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ذِكْرُ مَا أَمَرَ غَيْرُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو بِقِرَاءَتِهِ ابْتِدَاءً

ibnhibban:773Abū Yaʿlá > Abū Hammām al-Walīd b. Shujāʿ > Ibn Wahb > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAyyāsh b. ʿAbbās > ʿAmr b. al-Ḥārith > Saʿīd b. Abū Hilāl > ʿAyyāsh b. ʿAbbās

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, teach me the Quran." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Recite three verses from Surah Al-Ra'ad." The man said, "I am old, my tongue is heavy, and my heart is hard." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Recite three verses from Surah Al-Hamd." The man said, "It is the same for me, but please teach me a comprehensive Surah, O Messenger of Allah." So the Prophet ﷺ recited to him the verse, 'When the earth is shaken...' until 'good or evil, shall see it.' The man said, "By the One who has sent you with the truth, I do not care to add to it until I meet Allah, but tell me what good deeds I should do." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform the five daily prayers, observe fasting in Ramadan, perform Hajj to the House of Allah, give Zakat from your wealth, enjoin good and forbid evil."  

ابن حبّان:٧٧٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هَمَّامٍ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَحَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ أَنَّ عَيَّاشَ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ هِلَالٍ الصَّدَفِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرِئْنِي الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الر» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ كَبُرَ سِنِّي وَثَقُلَ لِسَانِي وَغَلُظَ قَلْبِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حم» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنْ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سُورَةً جَامِعَةً فَأَقْرَأَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ {مَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ} قَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أُبَالِي أَنْ لَا أَزِيدَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَلَكِنْ أَخْبِرْنِي بِمَا عَلَيَّ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ أَعْمَلْ مَا أَطَقْتُ الْعَمَلَ قَالَ «الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخُمْسُ وَصِيَامُ رَمَضَانَ وَحَجُّ الْبَيْتِ وَأَدِّ زَكَاةَ مَالِكَ وَمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ»  


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abudawud:1399Yaḥyá b. Mūsá al-Balkhī And Hārūn b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd > Saʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > ʿAyyāsh b. ʿAbbās al-Qitbānī

A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Teach me to read the Qur'an, Messenger of Allah. He said: Read three surahs which begin with A.L.R. He said: My age is advanced, my mind has become dull (i.e. memory has grown weak), and my tongue has grown heavy). So he said: Then read three surahs which begin with H.M. He repeated the same words. So he said: Read three surahs which begin with the "Glorification of Allah". But he repeated the same excuse. The man then said: Teach me a comprehensive surah, Messenger of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught him Surah (99). "When the Earth is shaken with her earthquake". When he finished it, the man said: By Him Who sent you with truth, I shall never add anything to it. Then man then went away. The Prophet ﷺ said twice: The man received salvation.  

أبو داود:١٣٩٩حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى الْبَلْخِيُّ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنِي عَيَّاشُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ الْقِتْبَانِيُّ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ هِلاَلٍ الصَّدَفِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الرَّاءِ فَقَالَ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي قَالَ فَاقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حم فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةً جَامِعَةً فَأَقْرَأَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ { إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الأَرْضُ } حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

hakim:3964Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ b. Hāniʾ And al-Ḥasan b. Yaʿqūb > al-Sarī b. Khuzaymah > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd al-Muqriʾ > Saʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > ʿAyyāsh b. ʿAbbās al-Qitbānī

A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Teach me to read the Qur'an, Messenger of Allah. He said: Read three surahs which begin with A.L.R. He said: My age is advanced, my mind has become dull (i.e. memory has grown weak), and my tongue has grown heavy). So he said: Then read three surahs which begin with H.M. He repeated the same words. So he said: Read three surahs which begin with the "Glorification of Allah". But he repeated the same excuse. The man then said: Teach me a comprehensive surah, Messenger of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught him Surah (99). "When the Earth is shaken with her earthquake". When he finished it, the man said: By Him Who sent you with truth, I shall never add anything to it. Then man then went away. The Prophet ﷺ said twice: The man received salvation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1399)   

الحاكم:٣٩٦٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَا ثنا السَّرِيُّ بْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ ثنا عَيَّاشُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ الْقِتْبَانِيُّ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ هِلَالٍ الصَّدَفِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الرَّاءِ» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حم» فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ» فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةً جَامِعَةً فَأَقْرَأَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ} [الزلزلة 1] حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ» ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَا يُقِيمُهُ  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» بل صحيح