The same narration is transmitted through another chain in which these words are found: Sayyiduna Abu Darda said: "O Kathir! I think that the recitation of the Imam will suffice for all of them."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever has an imam, the recitation of the imam is considered his recitation." Abu Yahya Taimi and Muhammad bin Abadiyah are both weak (narrators).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led a prayer. When he completed it, he inquired: "Did any one of you recite the Qur'an with me?" One of those present replied: "I did, O Messenger of Allah!" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was also thinking about who is competing with me in recitation. When I recite in a low voice, then you may recite with me, and when I recite aloud, then no one should recite with me." In narrating this tradition, the narrator named Zakariya is unique, and this person is considered unreliable in hadith and is abandoned.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The recitation of the Imam is sufficient for you, whether he recites in a low voice or in a loud voice." The narrator named Abu Musa states: I asked Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal about this narration regarding the recitation transmitted from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, so he said: "This narration is munkar (denounced)."