المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الخلافة والإمارة
Book of the Caliphate and Leadership
بَابُ تَقْدِيمِ الأقرأ فِي الإمرة عَلَى الأشرف والأسن
Giving precedence in leadership to the best reciter over the more noble and the older
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قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تُمَيْلَةَ يَحْيَى بْنُ وَاضِحٍ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْسَلَ سَرِيَّةً فَاسْتَقْرَأَهُمْ ، فَقَرَأَ شَيْخٌ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ شَابٌّ فَاسْتَعْمَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ الشَّيْخُ : اسْتَعْمَلْتَهُ عَلَيَّ ، وَأَنَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْهُ سِنًّا ؟ فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْكَ قُرْآنًا .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched a sariyyah (military detachment), and to assess their knowledge he had them recite the Qur'an. First an elderly man recited, then a young man recited, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed that young man as their commander. At this the elder said: "Have you appointed him as commander over me, though I am older than him in age?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, he knows more of the Noble Qur'an than you."
Ahmad bin Mani' (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated it in his Musnad.
Ahmad bin Mani' (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated it in his Musnad.
وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ : حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ : خَرَجْتُ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنَا أَمِيرُ مَكَّةَ نَافِعُ بْنُ عَلْقَمَةَ ، وَتَسَمَّى بِنَافِعٍ عَمٍّ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَنِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ؟ قَالَ : عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبْزَى . قَالَ : عَمَدْتَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمَوَالِي وَاسْتَخْلَفْتَهُ عَلَى مَنْ بِهَا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَأَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ وَجَدْتُهُ أَقْرَأَهُمْ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ ، وَمَكَّةُ أَرْضٌ مُحْتَضَرَةٌ ، فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا كِتَابَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ رَجُلٍ حَسَنِ الْقِرَاءَةِ . فَقَالَ : نِعْمَ مَا رَأَيْتَ ، إِنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبْزَى مِمَّنْ يَرْفَعُهُ اللهُ بِالْقُرْآنِ .
رِجَالُهُ ثِقَاتٌ وَفِيهِ نَظَرٌ ; لِأَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ يَصْغُرُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ .
وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ طَرِيقِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِغَيْرِ هَذَا السِّيَاقِ ، وَفِيهِ الْقِصَّةُ بِالْمَعْنَى . وَقَالَ فِيهِ : فَتَلَقَّاهُ نَافِعُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْخُزَاعِيُّ وَهُوَ الْمَحْفُوظُ .
رِجَالُهُ ثِقَاتٌ وَفِيهِ نَظَرٌ ; لِأَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ يَصْغُرُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ .
وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ طَرِيقِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِغَيْرِ هَذَا السِّيَاقِ ، وَفِيهِ الْقِصَّةُ بِالْمَعْنَى . وَقَالَ فِيهِ : فَتَلَقَّاهُ نَافِعُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْخُزَاعِيُّ وَهُوَ الْمَحْفُوظُ .
It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla (may Allah have mercy on him): "I set out with Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) for Makkah, and the governor of Makkah, Nafi' bin Alqamah, came out to receive us; he had been named Nafi' after one of his paternal uncles. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: 'Whom have you appointed as your deputy over the people of Makkah?' He said: 'Abd al-Rahman bin Abza.' He said: 'You chose a freed slave (mawla) and made him your deputy over the Quraysh and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who are there?' He replied: 'Yes, I found him the best reciter of the Book of Allah, and Makkah is a place where people come and gather, so I wanted them to hear the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, from a man with a beautiful recitation.' At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'What an excellent decision you made! Indeed, Abd al-Rahman bin Abza is among those whom Allah Almighty raises through this Qur'an.'"
Its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy), but there is a reservation about this chain, because Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla was too young (in age) at that time for this incident.
Imam Muslim narrated it through Imam al-Zuhri, from Abu al-Tufayl, from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), in a different wording, in which the story is given in meaning; and in it (the governor of Makkah) is named Nafi' bin al-Harith al-Khuza'i, and this is the mahfuz (preserved, correct) version.
Its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy), but there is a reservation about this chain, because Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla was too young (in age) at that time for this incident.
Imam Muslim narrated it through Imam al-Zuhri, from Abu al-Tufayl, from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), in a different wording, in which the story is given in meaning; and in it (the governor of Makkah) is named Nafi' bin al-Harith al-Khuza'i, and this is the mahfuz (preserved, correct) version.
