Yahya related to me from Malik from al-Ala ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Yaqub that Abu Said, the mawla of Amir ibn Kuraz told him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called toUbayy ibn Kab while he was praying. When Ubayy had finished his prayer he joined the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the Messenger of Allah put his hand upon his hand, and he was intending to leave by the door of the mosque, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I hope that you will not leave the mosque until you know a sura whose like Allah has notsentdown in the Tawrah nor in the Injil nor in the Qur'an." Ubayysaid, "I began to slow down my pace in the hope of that. Then I said, 'Messenger of Allah, the sura you promised me!' He said, 'What do you recite when you begin the prayer?' I recited the Fatiha (Sura 1 ) until I came to the end of it, and the Messengerof Allah ﷺ said, 'It is this sura, and it is the "seven oft-repeated" and the Great Qur'an which I was given.' "

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَادَى أُبَىَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ لَحِقَهُ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى يَدِهِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْ بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ لاَ تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ سُورَةً مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلاَ فِي الإِنْجِيلِ وَلاَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِثْلَهَا قَالَ أُبَىٌّ فَجَعَلْتُ أُبْطِئُ فِي الْمَشْىِ رَجَاءَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَنِي قَالَ كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا افْتَتَحْتَ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هِيَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةُ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُعْطِيتُ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not teach you a Surah that is not found in the Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel, or the Quran?" I said, "Yes." He said, "I hope not to leave this door until you learn it." Then the Messenger of Allah got up and I got up with him, and he took my hand and started narrating to me until we reached the door. I reminded him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, what was the Surah you told me about?" He said, "How do you recite when you stand to pray?" He recited the Opening Chapter of the Book and said, "It is it, and it is the seven oft-repeated verses and the Great Quran that I have been given." Abdullah said, "I asked my father about Al-Ala' bin Abdur-Rahman and Suhail bin Abi Salih, and he preferred Al-Ala' over Suhail and said, 'I have not heard anyone mentioning Al-Ala' in a negative way.' Abu Abdur-Rahman and Abu Salih are more beloved to me than Al-Ala'." This Hadith was narrated by Rifa'a bin Rafi' from Ubayy bin Ka'b.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ سُورَةً مَا أُنْزِلَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِثْلُهَا؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ لَا أَخْرُجَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَهَا ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُنِي حَتَّى بَلَغَ قُرْبَ الْبَابِ قَالَ فَذَكَّرْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي قُلْتَ لِي؟ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا قُمْتَ تُصَلِّي؟ فَقَرَأَ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ هِيَ هِيَ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُ بَعْدُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ سَأَلْتُ أَبِي عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ فَقَدَّمَ الْعَلَاءَ عَلَى سُهَيْلٍ وَقَالَ لَمْ أَسْمَعْ أَحَدًا ذَكَرَ الْعَلَاءَ بِسُوءٍ وقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَبُو صَالِحٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الْعَلَاءِ حَدِيثُ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not teach you a surah that has not been revealed in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, or the Criterion, like it?". I said, "Yes". He said, "I hope that you will not leave through this door until you have learned it." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and I stood up with him, and he would speak to me while I would have my hand in his hand. I was hesitant to leave before he informed me about it, out of dislike for doing so. When I approached the door, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the surah that you promised me?" He said, "How will you recite it when you stand for the prayer?" So I recited Al-Fatiha, and he said, "It is it, and it is the seven oft-repeated and the glorious Qur'an that I have been given."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ سُورَةً مَا أُنْزِلَتْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْفُرْقَانِ مِثْلُهَا؟» فَقُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ «إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا تَخْرُجَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَهَا» فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُنِي وَيَدِي فِي يَدِهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَبَاطَأُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُخْبِرَنِي بِهَا فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنَ الْبَابِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَنِي قَالَ «كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ» فَقَرَأْتُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ فَقَالَ «هِيَ هِيَ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُعْطِيتُ»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not teach you a Surah that was not revealed in the Torah, nor in the Injeel, nor in the Zabur, and not even in the Quran like it?" I said, "Certainly." He said, "Verily, I hope that it will not depart from this door until you learn it." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and I stood up with him, and he started to teach me and I had my hand in his hand. I began to slow down, disliking to go ahead before he informed me about it. When I reached the door, I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the Surah that you promised to teach me?' He said, 'How will you recite it when you stand to perform the prayer?' So I recited Al-Fatiha, and he said, 'It is this, it is this.' And it is the seven repeatedly recited verses and the great Quran that Allah, the Almighty, says, 'And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an.' (Surah Al-Hijr 15:87), that which I was given."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ سُورَةً مَا أُنْزِلَتْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِثْلُهَا؟» قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ «إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا تَخْرُجَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَهَا» فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُنِي وَيَدِي فِي يَدِهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَبَاطَأُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِهَا فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنَ الْبَابِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السُّورَةُ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَنِي فَقَالَ «كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ؟» فَقَرَأْتُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ فَقَالَ هِيَ هِيَ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ {وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ} [الحجر 87] الَّذِي أُعْطِيتُ «»

