Al-Rabi' bin Anas (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that he recited the Qur'an to Abu al-Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him), and Abu al-Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) had recited the Qur'an to Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him).
Abu al-Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "I have been commanded to recite the Qur'an to you." I said: "Was I mentioned there?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." Hearing this, Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep. (Al-Rabi' bin Anas (may Allah have mercy on him)) said: "I do not know whether he wept out of longing or out of fear."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abu al-Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) except al-Rabi' (may Allah have mercy on him)."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 1679
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