يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ
Meaning: Let the best reciter of Allah’s Book lead; if they are equal in recitation, then the one most knowledgeable of the Sunnah.
Abu Yusuf prioritizes recitation following the apparent sequence of this hadith. The well-known Hanafi ordering gives priority to knowledge of prayer rulings.
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Congregational Prayer: Its Status, Priority in Leading, and Conduct of the Imam
يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ كَانُوا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ سَوَاءً فَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالسُّنَّةِ
Meaning: Let the best reciter of Allah’s Book lead; if they are equal in recitation, then the one most knowledgeable of the Sunnah.
Abu Yusuf prioritizes recitation following the apparent sequence of this hadith. The well-known Hanafi ordering gives priority to knowledge of prayer rulings.