صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب فضائل القرآنThe Book of The Virtues of The Quran
بَابُ الْقُرَّاءِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:Chapter. (What is said regarding) the Qurra (the reciters of the Quran by heart) from among the Companions of the Prophet.
Hadith 5003
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ ، قَالَ : " سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مَنْ جَمَعَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : أَرْبَعَةٌ ، كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ : أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ، ومُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ ، وزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، وأَبُو زَيْدٍ " . تَابَعَهُ الْفَضْلُ ، عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ ،عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ .
Narrated Qatada: I asked Anas bin Malik: "Who collected the Qur'an at the time of the Prophet ?" He replied, "Four, all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka`b, Mu`adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
(Hadhrat Anas said this based on his own knowledge. Besides these four, there are also many other eminent Companions who had compiled the Noble Qur’an to the extent of their ability. The intention of Hadhrat Anas is with regard to the entire Qur’an, that only these four individuals had compiled the whole Qur’an.)
(Hadhrat Anas said this based on his own knowledge. Besides these four, there are also many other eminent Companions who had compiled the Noble Qur’an to the extent of their ability. The intention of Hadhrat Anas is with regard to the entire Qur’an, that only these four individuals had compiled the whole Qur’an.)
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5003
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu said this according to his own knowledge, because besides these four, there were countless other noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma'in who, according to the divine ability granted to them, had compiled the Qur'an.
It is also possible that Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu intended to mention only those among the Ansar who had compiled the Qur'an, meaning that only four among them had done so.
It is also possible that Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu meant the entire Qur'an, i.e., that only these four individuals had compiled the whole Qur'an.
In any case, according to our inclination, this restriction is with respect to the Ansar, that only four among them had compiled the Qur'an; this restriction does not apply to the Muhajirun and other individuals.
And Allah knows best.
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Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah writes that there was a rivalry between the Aws and Khazraj tribes.
When the tribe of Aws mentioned their four distinguished individuals, the tribe of Khazraj presented their four memorizers of the Qur'an, whose mention occurs in this hadith.
(Fath al-Bari: 9/64)
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Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu said this according to his own knowledge, because besides these four, there were countless other noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma'in who, according to the divine ability granted to them, had compiled the Qur'an.
It is also possible that Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu intended to mention only those among the Ansar who had compiled the Qur'an, meaning that only four among them had done so.
It is also possible that Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu meant the entire Qur'an, i.e., that only these four individuals had compiled the whole Qur'an.
In any case, according to our inclination, this restriction is with respect to the Ansar, that only four among them had compiled the Qur'an; this restriction does not apply to the Muhajirun and other individuals.
And Allah knows best.
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Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah writes that there was a rivalry between the Aws and Khazraj tribes.
When the tribe of Aws mentioned their four distinguished individuals, the tribe of Khazraj presented their four memorizers of the Qur'an, whose mention occurs in this hadith.
(Fath al-Bari: 9/64)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5003
