There has been many theories to how Madara survived. Was it Tsukuyomi? Was it Izanami? Did he just survive? Many believe that he used some sort of Genjutsu which resulted in Hashirama thinking he killed Madara, which he didn't, and Madara went on to do his jazz.
People use this as solid evidence that Madara > Hashirama. However this is not the case. Hashirama is still stronger than Madara if you take into account that they fought countless numbers of battles and Hashirama won one after another. Also keep in mind that Madara was controlling Kurama. It was two vs one and Hashirama beat both.
Hashirama is still stronger than Madara regardless of Genjutsu.
People use this as solid evidence that Madara > Hashirama. However this is not the case. Hashirama is still stronger than Madara if you take into account that they fought countless numbers of battles and Hashirama won one after another. Also keep in mind that Madara was controlling Kurama. It was two vs one and Hashirama beat both.
Hashirama is still stronger than Madara regardless of Genjutsu.