Abbad bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr narrates: Al-Harith bin Khazamah brought these last two verses of Surah Bara'ah (al-Tawbah) to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): "There has come to you a Messenger from among yourselves." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Who besides you is a witness to this?" He replied: "I do not know, but by Allah! I bear witness that I heard this verse from the blessed tongue of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), retained it and memorised it." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I bear witness that I heard this verse from the blessed tongue of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Had these been three verses, I would have made them a separate surah. Look at the surah of the Qur'an and include it in it." So I am placing it at the end of Surah al-Tawbah.
Imam Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Ishaq, and he is a mudallis; the remaining narrators of this narration are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التفسير / 11062
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