Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),“Will recitation (of Qur’an) be done in every prayer?”He (peace be upon him) replied,“Yes.”A man from among the Ansar said,“It has become obligatory.”The narrator states: Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ turned towards me—since I was sitting closest to him among those present—and said,“O Kathir! I think that when a person is leading people in prayer, his recitation is sufficient for those people.”