Congregation when there are three people
باب الْجَمَاعَةُ إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلاَثَةً
Sunan an-Nasa'i, Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)(view book)
Sunan an-Nasa'i 840
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed said:
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'If there are three people, let one of them lead the
others in prayer, and the one who has the most right to lead the prayer is the one who recites
(knows) the most (Qur'an)."'
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ " إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلاَثَةً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ " .
Classification
Sahih (Authentic)