(5) باب اجْتِمَاعِ الْقَوْمِ فِي مَوْضِعٍ هُمْ فِيهِ سَوَاءٌ
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."
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 782
In-book reference: Book 10, Hadith 6
English translation: Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 783