Hadith 3550

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، أَنْبَأَنَا حُصَيْنٌ ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ لِيَ : اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : أَلَيْسَ مِنْكَ تَعَلَّمْتُهُ ، وَأَنْتَ تُقْرِئُنَا ؟ فَقَالَ : إِنِّي أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ، فَقَالَ : " اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ " ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ ، وَمِنْكَ تَعَلَّمْنَاهُ ؟ ، قَالَ : " بَلَى ، وَلَكِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hayyan Ashja'i (may Allah have mercy on him) that once Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Recite the Qur'an to me. I said: I have learned the Qur'an from you, and you are the one who teaches us the Qur'an (so what should I recite to you?). He said: One day I was present in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he said: "Recite to me." I said: O Messenger of Allah! The Qur'an has been revealed to you, and we have learned it from you? He said: "That is so, but I wish to hear it from someone other than myself."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 3550
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: صحيح لغيره، خ: 4582، م: 800، وهذا إسناد ضعيف، أبو حيان الأشجعي مجهول