Whose imamate is preferable: the resident’s or the traveller’s?

Question

Whose imamate is preferable (awla): that of a resident (muqim) or that of a traveller (musafir)?

Answer

The imamate of the resident is preferable. [ar]والأحق بالإمامة الأعلم بأحكام الصلاة ... وثم المقيم على المسافر[/ar] “The most entitled to the imamate is the one most knowledgeable of the rulings of prayer … and then the resident over the traveller” (al-Durr al-Mukhtar).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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