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صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب فضائل القرآن
The Book of The Virtues of The Quran
بَابُ تَأْلِيفِ الْقُرْآنِ:
Chapter. The compilation of the Quran (i.e., the arrangement of its Surah).
Sahih Bukhari 4995 — The compilation of the Quran
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ ، سَمِعَ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " تَعَلَّمْتُ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْدَمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Narrated Al-Bara': I learnt, 'Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High' (Surat al-A'la) No 87, before the Prophet came (to Medina) .
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah’s intent is that Surah Al-A‘la is earlier in terms of revelation, because Bara’ bin ‘Azib radi Allahu anhu had memorized this surah even before the Hijrah. However, in the written copies of the Qur’an (masahif), its arrangement is much later; rather, it has been placed among the middle of the Mufassal surahs. Therefore, it is evident that the order of recitation is different from the order of revelation.
And Allah knows best.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah’s intent is that Surah Al-A‘la is earlier in terms of revelation, because Bara’ bin ‘Azib radi Allahu anhu had memorized this surah even before the Hijrah. However, in the written copies of the Qur’an (masahif), its arrangement is much later; rather, it has been placed among the middle of the Mufassal surahs. Therefore, it is evident that the order of recitation is different from the order of revelation.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4995
