Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 8929 — The first to spread the Qur'an

Al-Qasim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The first to spread the Qur'an (having heard it) from the blessed mouth of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him); the first to build a mosque in which prayer was offered was Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him); the first to call the adhan was Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him); the first whose horse set out early in the path of Allah was al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him); the first to shoot an arrow in the path of Allah was Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him); the first of the Muslims to be martyred on the day of Badr was Mihja' (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him); the first tribe to form a bond of affection with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was Juhaynah; and the first to pay charity willingly of their own accord were Banu Udhrah bin Sa'd."