Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 782
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلاَثَةً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ " .
Translation
Ubaydullah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us from Yahya, from Hisham, who said: Qatadah narrated to us from Abu Nadr, from Abu Sa‘id, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said, 'When there are three people, one of them should lead them in prayer, and the one most entitled to lead is the one who recites the Qur'an best.'