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tabarani:18422Bakr b. Sahl > ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ > Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ > al-ʿAlāʾ b. al-Ḥārith > Makḥūl

[Machine] Narrated to us a hadith that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that contains no falsehood, additions, or forgetfulness. He said, "Has anyone of you recited anything from the Quran tonight?" We said, "Yes, but we are not strong in memorization." He said, "So this Quran is written among you, do not neglect its preservation while you claim that you add and subtract. So how about the hadiths that we heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? Perhaps we have only heard them once. It is enough for you if we narrate to you the meaning of the hadith."  

الطبراني:١٨٤٢٢حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو الْأَزْهَرِ عَلَى وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ يَا أَبَا الْأَسْقَعِ

حَدِّثْنَا بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ فِيهِ وَهْمٌ وَلَا تَزِيُّدٌ وَلَا نِسْيَانُ قَالَ هَلْ قَرَأَ أَحَدُكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْئًا فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَهُ بِالْحَافِظِينَ جِدًّا إِنَّا لَنَزِيدُ الْوَاوَ وَالْأَلِفَ ونُنْقِصُ قَالَ فَهَذَا الْقُرْآنُ مَكْتُوبٌ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ لَا تَأْلُونَ حِفْظَهُ وَأَنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّكُمْ تَزِيدُونَ وتَنْقُصُونَ فَكَيْفَ بِأَحَادِيثَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَسَى أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً حَسْبُكُمْ إِذَا مَا حَدَّثْنَاكُمْ بِالْحَدِيثِ عَلَى الْمَعْنَى  


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hakim:6421Bakr b. Sahl al-Dimyāṭī > ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ > Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ > al-ʿAlāʾ b. al-Ḥārith > Makḥūl

[Machine] Narrate to us a story that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , which is free from any falsehood, additions, or forgetfulness." He said, "Did any of you recite anything from the Quran tonight?" We replied, "Yes, but we are not skillful in memorizing it." He said, "This Quran is written among you, and you recite it without memorizing it. Yet, you claim that you increase and decrease it. So how about the traditions we heard from the Messenger of Allah? Perhaps we only heard them once. It is sufficient for you when we narrate a tradition according to its meaning." It has been said that his nickname was Abu Qirsafa. Imam al-Dhahabi remained silent about it in his compilation.  

الحاكم:٦٤٢١فَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ فِرَاسٍ الْفَقِيهُ بِمَكَّةَ حَرَسَهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الدِّمْيَاطِيُّ ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا الْأَسْقَعِ

حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ فِيهِ وَهْمٌ وَلَا مَزِيدٌ وَلَا نِسْيَانٌ فَقَالَ «هَلْ قَرَأَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْئًا؟» فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَهُ بِالْحَافِظِينَ قَالَ «فَهَذَا الْقُرْآنُ مَكْتُوبٌ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ لَا تَأْلُونَ حِفْظَهُ وَأَنْتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّكُمْ تَزِيدُونَ وَتَنْقُصُونَ فَكَيْفَ بِأَحَادِيثَ سَمِعْنَاهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَسَى أَنْ لَا نَكُونَ سَمِعْنَاهَا إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً حَسْبُكُمْ إِذَا جِئْنَاكُمْ بِالْحَدِيثِ عَلَى مَعْنَاهُ» وَقَدْ قِيلَ كُنْيَتُهُ أَبُو قِرْصَافَةَ سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص