Imam al-Sha'bi narrates: Once Masruq and Shutayr bin Shakal were sitting in the great mosque. The people saw them, got up and came over to them. Shutayr said to Masruq: "These people have come over to us so that we may narrate some hadith to them. Either you narrate and I will confirm what you say, or I will narrate and you confirm what I say." Masruq said: "You narrate, and I will confirm what you say." So Shutayr narrated that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) told us: The greatest verse in the Book of Allah is "Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining" to the end of the verse. Masruq said: "You have spoken the truth."
Allamah al-Haythami says: I say: This narration will come in full under Surah al-Talaq. Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التفسير / 10877
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (8659)»