Yahya related to me from Malik from al-Ala ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Yaqub that Abu Said, the mawla of Amir ibn Kuraz told him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called toUbayy ibn Kab while he was praying. When Ubayy had finished his prayer he joined the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the Messenger of Allah put his hand upon his hand, and he was intending to leave by the door of the mosque, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I hope that you will not leave the mosque until you know a sura whose like Allah has notsentdown in the Tawrah nor in the Injil nor in the Qur'an." Ubayysaid, "I began to slow down my pace in the hope of that. Then I said, 'Messenger of Allah, the sura you promised me!' He said, 'What do you recite when you begin the prayer?' I recited the Fatiha (Sura 1 ) until I came to the end of it, and the Messengerof Allah ﷺ said, 'It is this sura, and it is the "seven oft-repeated" and the Great Qur'an which I was given.' "  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَادَى أُبَىَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ لَحِقَهُ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى يَدِهِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْ بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ لاَ تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ سُورَةً مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلاَ فِي الإِنْجِيلِ وَلاَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِثْلَهَا قَالَ أُبَىٌّ فَجَعَلْتُ أُبْطِئُ فِي الْمَشْىِ رَجَاءَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَنِي قَالَ كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا افْتَتَحْتَ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هِيَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةُ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُعْطِيتُ  

[Machine] I was praying when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called me, but I did not respond to him until I finished my prayer and came to him. He asked me, "What prevented you from coming to me?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I was praying." He said, "Did Allah not say, 'O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you'?" (Quran 8:24). Then he said, "I will teach you the greatest Surah in the Quran, or one of the greatest Surahs, before you leave the mosque." He took my hand, and when he was about to leave the mosque, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, you said you would teach me the greatest Surah in the Quran?" He said, "Yes, praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. It is Al-Hamd (Surah Al-Fatiha), the seven repeated verses and the Great Quran that I have been given."  

كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ أُجِبْهُ حَتَّى صَلَّيْتُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي قَالَ أَلَمْ يَقُلِ اللهُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ} [الأنفال 24] ثُمَّ قَالَ لَأُعَلِّمَنَّكَ أَعْظَمَ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ قُلْتَ لَأُعَلِّمَنَّكَ أَعْظَمَ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not teach you a Surah that is not found in the Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel, or the Quran?" I said, "Yes." He said, "I hope not to leave this door until you learn it." Then the Messenger of Allah got up and I got up with him, and he took my hand and started narrating to me until we reached the door. I reminded him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, what was the Surah you told me about?" He said, "How do you recite when you stand to pray?" He recited the Opening Chapter of the Book and said, "It is it, and it is the seven oft-repeated verses and the Great Quran that I have been given." Abdullah said, "I asked my father about Al-Ala' bin Abdur-Rahman and Suhail bin Abi Salih, and he preferred Al-Ala' over Suhail and said, 'I have not heard anyone mentioning Al-Ala' in a negative way.' Abu Abdur-Rahman and Abu Salih are more beloved to me than Al-Ala'." This Hadith was narrated by Rifa'a bin Rafi' from Ubayy bin Ka'b.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ سُورَةً مَا أُنْزِلَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِثْلُهَا؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ لَا أَخْرُجَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَهَا ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُنِي حَتَّى بَلَغَ قُرْبَ الْبَابِ قَالَ فَذَكَّرْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي قُلْتَ لِي؟ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا قُمْتَ تُصَلِّي؟ فَقَرَأَ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ هِيَ هِيَ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُ بَعْدُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ سَأَلْتُ أَبِي عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ فَقَدَّمَ الْعَلَاءَ عَلَى سُهَيْلٍ وَقَالَ لَمْ أَسْمَعْ أَحَدًا ذَكَرَ الْعَلَاءَ بِسُوءٍ وقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَبُو صَالِحٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الْعَلَاءِ حَدِيثُ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not teach you a surah that has not been revealed in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, or the Criterion, like it?". I said, "Yes". He said, "I hope that you will not leave through this door until you have learned it." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and I stood up with him, and he would speak to me while I would have my hand in his hand. I was hesitant to leave before he informed me about it, out of dislike for doing so. When I approached the door, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the surah that you promised me?" He said, "How will you recite it when you stand for the prayer?" So I recited Al-Fatiha, and he said, "It is it, and it is the seven oft-repeated and the glorious Qur'an that I have been given."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ سُورَةً مَا أُنْزِلَتْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْفُرْقَانِ مِثْلُهَا؟» فَقُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ «إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا تَخْرُجَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَهَا» فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُنِي وَيَدِي فِي يَدِهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَبَاطَأُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُخْبِرَنِي بِهَا فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنَ الْبَابِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَنِي قَالَ «كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ» فَقَرَأْتُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ فَقَالَ «هِيَ هِيَ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُعْطِيتُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not teach you a Surah that was not revealed in the Torah, nor in the Injeel, nor in the Zabur, and not even in the Quran like it?" I said, "Certainly." He said, "Verily, I hope that it will not depart from this door until you learn it." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and I stood up with him, and he started to teach me and I had my hand in his hand. I began to slow down, disliking to go ahead before he informed me about it. When I reached the door, I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the Surah that you promised to teach me?' He said, 'How will you recite it when you stand to perform the prayer?' So I recited Al-Fatiha, and he said, 'It is this, it is this.' And it is the seven repeatedly recited verses and the great Quran that Allah, the Almighty, says, 'And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an.' (Surah Al-Hijr 15:87), that which I was given."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ سُورَةً مَا أُنْزِلَتْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِثْلُهَا؟» قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ «إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا تَخْرُجَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَهَا» فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُنِي وَيَدِي فِي يَدِهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَبَاطَأُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِهَا فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنَ الْبَابِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السُّورَةُ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَنِي فَقَالَ «كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ؟» فَقَرَأْتُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ فَقَالَ هِيَ هِيَ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ {وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ} [الحجر 87] الَّذِي أُعْطِيتُ «»  

"عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ أَلاَ أُعَلِّمُكَ سورَةً ما أُنْزِلَ فِى التَّوْراةِ وَلاَ فِى الإنْجِيلِ، وَلاَ فِى الزَّبُورِ، وَلاَ فِى الْفُرْقَانِ مِثْلُهَا؟ قُلْتُ: بَلَى، قَالَ: إِنِّى لأَرْجُو أَنْ لاَ تخْرجُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى تعْلَمَهَا، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ،

وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَجعَلَ يُحدِّثنِى وَيَدِى فِى يَدِهِ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَبَطَّأُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُخْبِرَنِى بِهَا، فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنَ الْبَابِ قُلْتُ يَارَسُولَ الله! السُّورَة الَّتِى أَوْعَدْتَنِى، قَالَ: كَيْفَ تَقْرأُ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلى الصَّلاةِ؟ فَقَرَأتُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ، فَقَال: هِىَ هِىَ، وَهِىَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثانِى الَّتى قَالَ الله: {وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ} (*) الَّذى أُعْطِيتُ".