Hadith 23251

حَدَّثَنَا أَبو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبو مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ ، عَنْ رِبعِيِّ بنِ حِرَاشٍ ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ، قَالَ : " فُضِّلَتْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْأُمَمِ بثَلَاثٍ : جُعِلَتْ لَهَا الْأَرْضُ طَهُورًا وَمَسْجِدًا ، وَجُعِلَتْ صُفُوفُهَا عَلَى صُفُوفِ الْمَلَائِكَة ، قَالَ : كَانَ النَّبيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ذَا وَأُعْطِيتُ هَذِهِ الْآيَاتِ مِنْ آخِرِ كَنْزٍ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ ، لَمْ يُعْطَهَا نَبيٌّ قَبلِي " ، قَالَ أَبو مُعَاوِيَةَ : كُلُّهُ عَنِ النَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
It is narrated (marfu'an) from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that this Ummah has been given superiority over other nations in three things: for this Ummah, the entire earth has been made a place of prostration and a means of purification; its rows (in prayer) have been made like the rows of angels; this is what the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say. And this Ummah has been given the last verses of Surah Al-Baqarah from a treasure beneath the Divine Throne, which were not given to any prophet before me.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 23251
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 522