Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَمَسْلَمَةُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ حُوَيْرِثٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ أَوْ لِصَاحِبٍ لَ��ُ إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَذِّنَا ثُمَّ أَقِيمَا ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا وَفِي حَدِيثِ مَسْلَمَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ مُتَقَارِبَيْنِ فِي الْعِلْمِ وَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ خَالِدٌ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي قِلَابَةَ فَأَيْنَ الْقِرَاءَةُ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُمَا كَانَا مُتَقَارِبَيْنِ
English Translation
Malik ibn Huwayirth narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him or to a companion of his: 'When the time for prayer comes, call the adhan, then establish the prayer, then let the elder of you two lead you.' In the narration of Maslamah, he said: 'At that time we were close in knowledge.' And in the narration of Isma'il, Khalid said: 'I said to Abu Qilabah: What about recitation?' He said: 'They were close in that too.'