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ذِكْرُ السَّبَبِ الَّذِي مِنْ أَجْلِهِ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا: {نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ}

ibnhibban:6209ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Azdī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAmr b. Muḥammad al-Qurashī > Khallād al-Ṣaffār > ʿAmr b. Qays al-Mulāʾī > ʿAmr b. Murrah > Muṣʿab b. Saʿd from his father

[Machine] The Quran was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he recited it to them over a period of time. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, if only you would narrate stories to us." So Allah revealed the verse {These are the verses of the clear Book}, until His saying, {We relate to you, O Muhammad, the best of stories}. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited it to them over a period of time. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, if only you would inform us." So Allah revealed the verse {Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book}. They are being commanded with the Quran." Khallad added and further explained it: They said, "O Messenger of Allah, remind us." So Allah revealed the verse {Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah}.  

ابن حبّان:٦٢٠٩أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَّادٌ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْمُلَائِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ زَمَانًا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ قَصَصْتَ عَلَيْنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينَ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ} فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ زَمَانًا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ حَدَّثْتَنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابًا مُتَشَابِهًا} الْآيَةَ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يُؤْمَرُونَ بِالْقُرْآنِ» قَالَ خَلَّادٌ وَزَادَ فِيهِ حِينَ* قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَكِّرْنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ}  


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hakim:3319Abū Zakariyyā Yaḥyá b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Salām > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Ḥanẓalī > ʿAmr b. Muḥammad al-Qurashī > Khallād b. Muslim al-Ṣaffār > ʿAmr b. Qays al-Mulāʾī > ʿAmr b. Murrah > Muṣʿab b. Saʿd

[Machine] The Quran was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he recited it to them (the people) over a period of time. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, if only you would narrate stories to us." So Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, revealed the verse {Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book} [Surah Yusuf: 1]. He recited it to them until he reached the verse {We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories} [Surah Yusuf: 3]. Then they said, "O Messenger of Allah, if only you would tell us." So Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, revealed the verse {Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration} [Surah Az-Zumar: 23]. All of this is commanded by the Quran.  

الحاكم:٣٣١٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ أَنْبَأَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ ثنا خَلَّادُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْمُلَائِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ {نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ} [يوسف 3] الْآيَةُ قَالَ

نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ زَمَانًا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ قَصَصْتَ عَلَيْنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ {الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ} [يوسف 1] تَلَا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ} [يوسف 3] الْآيَةُ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ زَمَانًا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ حَدَّثَتْنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ {اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابًا مُتَشَابِهًا} [الزمر 23] الْآيَةُ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يُؤْمَرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ  

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