Hadith 1297

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ لُوَيْنٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ عَشْرُ آيَاتٍ مِنْ بَرَاءَةٌ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، دَعَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَبَعَثَهُ بِهَا لِيَقْرَأَهَا عَلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ، ثُمَّ دَعَانِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ لِي : " أَدْرِكْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَحَيْثُمَا لَحِقْتَهُ فَخُذْ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ ، فَاذْهَبْ بِهِ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ، فَاقْرَأْهُ عَلَيْهِمْ " ، فَلَحِقْتُهُ بِالْجُحْفَةِ ، فَأَخَذْتُ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ ، وَرَجَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، نَزَلَ فِيَّ شَيْءٌ ؟ قَالَ : " لَا ، وَلَكِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ جَاءَنِي ، فَقَالَ : لَنْ يُؤَدِّيَ عَنْكَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، أَوْ رَجُلٌ مِنْكَ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the first ten verses of Surah Bara’ah were revealed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and sent him to the people of Makkah so that he could recite it to them. After he had left, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called me and said: “Go after Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), wherever you find him, take that letter from him and you go to the people of Makkah and recite that letter to them.” So I caught up with him at the place of Juhfah and received that letter from him. When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: O Messenger of Allah! Has any command been revealed regarding me? He replied: “No! The real matter is that Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me and said that this message should be delivered by you yourself or by a member of your family, (therefore, I was compelled to assign Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to this service).”
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 1297
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده ضعيف لضعف محمد بن جابر و حنش بن المعتمر، ومتنه منكر، والصواب ماأخرجه البخاري برقم : 4656