هِيَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْأَذَانِ
The text states that Imamah/congregational prayer is superior in merit to the Adhan. The commentary also notes that it is preferable for the Imam to be the Mu'adhdhin when appropriate.
The important lesson is the source's stated comparison. It is not necessary to turn it into an invented universal maxim that 'every objective is always legally superior to every means.'
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Congregational Prayer: Status, Minimum, and Basic Formation
هِيَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْأَذَانِ
The text states that Imamah/congregational prayer is superior in merit to the Adhan. The commentary also notes that it is preferable for the Imam to be the Mu'adhdhin when appropriate.
The important lesson is the source's stated comparison. It is not necessary to turn it into an invented universal maxim that 'every objective is always legally superior to every means.'