Sunan Ibn Majah, 983

Rapporté par Abu ‘Ali Al-Hamdani : Il est parti en bateau avec ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani. L’heure de la prière est arrivée, et nous lui avons demandé de nous diriger en disant : « Tu es le plus digne de cela, tu as été le Compagnon du Messager d’Allah (ﷺ). » Mais il a refusé et a dit : « J’ai entendu le Messager d’Allah (ﷺ) dire : “Celui qui dirige les gens et le fait correctement, la prière comptera pour lui et pour eux, mais s’il fait des erreurs, cela sera contre lui et non contre eux.” »

It was narrated from Abu ‘Ali Al-Hamdani that he went out in a ship in which ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani was present. The time for prayer came, and we told him to lead us in prayer and said to him:“You are the most deserving of that, you were the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).” But he refused and said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever leads the people and gets it right, the prayer will be for him and for them, but if he falls short, then that will be counted against him but not against them.”