Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud Uqbah bin Amr al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one among you who has read the most Qur'an and is earliest in reciting the Qur'an should lead you in prayer. If your recitation is all equal, then the one among you earliest in migration; if your migration is equal, then the eldest. No man should lead another in prayer within his authority or in his household, nor sit on his place of honour in the house without his permission."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 5321