He heard Abu Ad-Darda say: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 closest of the people to him, and said: 'I think that if the Imam leads the people, that is sufficient for them.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 923)
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ يَقُولُ سُئِلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَفِي كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ قِرَاءَةٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَجَبَتْ هَذِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ وَكُنْتُ أَقْرَبَ الْقَوْمِ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي مَا أَرَى الْإِمَامَ إِذَا أَمَّ الْقَوْمَ إِلَّا قَدْ كَفَاهُمْ