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)   

عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفِي كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ قِرَاءَةٌ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَجَبَتْ هَذِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَيَّ وَكُنْتُ أَقْرَبَ الْقَوْمِ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ «مَا أَرَى الْإِمَامَ إِذَا أَمَّ الْقَوْمَ إِلَّا قَدْ كَفَاهُمْ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خُولِفَ زَيْدُ بْنُ حُبَابٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَيَّ