Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا شُجَاعُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلَاثَةً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالْإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ.
English Translation
Shuja' ibn al-Walid narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn Yazid, from Abu Nadrah, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, that the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When there are three people, let one of them lead them in prayer, and the most worthy of them to lead is the one who recites the Qur'an best."