[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The most merciful of my Ummah (nation) is Abu Bakr, and the strongest of them in the religion of Allah is Umar, and the most modest of them is Uthman, and the most knowledgeable of them in halal (lawful) and haram (forbidden) matters is Muadh, and every nation has a trustworthy person, and the trustworthy person of this nation is Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah. And likewise..."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْحَمُ أُمَّتِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَشَدُّهُمْ فِي دِينِ اللهِ عُمَرُ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ حَيَاءً عُثْمَانُ وَأَفْرَضُهُمْ زَيْدٌ وَأَقْرَؤُهُمْ أُبَيٌّ وَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالْحَلَالِ وَالْحَرَامِ مُعَاذٌ وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَمِينًا وَأَمِينُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

The Messenger of Allah said: The most merciful of my Ummah towards my Ummah is Abu Bakr; the one who adheres most sternly to the religion of Allah is 'Umar; the most sincere of them in shyness and modesty is 'Uthman; the best judge is 'Ali bin Abu Talib; the best in reciting the Book of Allah is Ubayy bin Ka'b; the most knowledgeable of what is lawful and unlawful is Mu'adh bin Jabal; and the most knowledgeable of the rules of inheritance (Fara'id) is Zaid bin Thabit. And every nation has a trustworthy guardian, and the trustworthy guardian of this Ummah is Abu 'Ubaidah bin Jarrah." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 154)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْأَفُ أُمَّتِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَشَدُّهُمْ فِي دِينِ اللهِ عُمَرُ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ حَيَاءً عُثْمَانُ وَأَفْرَضُهُمْ زَيْدٌ وَأَقْرَؤُهُمْ أُبَيٌّ وَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالْحَلَالِ وَالْحَرَامِ مُعَاذٌ وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَمِينًا وَأَمِينُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "The most merciful among my Ummah (nation) towards my Ummah is Abu Bakr, and the most severe among them in the matter of Allah is Umar." Then he mentioned (other names) in accordance with this meaning. This hadith was narrated by Bishr ibn Al-Mufaddal, Ismail ibn Ulayyah, Mohammed ibn Abi Adiy, narrated by Khaled Al-Hadda, narrated by Abu Qilabah, narrated by the Prophet, ﷺ , through the chain of narrators. Except his saying about Abu Ubaydah, as they attributed it to Anas ibn Malik, from the Prophet, ﷺ . All of these narrators are trustworthy and reliable. And Allah knows best.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْحَمُ أُمَّتِي بِأُمَّتِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَشَدُّهُمْ فِي أَمْرِ اللهِ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ وَرَوَاهُ بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُرْسَلًا إِلَّا قَوْلَهُ فِي أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ فَإِنَّهُمْ وَصَلُوهُ فِي آخِرِهِ فَجَعَلُوهُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكُلُّ هَؤُلَاءِ الرُّوَاةِ ثِقَاتٌ أَثْبَاتٌ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] About money, let it come to me, for indeed Allah, the Most High, has made me a treasurer and distributor.  

عَنِ الْمَالِ فَلْيَأْتِنِي؛ فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى جَعَلَنِي لَهُ خَازِنًا وَقَاسِمًا  

[Machine] "It will go away from the people."  

أَنَّهَا سَتَذْهَبُ مِنَ النَّاسِ  

[Machine] "A shooting star says, if Uthman bin Affan and Zaid bin Thabit were to die at some point in time, the knowledge of inheritance would be lost until the Day of Judgment. A time will come upon people, and none will be able to perfect it except for them."  

شِهَابٍ يَقُولُ لَوْ هَلَكَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ؓ فِي بَعْضِ الزَّمَانِ لَهَلَكَ عِلْمُ الْفَرَائِضِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ جَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ وَمَا يُحْسِنُهُ غَيْرُهُمَا  

[Machine] I heard Anas saying that the collection of the Quran during the time of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was done by four individuals: Ubay ibn Ka'b, Muadh ibn Jabal, Zaid ibn Thabit, and Abu Zaid. I asked Anas, "Who is Abu Zaid?" He replied, "One of my relatives."  

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ جَمَعَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعَةٌ أُبِيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَأَبُو زَيْدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَنَسٍ مَنْ أَبُو زَيْدٍ؟ قَالَ أَحَدُ عُمُومَتِي  

[Machine] Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq said to me, "Indeed, you are a young, intelligent man whom we do not suspect. You used to write for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so follow the Qur'an and compile it. This story has already been recorded in length in the book of prayer, and it includes the virtuousness of Zaid ibn Thabit."  

قَالَ لِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ ؓ إِنَّكَ رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ عَاقِلٌ لَا نَتَّهِمُكَ وَكُنْتَ تَكْتُبُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَتَبَّعِ الْقُرْآنَ فَاجْمَعْهُ قَدْ مَضَتْ هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةُ بِطُولِهَا فِي كِتَابِ الصَّلَاةِ وَفِيهَا فَضِيلَةٌ سَنِيَّةٌ لِزَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ؓ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "There are books that I do not like anyone to read. Will you be able to learn them and improve your character?" I said, "No." He said, "Then learn them." So I learned them in seventeen days, the wording of the hadith from Ibn al-Fadl.  

قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَأْتِينِي كُتُبٌ لَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَقْرَأَهَا أَحَدٌ فَتُحْسِنُ السُّرْيَانِيَّةَ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَتَعَلَّمْهَا فَتَعَلَّمْتُهَا فِي سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ الْفَضْلِ  

[Machine] When the Prophet ﷺ arrived in Medina, I was brought to him and I recited to him. He said to me, "Learn the Scripture of the Jews, for I do not trust them regarding our scripture." So, within fifteen days, I learned it and used to write for the Prophet ﷺ and recite their books to him.  

لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ أُتِيَ بِي إِلَيْهِ فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ الْيَهُودِ؛ فَإِنِّي لَا آمَنُهُمْ عَلَى كِتَابِنَا قَالَ فَمَا مَرَّ بِي خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ حَتَّى تَعَلَّمْتُهُ فَكُنْتُ أَكْتُبُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَقْرَأُ كُتُبَهُمْ إِلَيْهِ  

[Machine] He said to his cousin, the messenger of Allah ﷺ , "We treat our elders, scholars, and companions in this manner."  

لَهُ تَنَحَّ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّا هَكَذَا نَفْعَلُ بِكُبَرَائِنَا وَعُلَمَائِنَا وَبِمَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] This is how knowledge fades away. Today, much knowledge has been buried.  

هَكَذَا ذَهَابُ الْعِلْمِ لَقَدْ دُفِنَ الْيَوْمَ عِلْمٌ كَثِيرٌ  

[Machine] About the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , they informed me that Zaid ibn Thabit was one of the steadfast in knowledge.  

عَنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ كَانَ مِنَ الرَّاسِخِينَ فِي الْعِلْمِ  

[Machine] Zaid bin Thabit learned about two qualities in the Quran and the obligations.  

عَلِمَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ بِخَصْلَتَيْنِ بِالْقُرْآنِ وَبِالْفَرَائِضِ