Hadith 17851

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي خَبِيبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُعَلَّى ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي ، فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمْ أُجِبْهُ حَتَّى صَلَّيْتُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : " مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي ؟ قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي . قَالَ : " أَلَمْ يَقُلْ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ سورة الأنفال آية 24 " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " لَأُعَلِّمَنَّكَ أَعْظَمَ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ " . قَالَ : فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي ، فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّكَ قُلْتَ : لَأُعَلِّمَنَّكَ أَعْظَمَ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، 65 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي ، وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُهُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed bin Mualla (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was offering prayer, and by chance, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by. The Prophet (peace be upon him) called me, but I did not come until I had completed my prayer. After that, I went to him, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "What kept you from coming to me?" I replied, "I was offering prayer." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Did Allah not say: O you who believe! Respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life?" Then he said, "Shall I not teach you the greatest Surah of the Qur'an before you leave the mosque?" When the Prophet (peace be upon him) was about to leave the mosque, I reminded him. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "It is Surah Al-Fatiha. It is the seven oft-repeated verses and the Great Qur'an which has been given to me."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الشاميين / 17851
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 4474