ upoo letting him be the imbm, then heis the worthie.st perMIn for leading the prayer. since this is considered a specialauthority. Moreover, if another person precedes him in leading people in prayer,people may think ill oflhat blter person or have an aversion towards him." is obvious from what has been demonstrated previously that the honor,the merit, and the position of imamate in Islam a'" high. This is because theimJm of prayer is an example to be followed. The imamate is an honorabledegr«, since il is a kind of distinctioo to do righteous deeds and it helpsobeying Allah and adhering to the Muslim community_ Through the imamate,the mosques of Allah are maintained with acts of obedience. The merit ofimarnate is also induded in the general meaning staled in th e verse, about theinvoxation of the sen'ants of the Most Merciful, and in which Allah, Exaltedbe He, says;