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[Machine] I slowed down in front of the Prophet ﷺ, so he said, "What held you back, O Aisha?" She said, "O Messenger of Allah, there is a man in the mosque whom I have never seen anyone better in recitation than him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then went and found him to be Saleem, the servant of Abu Hudhayfah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Praise be to Allah who has made someone like you among my nation."  

أحمد:٢٥٣٢٠حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ عَنِ ابْنِ سَابِطٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

أَبْطَأْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا حَبَسَكِ يَا عَائِشَةُ؟ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ رَجُلًا مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَحْسَنَ قِرَاءَةً مِنْهُ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ سَالِمٌ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي أُمَّتِي مِثْلَكَ