Hadith #17
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ أَبِي و حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَن
ْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالْإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن بكر
سعيد
قتادة
عفان
همام
قتادة عن
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Bakr narrated to us, Sa'id informed us, from Qatadah — his father said: and 'Affan narrated to us, Hammam narrated to us, Qatadah narrated to us — from Abu Nadrah, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When there are three people, let one of them lead them. The one most deserving of leading them is the one who recites the most Quran.'
Quran References
Also Narrated In
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 24, Hadith 17
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 11055
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-47445