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nasai-kubra:10491 – ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbd al-Karīm > ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was on a journey when a man came and stood beside him. The Prophet turned to him and said, "Shall I inform you of the best Quran?" The man replied, "Recite unto me, 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all worlds.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠٤٩١ – أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ لَهُ فَنَزَلَ وَنَزَلَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ؟» قَالَ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ  

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Collected by Ḥākim, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá
hakim:2056 – al-Ḥusayn b. al-Ḥasan b. Ayyūb > Abū Ḥātim al-Rāzī > ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Maʿnī > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Thābit > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was on a journey when a man came and stood beside him. The Prophet ﷺ turned to him and said, "Shall I not inform you of the best of the Quran?" The man replied, "Indeed, please recite it to me." Then the Prophet ﷺ recited, "All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds."  

الحاكم:٢٠٥٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ ثنا أَبُو حَاتِمٍ الرَّازِيُّ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الْمَعْنِيُّ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ فَنَزَلَ وَنَزَلَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ «»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ

ibnhibban:774 – al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Aḥmad b. Ādam Ghundar > ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Maʿnī > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Thābit al-Bunānī > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was on a journey when he stopped and a man from his companions walked beside him. The Prophet turned to him and said, "Shall I not tell you about the best of the Qur'an?" The man replied, "Please recite it to me." The Prophet recited to him, "{Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all worlds.}"  

ابن حبّان:٧٧٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ آدَمَ غُنْدَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الْمَعْنِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ فَنَزَلَ فَمَشَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ»؟ قَالَ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهِ «{الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} »  

nasai-kubra:7957 – ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbd al-Karīm > ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd al-Maʿná > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Thābit > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was on a journey when a man came and sat beside him. The Prophet ﷺ turned to him and said, "Shall I not inform you about the best of the Quran?" The man replied, "Recite it to me." Then the Prophet ﷺ recited, "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٧٩٥٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الْمَعْنَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ لَهُ فَنَزَلَ وَنَزَلَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُ بِأَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ» قَالَ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