[Machine] He informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ubayy bin Ka'b while he was praying. When he finished his prayer, he placed his hand on Ubayy's hand and said, while he intended to leave through the door of the masjid, "I hope that you do not leave the masjid until you learn a Surah that has been revealed in the Torah, the Injeel, and the Qur'an, like it." Ubayy said, "So I slowed down in my walking, hoping for that. Then I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, which Surah did you promise me?' He said, 'How do you recite it when the prayer is first opened?' I said, "I recite, All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds" until I reached its end. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'It is this Surah and it is the seven repeated verses and the Glorious Qur'an which I have been given.'"

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ كَفَّهُ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى يَدِي قَالَ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْ بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ لَا تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ سُورَةً مَا أُنْزِلَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِثْلُهَا» قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَبَاطَأُ فِي الْمَشْيِ رَجَاءَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السُّورَةُ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَنِي قَالَ «كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا افْتُتِحَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟» قَالَ فَقَرَأْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هِيَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةُ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُعْطِيتُ»

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to Ubayy bin Ka'b, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O Ubayy!" And he was performing Salat, so Ubayy turned around but he did not respond to him, so Ubayy finished his Salat quickly. Then he turned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: 'As-Salamu 'Alaikum, O Messenger of Allah!' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Wa 'Alaikum As-Salam - what prevented you from responding to me when I called you Ubayy?' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I was performing Salat.' So he said: 'Do you not find among what Allah revealed to me: Respond to Allah and to the Messenger when they call you to what gives you life?' He said: 'Of course, I shall not repeat that, if Allah wills.' He said: 'Would you like for me to teach you a Surah the likes of which has neither been revealed in the Tawrah, nor the Injil, nor the Zabur, nor in the entire Qur'an?' He said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'What do you recite in your Salat?' He said: 'I recite Umm Al-Qur'an.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! The like of it has neither been revealed in the Tawrah, nor the Injil nor the Zabur, nor in the Furqan. It is the seven oft-repeated, and the Magnificent Qur'an which I was given.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2875)

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِيهِ أُبَيُّ» فَالْتَفَتَ أُبَيٌّ وَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى أُبَيٌّ فَخَفَّفَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «وَيْحَكَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أُبَيُّ أَنْ دَعَوْتُكَ أَنْ لَا تُجِيبَنِي؟» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كُنْتُ فِي صَلَاةٍ قَالَ فَلَيْسَ تَجِدُ فِيمَا أَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيَّ أَنِ {اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ} [الأنفال 24] قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَا أَعُودُ وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَتُحِبُّ أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكَ سُورَةً لَمْ يَنْزِلْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْفُرْقَانِ مَثَلُهَا؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ أَيْ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَلَّا تَخْرُجَ مِنْ هَذَا الْبَابِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَهَا» أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِي يُحَدِّثُنِي وَأَنَا أَتَبَاطَأُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ الْبَابَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْقَضِيَ الْحَدِيثُ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْنَا مِنَ الْبَابِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا السُّورَةُ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَنِي؟ قَالَ «كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ؟» فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا أُنْزِلَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْفُرْقَانِ مَثَلُهَا إِنَّهَا السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُعْطِيْتُ»

"عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَة قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ فِى كِتَابِ اللهِ لَسُورَةً مَا أُنْزِلَ (عَلَىَّ) مِثْلُهَا، فَسَأَلَهُ أُبَىٌّ (عنها)، قَالَ: إِنِّى لأَرْجُو أن لا أَخْرُجَ مِنَ البَابِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَهَا، فَجَعَلتُ أَتَبَاطأُ، فَسَأَلَهُ اُبَىٌّ عَنْهَا، فَقَالَ: كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا قُمْتَ فِى صَلاتِكَ؟ قَالَ: أُمَّ الكِتَابِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : والَّذِى نَفْسِى بيدِهِ مَا أُنْزِلَ فِى التَّوْرَاةِ، وَالإِنْجِيلِ، وَالْقُرَآنِ، أَوْ قَالَ: الْفُرْقَانِ مِثْلُهَا: إِنَّهَا السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِى، والْقُرْآنُ العَظِيمُ الَّذِى أُعْطِيتُهُ".