´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."
Hadith Referenceسنن نسائي / كتاب الإمامة / 783
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح مسلم
´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)."'
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
841. Commentary: For details, see Sunan an-Nasa'i Hadith: 781, 800 and their benefits and issues.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 841