The first of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ who came to us (in Medina), were Musʿab bin ʿUmar and Ibn Um Maktum, and they started teaching us the Qur'an. Then came ʿAmmar, Bilal and Saʿd. Afterwards ʿUmar bin Al-Kkattab came along with a batch of twenty (men): and after that the Prophet ﷺ came. I never saw the people of Medina so pleased with anything as they were with his arrival, so that even the little boys and girls were saying, "This is Messenger of Allah ﷺ who has come." He (the Prophet ﷺ ) did not come (to Medina) till I had learnt Surat Al-Ala and also other similar Suras.  

أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَجَعَلاَ يُقْرِئَانِنَا الْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عَمَّارٌ وَبِلاَلٌ وَسَعْدٌ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَرِحُوا بِشَىْءٍ فَرَحَهُمْ بِهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْوَلاَئِدَ وَالصِّبْيَانَ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَدْ جَاءَ فَمَا جَاءَ حَتَّى قَرَأْتُ {سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى} فِي سُوَرٍ مِثْلِهَا  

[Machine] The first to come to us from the companions of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , was Mus'ab bin Umair and Ibn Umm Maktum. They began teaching the people the Quran. Then, Ammar, Bilal, and Saad came. Then, Umar bin Al-Khattab came in twenty [people], and then the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , came. I have never seen the people of Medina rejoice over anything as they rejoiced over seeing him. Even the children and infants were saying, "This is the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , who has come." He said, "I had not arrived until I recited the Surah Subhan" in a detailed Surah.  

أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ قَالَ فَجَعَلَا يُقْرِئَانِ النَّاسَ الْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عَمَّارٌ وَبِلَالٌ وَسَعْدٌ قَالَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَرِحُوا بِشَيْءٍ قَطُّ فَرَحَهُمْ بِهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْوَلَائِدَ وَالصِّبْيَانَ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ جَاءَ قَالَ فَمَا قَدِمَحَتَّى قَرَأْتُ بِسَبِّحْ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى فِي سُوَرٍ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ  

[Machine] The first people to arrive in the city from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ were Mus'ab bin Umair and Ibn Umm Maktum, and they used to teach the people. Then Bilal, Saad, and Ammar bin Yasir arrived, followed by Umar bin Al-Khattab, who was the twentieth companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived, and I have never seen the people of the city so happy as they were upon the arrival of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Even the slave women used to say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has arrived." He said, "Then when he arrived, I heard him reciting, "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High" in a voice clear and distinct."  

كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَكَانُوا يُقْرِئُونَ النَّاسَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ بِلَالٌ وَسَعْدٌ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي عِشْرِينَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَرِحُوا بِشَيْءٍ فَرَحَهُمْ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ حَتَّى جَعَلَ الْإِمَاءُ يَقُلْنَ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَمَا قَدِمَ حَتَّى قَرَأْتُ سَبِّحْ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى فِي سُوَرٍ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ  

[Machine] "He said: The first of those who came to us from the emigrants to Madinah were Mus'ab ibn 'Umair and Ibn Umm Maktum. They would recite the Quran to us. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived, and I had already recited Surah al-Ala and a portion of Surah al-Mufassal. Then Sa'd ibn Malik and 'Amr ibn Yasir arrived, and then 'Umar ibn al-Khattab arrived after twenty. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived, and we were overjoyed by nothing but the arrival of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The women and children started rushing, saying, 'This is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .'"  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَكَانُوا يُقْرِءُونَنَا فَقَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ سِبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَسُوَرًا مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَمَا فَرِحْنَا بِشَيْءٍ فَرَحَنَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَعَلَ النِّسَاءُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ يَسْعَوْنَ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] The first among the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to visit us was Mus'ab bin 'Umair and Ibn Umm Maktum. Then 'Ammar, Saad, and Bilal visited us. Then 'Uthman came on the twentieth day. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived and the people of Madinah were not happy about anything as much as they were happy about the arrival of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . So, he did not settle until the verse "Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High" (Surah Al-A'la, 87:1) was revealed. This is a verse from the Mufassal Surahs. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman As-Sawab said: "It is not 'Uthman, it is 'Umar."  

كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا عَمَّارٌ وَسَعْدٌ وَبِلَالٌ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ عُثْمَانُ فِي عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَا رَأَيْنَا أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَرِحُوا بِشَيْءٍ فَرَحَهُمْ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَا قَدِمَ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ {سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى} [الأعلى 1] وَسُورَةٌ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الصَّوَابُ عُمَرُ لَيْسَ هُوَ عُثْمَانَ  

[Machine] I heard Al-Bara' saying, "The first to come to us from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ were Mus'ab bin 'Umair and Ibn Umm Maktum, and they used to recite the Quran for us. Then 'Ammar bin Yasir, Bilal, and Sa'd came. After them, 'Umar bin al-Khattab came, and among them were members of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the twenties. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, and I have never seen the people of Medina so delighted with anything as they were delighted with the arrival of the Prophet ﷺ . I saw Al-Walid and the children running in the streets saying, ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has come, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has come.’" He said, "As soon as we entered Medina, I recited, 'Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Highest.' in a similar Surah."  

سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ ؓ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ وَكَانَا يُقْرِئَانِ الْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ وَبِلَالٌ وَسَعْدٌ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فِي عِشْرِينَ وَبَيْنَهُمْ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَرِحُوا بِشَيْءٍ قَطُّ فَرَحَهُمْ بِهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْوَلَائِدَ وَالصِّبْيَانَ يَسْعَوْنَ فِي الطَّرَائِقِ يَقُولُونَ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَمَا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ حَتَّى قَرَأْتُ {سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى} [الأعلى 1] فِي سُوَرٍ مِثْلِهَا مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ  

"أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَصْحَاب رَسُولِ الله ﷺ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ، فَجَعَلَا يُقْرِئَانِ النَّاس القُرَآنَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ عَمَّار وَبِلَالٌ وَسَعْدٌ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ فِي عِشْرِينَ رَاكبًا، ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ

فَرِحُوا بِشَيءٍ قط فَرَحهُمْ بِهِ، قال: فما قدم حتى قرأت: "سبح اسم ربك الأعلى" في سورٍ مِنَ المفصل".