" عَنْ أَنَسٍ أنَّ رسولَ الله ﷺ قَالَ لأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ: أمَرنِى رَبِّى أنْ أقْرَأ عَلَيْكَ، قَالَ: وَسَمَّانِى لَكَ؟ قَالَ: وَسَمَّاكَ لِى، فَبَكَى أُبَىٌّ، فَزَعَمُوا أنَّهُ قَرَأَ علَيْه لَمْ يَكُنْ ".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, SuyūṭīThe Prophet ﷺ said to Ubai, "Allah has ordered me to recite to you: 'Those who disbelieve (Surat-al- Bayina 98).' " Ubai said, "Has He mentioned my name?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes." On hearing this, Ubai started weeping.
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لأُبَىٍّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ {لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا} قَالَ وَسَمَّانِي قَالَ نَعَمْ فَبَكَى
The Prophet ﷺ said to Ubai (bin Kaʿb). "Allah has ordered me to recite to you:--'Those who disbelieve among the people of the Scripture and among the idolators are not going to stop (from their disbelief.') (Sura 98) Ubai said, "Did Allah mention me by name?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes." On that, Ubai wept.
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لأُبَىٍّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ {لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا} قَالَ وَسَمَّانِي قَالَ نَعَمْ فَبَكَى
The Prophet ﷺ said to Ubai, "Allah has ordered me recite Qur'an to you." Ubai asked, "Did Allah mention me by name to you?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah has mentioned your name to me." On that Ubai started weeping. (The sub-narrator) Qatada added: I have been informed that the Prophet ﷺ recited: 'Those who disbelieve among the people of the Scripture," ...to Ubai.
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لأُبَىٍّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ أُبَىٌّ آللَّهُ سَمَّانِي لَكَ قَالَ اللَّهُ سَمَّاكَ لِي فَجَعَلَ أُبَىٌّ يَبْكِي قَالَ قَتَادَةُ فَأُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ {لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ}
I have been commanded to recite to you the Sura (al- Bayyinah) which opens with these words (Lam Yakunil-ladhiyna Kafaruu) He said: Has he mentioned to you my name? He said: Yes; thereupon he shed tears of joy.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ { لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا} قَالَ وَسَمَّانِي قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَبَكَى
Allah has commanded me to recite the Qur'an to you. He said: Did Allah mention me to you by name? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Allah made a mention of your name to me. (On hearing this) Ubayy b. Ka'b wept.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لأُبَىٍّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ آللَّهُ سَمَّانِي لَكَ قَالَ اللَّهُ سَمَّاكَ لِي قَالَ فَجَعَلَ أُبَىٌّ يَبْكِي
Allah has commanded me to recite to you:" Those who disbelieve were not..." (al-Qur'an, xcviii. 1). He said: Did He mention me by name? He (the Prophet said): Yes. Upon this he shed tears (of gratitude).
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ { لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا} قَالَ وَسَمَّانِي لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَبَكَى
that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ubayy bin Ka'b: "Indeed Allah ordered me to recite to you: Those who disbelieve were not going to... (98:1) He said: "And He named me?" He said: "Yes." So he wept.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ ( لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ) قَالَ وَسَمَّانِي قَالَ نَعَمْ فَبَكَى
that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ubayy bin Ka'b: "Indeed Allah ordered me to recite to you: Those who disbelieve were not going to... (98:1) He said: "And He named me?" He said: "Yes." So he wept. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3792)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ {لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا} [البينة 1] قَالَ وَسَمَّانِي لَكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَبَكَى
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said to Ubay ibn Ka'b, "My Lord has commanded me to recite the Quran to you." Ubay asked, "Has your Lord mentioned me by name?" The Prophet replied, "Yes." Upon hearing this, Ubay began to cry.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ أَمَرَنِي رَبِّي أَنْ أَقْرَأَعَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ أُبَيٌّ أَوَسَمَّانِي لَكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَبَكَى أُبَيٌّ
ذِكْرُ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ؓ
Verily Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, has commanded me to recite the Qur'an to you, whereupon he said: (Has) Allah mentioned my name to you? He said: Allah has mentioned your name to me. Thereupon he began to shed tears (of joy) (Using translation from Muslim 799d)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ» فَقَالَ أُبَيٌّ آللَّهُ سَمَّانِي لَكَ؟ قَالَ «اللَّهُ سَمَّاكَ لِي» قَالَ فَجَعَلَ أُبَيٌّ يَبْكِي
[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said to Ubay, 'Indeed, my Lord has commanded me to recite the Quran to you.' Ubay asked, 'Did He mention me by name to you?' The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , replied, 'Yes.' So, Ubay wept."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِأُبَيٍّ «إِنَّ رَبِّي أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَعْرِضَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ» قَالَ أَوَ سَمَّانِي لَكَ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» فَبَكَى أُبَيٌّ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ubay ibn Ka'b, "Verily, Allah has commanded me to recite the Quran to you." He said, "And He named me specifically?" He said, "He called you by name." So he wept.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ «إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ» قَالَ وَسَمَّانِي قَالَ «سَمَّاكَ» فَبَكَى
" عَنْ أنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ لأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ: إنَّ الله أَمَرَني أنْ أَقْرَأ علَيْكَ: {لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا} (*)، قَالَ: وَسَمَّانِى؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَبَكَى".