كتاب الإمامة
10  
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
(5)
Chapter: When people are together and are all of the same status
(5)
باب اجْتِمَاعِ الْقَوْمِ فِي مَوْضِعٍ هُمْ فِيهِ سَوَاءٌ
Sunan an-Nasa'i 782
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"when there are three people let one of them lead the prayer, and the one who is most entitled to lead the prayer is the one who has most knowledge of the Qur'an."
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 ‏"‏ ‏.‏
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 782
In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 6
English translation : Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 783