مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
من مسند القبائلFrom the Musnad of the Tribes
مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ عُوَيْمِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُFrom the Hadith of Abu al-Darda' 'Uwaymir (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith 27495
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ يَعْنِي أَبَا دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيَّ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ , عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ , يُحَدِّثُ , عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ , عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ , عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " أَيَعْجَزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ؟ " , فَقِيلَ : وَمَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ : " اقْرَأْ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the companions, "Are you unable to recite one third of the Qur'an in a single night?" This seemed very difficult to the companions and they said, "Who will have the strength to do that?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Recite Surah Ikhlas, for it is equal to one third of the Qur'an."
