Which is given priority: the more knowledgeable or the more reciting?

Question : May Allah reward you. Some say that the one with the most knowledge of the Qur'an among the Companions is the most knowledgeable. So how is it possible in this age for people, for example, to memorize only the wording of the Qur'an?

Answer : There is no doubt that the one with the most knowledge of the Qur'an in the time of the Companions is the best and the most obedient to Allah in most cases. The evidence is that when they recited ten verses of the Qur'an, they did not move on to the next until they had learned them, along with the knowledge and practice contained in them. After that, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether it is sufficient for one who is more proficient in reciting the Qur'an to lead the prayer over another who is more knowledgeable in religious science. Which one is given priority? The correct view is that we take the general wording of the text, as long as the man is qualified to lead the prayer. We take the general wording: "The people are led in prayer by the one among them who is most proficient in reciting the Book of Allah."