صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الرقائقBook of Heart-Softeners
باب قراءة القرآن - ذكر البيان بأن فاتحة الكتاب مقسومة بين القارئ وبين ربه
Chapter on Recitation of the Quran – Explaining that Al-Fatiha is divided between the reciter and his Lord
Hadith 775
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُوسَى عَبْدَانُ بِعَسْكَرِ مُكْرَمٍ ، وَعِدَّةٌ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : مَا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ ، وَلا فِي الإِنْجِيلِ ، مِثْلُ أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ ، وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي ، وَهِيَ مَقْسُومَةٌ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي ، وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ " . قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ : مَعْنَى هَذِهِ اللَّفْظَةِ " مَا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ ، وَلا فِي الإِنْجِيلِ ، مِثْلُ أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ " ، أَنَّ اللَّهَ لا يُعْطِي لِقَارِئِ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ مِنَ الثَّوَابِ مَا يُعْطِي لِقَارِئِ أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ ، إِذِ اللَّهُ بِفَضْلِهِ فَضَّلَ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةَ عَلَى غَيْرِهَا مِنَ الأُمَمِ ، وَأَعْطَاهَا الْفَضْلَ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ كَلامِ اللَّهِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَعْطَى غَيْرَهَا مِنَ الْفَضْلِ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ كَلامِهِ ، وَهُوَ فَضْلٌ مِنْهُ لِهَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ ، وَعَدْلٌ مِنْهُ عَلَى غَيْرِهَا .
Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty says: In the Torah and the Gospel, there is no Surah like Umm al-Qur'an (i.e., Surah al-Fatihah). This is the Sab‘ al-Mathani. It is divided between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive whatever he asks for." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The words of the narration, "There is nothing like Umm al-Qur'an (i.e., Surah al-Fatihah) in the Torah and the Gospel," mean that Allah Almighty does not grant as much reward to the reciter of the Torah and the Gospel as He grants to the reciter of Surah al-Fatihah. Because Allah Almighty, by His grace, has given this Ummah superiority over all other nations, and He has granted this Ummah more virtue for reciting His Word than He granted to other nations for reciting the Word revealed to them. And this is Allah Almighty's grace upon this Ummah, and for the other nations, it is His justice.
