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"I taught a man the Qur'an, and he gave me a bow. I mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: 'If you accept it you will be accepting a bow of fire.' So I returned it."  

ابن ماجة:٢١٥٨ – حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلْمٍ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْكَلاَعِيِّ عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ

عَلَّمْتُ رَجُلاً الْقُرْآنَ فَأَهْدَى إِلَىَّ قَوْسًا فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَخَذْتَهَا أَخَذْتَ قَوْسًا مِنْ نَارٍ فَرَدَدْتُهَا  

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suyuti:8346a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٨٣٤٦a –

"إنْ أَخَذْتَهَا أحذْتَ قَوْسًا منْ نَار هـ ق وضعفه عن أُبى بن كَعب قال: علَّمْتُ رجلا القران فَأهدى لى قوسًا، فذكرت ذلك لرسول اللَّه ﷺ فَقَالَ فذكره .  

suyuti:22-53b – Uba
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٢٢-٥٣b –

"عَنْ أُبَىٍّ قَالَ: عَلَّمْتُ رَجُلًا الْقُرْآنَ فَأَهْدَى إِلَىَّ قَوْسًا فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقَالَ: إِنْ أَخَذْتَهَا أَخَذْتَ قَوْسًا مِنْ نَارٍ فَرَدَدْتُهَا".  

[هـ] ابن ماجة والروياني، [ق] البيهقى في السنن وضعفه، [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره