صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الرقائقBook of Heart-Softeners
باب قراءة القرآن - ذكر البيان بأن فاتحة الكتاب من أفضل القرآن
Chapter on Recitation of the Quran – Explaining that Al-Fatiha is among the best parts of the Quran
Hadith 774
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ آدَمَ غُنْدَرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الْمَعْنِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي مَسِيرٍ فَنَزَلَ ، فَمَشَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ ، فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : " أَلا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ ؟ " ، قَالَ : فَتَلا عَلَيْهِ " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ " . قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ : قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَلا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ " ، أَرَادَ بِهِ : بِأَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ لَكَ ، لا أَنَّ بَعْضَ الْقُرْآنِ يَكُونُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ بَعْضٍ ، لأَنَّ كَلامَ اللَّهِ يَسْتَحِيلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ تَفَاوُتُ التَّفَاضُلِ .
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was traveling. He dismounted from his ride, and one of his companions went behind him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his attention to him and said: "Shall I not tell you about the most excellent part of the Qur'an?" The narrator states: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited before him: "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alamin." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Shall I not tell you about the most excellent part of the Qur'an," means: (its recitation) is best for you. It does not mean that one part of the Qur'an is superior to another, because it is impossible for there to be preference (tafadul) in the speech of Allah Almighty (i.e., for one part to be given superiority over another).
