Sayyiduna Abu Habbah al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the surah "Those who disbelieved among the People of the Book were not" was revealed to its end, Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! Your Lord commands you to recite it to Ubayy." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him): "Jibril has instructed me to recite this surah to you." Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Was I mentioned there?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes!" Then Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep.
Ahmad and al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Ali bin Zayd, who is hasan al-hadith (good in hadith), and the rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15717
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (489/4) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 15571»
Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu al-Mundhir! I have been commanded to recite the Qur'an to you." He submitted: "I believe in Allah Almighty, I accepted Islam at your hand, and I acquired knowledge from you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated his words, so he submitted: "O Messenger of Allah! Was I mentioned there?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes! You were mentioned by your name and your lineage in the Highest Assembly." So he submitted: "O Messenger of Allah! Then recite."
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15718
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (447) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 539، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 447»
In one narration the wording is: He said: I recited the Qur'an to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibril has instructed me to recite the Qur'an to you."
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15719
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الاوسط (1359) اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (539)»
In one narration the wording is: Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "I have been commanded to teach you the Qur'an."
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Al-Tirmidhi recorded it in abridged form. Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat with several chains, and the narrators of the first narration have been declared trustworthy.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15720
It has already passed earlier, regarding the virtue of Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Learn the Qur'an from four people: from Ubayy bin Ka'b."
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15721
Amir al-Sha'bi said: In the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), six people from the Ansar compiled the Qur'an (perhaps this means that they memorized it completely): Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Abu Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him); while Sayyiduna Jariyah bin Mujammi' (may Allah be pleased with him) had read the whole Qur'an except for one or two surahs.
Al-Tabarani recorded it as mursal (with a missing Companion link); its chain contains Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Uthman al-Hadrami, whom I do not know, and the rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15722
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (2092) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 2092»
Masruq said: In the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), those who gave judgments as judges were six: Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyiduna Abdullah, Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b, Sayyiduna Zayd and Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with them).
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15723
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (528) ، أخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 5367، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 528»
Utayy al-Sa'di said: I saw Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him); the hair of his head and beard was white, and he did not use dye.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15724
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن۔
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (525)»
Zirr bin Hubaysh said: There was cheerfulness in the temperament of Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him).
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for Muhammad bin Kunasah, and he is thiqah (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15725
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (527)»
Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Numayr said: Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) in 22 AH. Some have stated that he passed away during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), and someone said: It was in the year 30 AH, during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15726
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (530)»
Yahya bin Bukayr said: Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in Madinah in 22 AH; his kunyah was Abu al-Mundhir.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain is munqati' (broken) with respect to its transmission from Ibn Numayr.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15727
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ منقطع
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (529)»