Chapter on the Rulings of Congregational Prayer (the Minimum Number for Congregational Prayer, the Description of the Imam, Who Is to Be Followed and Who Is Not to Be Followed, Recitation Behind Both of Them, the Rulings of Those Led in Prayer, and Other Such Rulings Related to It)

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 3

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 3

Chapter on the Rulings of Congregational Prayer (the Minimum Number for Congregational Prayer, the Description of the Imam, Who Is to Be Followed and Who Is Not to Be Followed, Recitation Behind Both of Them, the Rulings of Those Led in Prayer, and Other Such Rulings Related to It)

Commentary #16

فليس ينافي الخبر الاول لانه ليس في الخبر الامر بالانصات والنهي عن القراءة ولا يمتنع أن يجب عليه أن ينصت للقراءة ومع هذا تلزمه القراءة لنفسه والذي يكشف عما ذكرناه ما رواه

So this does not contradict the first report, because the report does not contain a command to remain silent nor a prohibition against recitation. It is not inconceivable that he is required to listen to the recitation, while at the same time being obligated to recite for himself. And what clarifies what we have mentioned is what was narrated: