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ahmad:27522 – Bahz > Bukayr b. Abū al-Sumayṭ > Qatādah > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd al-Ghaṭafānī > Maʿdān b. Abū Ṭalḥah al-Yaʿmurī > Abū al-Dardāʾ

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Can any of you not recite one third of the Quran every day?' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we are weaker than that and unable to do so.' He said, 'Verily, Allah has divided the Quran into three parts, so say: He is Allah, [who is] One,' which is one part of His parts.'"  

أحمد:٢٧٥٢٢ – حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنِي بُكَيْرُ بْنُ أَبِي السُّمَيْطِ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ الْغَطَفَانِيِّ عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْيَعْمُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْيَقْرَأَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَحْنُ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَاكَ وَأَعْجَزُ قَالَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ جَزَّأَ الْقُرْآنَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ فَقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ جُزْءٌ مِنْ أَجْزَائِهِ  

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ahmad:27498 – Muḥammad b. Bakr And ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd > Maʿdān b. Abū Ṭalḥah al-Yaʿmurī > Abū al-Dardāʾ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Can any one of you recite one third of the Quran in one night?" They said: "We are weaker than that and more incapable." He said: "Verily, Allah (glory be to Him) has divided the Quran into three parts and made 'Say: He is Allah, the One' a part of the Quran."  

أحمد:٢٧٤٩٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ وَعَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ قَالَا أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْيَعْمُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ؟ قَالُوا نَحْنُ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَعْجَزُ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ جَزَّأَ الْقُرْآنَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ فَجَعَلَ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ جُزْءًا مِنْ أَجْزَاءِ الْقُرْآنِ  

darimi:3474 – Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Abān b. Yazīd al-ʿAṭṭār > Qatādah > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd > Maʿdān b. Abū Ṭalḥah > Abū al-Dardāʾ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Can any one of you not recite one-third of the Quran in a single night?" They said, "We are unable and weak to do that." So he said, "Verily, Allah has divided the Quran into three parts, and He made Surah Al-Ikhlas (Chapter 112) equal to one third of the Quran."  

الدارمي:٣٤٧٤ – حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْعَطَّارِ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ؟» قَالُوا نَحْنُ أَعْجَزُ وَأَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَزَّأَ الْقُرْآنَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ فَجَعَلَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ»  

nasai-kubra:10469 – Ismāʿīl b. Masʿūd > Khālid > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Sālim > Maʿdān > Abū al-Dardāʾ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Can any one of you recite one-third of the Quran in one night?" They said, "We are weaker than that and more helpless." He said, "Indeed, Allah has divided the Quran into three parts, and He made 'Say: He is Allah, [who is] One' [Surah Al-Ikhlas, 1] as one of the parts of the Quran."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٤٦٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ؟» قَالُوا نَحْنُ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَعْجَزُ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ جَزَّأَ الْقُرْآنَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ فَجَعَلَ {قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ} [الإخلاص 1] جُزْءًا مِنْ أَجْزَاءِ الْقُرْآنِ  

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السيوطي:٩٢٥٣a –

"أيَعْجِزُ أحَدُكُمْ أنْ يَقْرَأ في كُلِّ لَيْلَة ثُلُثَ القُرْآنِ؟ قَالُوا: نحْنُ أَعْجَزُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وأَضْعَفُ قال: إِنَّ اللَّه ﷻ جزم القُرآنَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَجراءٍ فَجعلَ {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ} جُزْءًا مِنْ أجْزَاءِ القُرآنِ".  

[حم] أحمد [م] مسلم عن أبى الدرداءَ ؓ