(43) باب الْجَمَاعَةُ إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلاَثَةً
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'If there are three people, let one of them lead theothers in prayer, and the one who has the most right to lead the prayer is the one who recites(knows) the most (Qur'an)."'
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 840
In-book reference: Book 10, Hadith 64
English translation: Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 841