They came as a delegation to the Prophet ﷺ, and when they wished to depart, they asked, "Messenger of Allah, who should lead us in prayer?"He replied, "Whoever among you has memorized the most of the Quran," or "has acquired the most of the Quran."He said, "None of the people had memorized as much of the Quran as I had, so they put me forward, and I was just a boy. I led them in prayer wearing a small cloak of mine. From that day until now, I have never attended a gathering of Jurm without being their imam and leading the funeral prayers over their dead."
سنة ثمان وعشرين ومئتين حدثنا وكيع حدثنا مسعر بن حبيب الجرمي حدثني
أنهم وفدوا إلى النبي ﷺ فلما أرادوا أن ينصرفوا قالوا يا رسول الله من يؤمنا قال أكثركم جمعا للقرآن أو أخذا للقرآن قال فلم يكن أحد من القوم جمع من القرآن ما جمعت قال فقدموني وأنا غلام فكنت أؤمهم وعلي شملة لي قال فما شهدت مجمعا من جرم إلا كنت إمامهم وأصلي على جنائزهم إلى يومي هذا