الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الخلافة والإمارةThe Book of Caliphate and Leadership
الْفَضْلُ الثَّالِثُ فِي جَمْعِ الْقُرْآنِ فِي عَهْدِهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ
The Third Virtue Regarding the Compilation of the Qur'an During His Caliphate, may Allah be pleased with him
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Hadith 12170
عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ مَقْتَلَ أَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ فَإِذَا عُمَرُ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّ عُمَرَ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْقَتْلَ قَدِ اسْتَحَرَّ بِأَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ مِنْ قُرَّاءِ الْقُرْآنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَنَا أَخْشَى أَنْ يَسْتَحِرَّ الْقَتْلُ بِالْقُرَّاءِ فِي الْمَوَاطِنِ فَيَذْهَبَ قُرْآنٌ كَثِيرٌ لَا يُوعَى وَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تَأْمُرَ بِجَمْعِ الْقُرْآنِ فَقُلْتُ لِعُمَرَ وَكَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ هُوَ وَاللَّهِ خَيْرٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَاجِعُنِي فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى شَرَحَ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ صَدْرِي وَرَأَيْتُ فِيهِ الَّذِي رَأَى عُمَرُ قَالَ زَيْدٌ وَعُمَرُ عِنْدَهُ جَالِسٌ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِنَّكَ شَابٌّ عَاقِلٌ لَا نَتَّهِمُكَ وَقَدْ كُنْتَ تَكْتُبُ الْوَحْيَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاجْمَعْهُ قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَلَّفُونِي نَقْلَ جَبَلٍ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ مَا كَانَ بِأَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ مِمَّا أَمَرَنِي بِهِ مِنْ جَمْعِ الْقُرْآنِ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ تَفْعَلُونَ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a message to me regarding the battle of Yamama, in which many Muslims were martyred. At that time, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present with him. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) has come to me and informed me that there was a fierce battle at Yamama and many noble reciters among the Muslims have been martyred. I fear that if the reciters continue to be martyred in battles like this, a large portion of the Noble Qur’an will be lost, which has not been preserved. I think you should issue an order to collect the Noble Qur’an together in one place. I said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): How can I do something which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do? He said: By Allah! This is a good deed. He continued to insist with me about this matter until Allah opened my chest for this task and my opinion also became the same as that of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present there, but he did not say anything. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Zaid! You are a wise young man, and we do not accuse you in any matter. You used to write down revelation by the order of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so now you should collect it in one place. Sayyiduna Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says: If they had ordered me to move a mountain from one place to another, it would not have been as difficult for me as the order to collect the Qur’an in one place. I also said to them: Why are you doing something which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do?
