The free man is more eligible to lead the prayer (awlā bil imāmah) than the slave; the pious man (taqī) is more eligible than the impious (fāsiq) ;the person who can see is more eligible than the blind;the person with legitimate parentage is more eligible than the illegitimate child;an urbanite is more eligible than a yokel (a'arābī);









Description of who is the Most Eligible for Leading Prayer
Imām `Alā'uddīn Abū Bakr al-Kasānī