Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The surah that you call Surah al-Tawbah is in reality the Surah of Punishment; and of what we used to recite of it (in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)), you recite only a quarter."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Umar bin Sa'id (may Allah have mercy on him) except Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him), and no one from Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) except al-Nu'man (may Allah have mercy on him); Ibn Abi Suwayd (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it from him (al-Nu'man (may Allah have mercy on him))."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 1330
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
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