It is narrated from Urwah bin al-Zubayr that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was teaching a young man the Qur'an. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this blessed verse: "Do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon their hearts?" [Surah Muhammad: 24], the young man said: "(Yes, O Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him!) Locks (of heedlessness) are upon those hearts until Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, Himself opens them." At this the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said (affirming his insight): "You have spoken the truth." Meanwhile some people of Yemen came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and requested that he have an official letter written for them, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) to write it for them. When he wrote it and brought it, he (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at it and said: "You have written it perfectly correctly." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) held the view that he (Abdullah bin al-Arqam) would in future be put in charge of some important affair of the Muslims. Then, when Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became caliph, he asked about that (capable) young man (who had been reading the Qur'an), and the people told him that he had been martyred. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited in such a way, and that young man answered in such a way, upon which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'You have spoken the truth.' So I knew at that very moment that Allah Almighty would surely bless him with guidance (to the straight path)." And Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) as overseer of the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal).
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh: 3717; in its chain, Urwah bin al-Zubayr did not hear directly from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so this report is mursal.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب التفسير / 3717
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف، مرسل
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