Kathir bin Murrah Al Hadrami narrated that he heard Abu Ad-Darda’ say: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was asked: ‘Is there recitation in every prayer?’ He said: ‘Yes.” A man among the Ansar said: ‘Is that obligatory?’ He (Abu Ad-Darda’) turned to me (Kathir), as I was the closest of the people to him, and said: ‘I think that if the Imam leads the people, that is sufficient for them.” (Da’if) Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa’i) said: It is a mistake to say that this is from the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم , rather it is the words of Abu Ad Darda’. This was not recited with the book.