"Ibn Mas'ud addressed us and said: 'How do you want me to recite? According to the recitation of Zaid bin Thabit, when I learned seventy-odd Surahs from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah [SAW] while Zaid was with the other boys with two braids?'"

كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُونِّي أَقْرَأُ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ بَعْدَ مَا قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَإِنَّ زَيْدًا مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ لَهُ ذُؤَابَتَانِ

I read from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy Surahs, and Zaid ibn Thabit had excellence in writing them down.

قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَإِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ لَهُ ذُؤَابَةٌ فِي الْكُتَّابِ

[Machine] I have taken seventy-two surahs from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and Zaid ibn Thabit is a boy who has two scattered front teeth and plays with the boys.

لَقَدْ أَخَذْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ غُلَامٌ لَهُ ذُؤَابَتَانِ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ

[Machine] Abdullah, I read from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy surahs, and Zaid bin Thabit had a special position in writing them.

عَبْدُ اللهِ قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ لَهُ ذُؤَابَةٌ فِي الْكُتَّابِ

Then Abū Bakr came to him with a carved rock, so he collected water in it and Abū Bakr and I drank from it. Then I went to him afterwards and said, "Teach me from this Quran." He said, "Indeed, you are a young boy to be taught." I then took from him seventy surahs."

فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِصَخْرَةٍ مَنْقُورَةٍ فَاحْتَلَبَ فِيهَا فَشَرِبَ وَشَرِبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَشَرِبْتُ۔ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ: عَلِّمْنِي مِنْ هَذَا الْقُرْآنِ۔ قَالَ: «إِنَّكَ غُلَامٌ مُعَلَّمٌ۔» قَالَ: فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْ فِيهِ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً۔

I have taken from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy Surahs and no one disputes with me regarding them.

أَخَذْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَلَا يُنَازِعُنِي فِيهَا أَحَدٌ

I have taken from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy surahs in which no one disputes with me.

أَخَذْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً لَا يُنَازِعُنِي فِيهَا أَحَدٌ

[Machine] I have read from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy surahs, and indeed Zaid ibn Thabit had the best recitation among them.

عَبْدُ اللهِ قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَإِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ لَهُ ذُؤَابَةٌ فِي الْكُتَّابِ

[Machine] "Abdullah ibn Mas'ood said: 'I have read 70 chapters from the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ Quran.' And Zaid ibn Thabit, who had two weak calves, used to play with the children."

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ «لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ذُو ذُؤَابَتَيْنِ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ

[Machine] I heard Abdullah ibn Mas'ood say: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited to me seventy Surahs, which I had memorized before Zaid ibn Thabit embraced Islam." Al-Dhahabi remained silent about this in his summary.

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ «أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً أَحْكَمْتُهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ»

I have read seventy or so surahs on the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and indeed Zaid has two fosterings to play with the boys.

قَرَأْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِضْعَةً وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَإِنَّ زَيْدًا لَهُ ذُؤَابَتَانِ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ۔

[Machine] When Uthman commanded regarding the copies of the Quran as he was commanded, Abdullah stood up and praised Allah. Then he said, "O people, surely Allah says, 'And whoever commits a sin only earns it against himself. And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.' So commit transgression with the copies of the Quran upon the recitation of the one whom I command to recite it upon the recitation of Zaid bin Thabit. By He in whose hands is my soul, I have taken from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy surahs. And Zaid bin Thabit has two things, he plays with the boys, and by He in whose hands is my soul, if I knew anyone more knowledgeable in the Book of Allah than me, I would come to him."

لَمَّا أَمَرَ عُثْمَانُ ؓ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ بِمَا أَمَرَ قَامَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ {وَمَنْ يَغْلُلْ يَأْتِ بِمَا غَلَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ} أَلَا فَغُلُّوا الْمَصَاحِفَ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ مَنْ تَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَهُ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ۔ فَوَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَقَدْ أَخَذْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ لَهُ ذُؤَابَتَانِ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ وَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمُ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ مِنِّي لَأَتَيْتُهُ۔

[Machine] It was asked of Abdullah, "Read according to the recitation of Zaid." He said, "Should I abandon my recitation for the recitation of Zaid? I have read seventy Surahs from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was a young boy and he had two twisted hairs."

قِيلَ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ اقْرَأْ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ «أتْرُكُ قِرَاءَتِي لِقِرَاءَةِ زَيْدٍ وَقَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَهُوَ غُلَامٌ لَهُ ذُؤَابَتَانِ؟»

[Machine] "I have read seventy surahs from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and Zaid ibn Thabit has two scrolls in the Book."

«لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» وَإِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ لَهُ ذُؤَابَتَانِ فِي الْكِتَابِ

[Machine] Abdullah said, "I have read from the Prophet ﷺ seventy surahs," and Zaid bin Thabit, with a small bird, plays with the children.

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ذُو ذُؤَابَةٍ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ

[Machine] On whose reading am I ordered to read? "I have read seventy surahs to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." And indeed, Zaid bin Thabit is a companion of the wolves who plays with the boys.

عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ مَنْ يَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ؟ «لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» وَإِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ لَصَاحِبُ ذُؤَابَةٍ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ

[Machine] He heard Abdullah ibn Mas'ood say, "I have received from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy Surahs." I memorized them before Zaid ibn Thabit, who had a stutter, had mastered them and was playing with the boys.

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ «لَقَدْ تَلَقَّيْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» أَحْكَمْتُهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ لَهُ ذُؤَابَةٌ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ

[Machine] "Wondrous it is for people to abandon my recitation and prefer the recitation of Zaid ibn Thabit, even though I have received seventy surahs from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Zaid ibn Thabit is a young man with a lisp."

عَجَبًا لِلنَّاسِ وَتَرْكِهِمْ قِرَاءَتِي وَأَخْذِهِمْ قِرَاءَةَ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ «وَقَدْ أَخَذْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ غُلَامٌ صَاحِبُ ذُؤَابَةٍ

[Machine] "Abdullah ibn Mas'ood said, 'I have read seventy-two surahs from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ .' And indeed, Zaid ibn Thabit had two notebooks."

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ «لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» وَإِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ لَهُ ذُؤَابَتَانِ

I have taken seventy chapters from the Prophet ﷺ in which no one disputes with me.

أَخَذْتُ مِنْ فِي النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً لَا يُنَازِعُنِي فِيهَا أَحَدٌ

I have read from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy surahs.

«قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً»

[Machine] "I have read seventy-two surahs during the time of the Prophet ﷺ. And Zaid ibn Thabit had two helpers who used to play with the children."

«لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» وَإِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ لَهُ ذُؤَابَتَانِ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ

[Machine] "I have read from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy surahs. And indeed, Zaid bin Thabit is a disbeliever in Allah as he did not believe in it."

«لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» وَإِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ لَكَافِرٌ بِاللهِ مَا آمَنَ بِهِ

I have read seventy surahs from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I completed the recitation of the Quran with the best of people, Ali ibn Abi Talib.

«قَرَأْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً» وَخَتَمْتُ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى خَيْرِ النَّاسِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ

[Machine] I have read from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy Surahs.

كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُونِي أَنِ اقْرَأَ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ؟ قَالَ:لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً۔

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ passed by me while I was herding sheep for Uqbah. He wiped my head and said, "May Allah have mercy on you, for you are a diligent teacher."

مَرَّ بِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَنَا فِي غَنَمٍ لِعُقْبَةَ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسِي وَقَالَ «يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ إِنَّكَ غُلَيْمٌ مُعَلَّمٌ»

"According to whose recitation do you want me to recite? Because I recited seventy-odd Surahs to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] when Zaid had two braids, and was playing with the other boys." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5063)

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ «عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ مَنْ تَأْمُرونَنِي أَقْرَأُ لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَإِنَّ زَيْدًا لِصَاحِبِ ذُؤَابَتَيْنِ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ» خَالَفَهُ أَبُو شِهَابٍ رَوَاهُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ

"Ibn Mas'ud addressed us and said: 'How do you want me to recite? According to the recitation of Zaid bin Thabit, when I learned seventy-odd Surahs from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah [SAW] while Zaid was with the other boys with two braids?'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5064)

«كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُونِي أَقْرَأُ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ بَعْدَمَا قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِيِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَإِنَّ زَيْدًا مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ لَهُ ذُؤَابَتَانِ»

"يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّه، فَإِنَّكَ عَلِيمٌ مُعَلِّمٌ".

Read to me, O Messenger of Allah, seventy verses that I have memorized before Zaid ibn Thabit accepts Islam.

أقْرأَنِى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً أَحكَمْتُها قَبلَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ

[Machine] I read from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy surahs, and that Zaid ibn Thabit had two wolves in his writing kit that he would play with the children.

"قَرأتُ مِنْ فِى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَأَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثابتٍ لَه [ذُؤابَتَانِ] (*) فِى الْكُتَّابِ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ".