Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1118
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلَاثَةً فليؤمهم أحدهم وأحقهم بِالْإِمَامِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ وَذَكَرَ حَدِيثَ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ فِي بَابٍ بَعْدَ بَابِ «فَضْلِ الْأَذَانِ»
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Abu Said reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When there are three people, let one of them lead them in prayer. The one of them most entitled to lead is the one who recites the Quran best. Muslim transmitted it. He also mentioned the hadith of Malik ibn al-Huwayrith in a chapter after the chapter on the merit of the call to prayer.