Which takes precedence in leading the prayer: the one who memorizes the Qur'an or the one who is well-versed in the rulings?

Question:
The questioner asks: In prayer, does the man who has memorized the Book of Allah take precedence, even if he does not know the rulings, or does the one who has not memorized it but is knowledgeable about the rulings take precedence?

Answer:
The one who is more proficient in recitation and understands the rulings of his prayer takes precedence. If he is skilled in recitation and knows the rulings of prayer, he is the one who leads. However, if he is skilled in recitation but does not know the rulings of prayer—meaning, if two people are presented to us, one who knows fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) but not recitation, and one who knows recitation but not fiqh—there is no doubt that the one who is proficient in recitation takes precedence, because reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar of the prayer. Therefore, the one who is more proficient in recitation is preferred over the one who is more knowledgeable in fiqh. Yes.