صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الرقائقBook of Heart-Softeners
باب قراءة القرآن - ذكر البيان بأن فاتحة الكتاب هي أعظم سورة في القرآن
Chapter on Recitation of the Quran – Explaining that Al-Fatiha is the greatest surah in the Quran
Hadith 777
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي خُبَيْبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُعَلَّى ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمْ أُجِبْهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي . فَقَالَ : " أَلَمْ يَقُلِ اللَّهُ : اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ سورة الأنفال آية 24 ؟ " ثُمَّ قَالَ : " أَلا أُعَلِّمُكَ سُورَةً هِيَ أَعْظَمُ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ ؟ " فَقُلْتُ : بَلَى ، فَقَالَ : " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ سورة الفاتحة آية 2 هِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي ، وَالْقُرْآنُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هِيَ أَعْظَمُ سُورَةٍ " أَرَادَ بِهِ فِي الأَجْرِ ، لا أَنَّ بَعْضَ الْقُرْآنِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ . وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ الْمُعَلَّى اسْمُهُ : رَافِعُ بْنُ الْمُعَلَّى بْنِ لَوْذَانَ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ ، مَاتَ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ وَسَبْعِينَ .
Abu Saeed bin Mualla narrates: I was performing prayer in the mosque when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) called me, but I did not go to him. (When I later presented myself before him), I said: O Messenger of Allah! I was performing prayer. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Did Allah Almighty not say: "When Allah and His Messenger call you, then you should go to them." Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Shall I not teach you a Surah which is the greatest Surah in the Quran? I said: Yes! The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen"—this is the Sab‘ al-Mathani and it is the Quran which has been given to me.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), "This is the greatest Surah," means in terms of reward (it is the greatest). It does not mean that one part of the Quran is superior to another. The name of Sayyiduna Abu Saeed bin Mualla (may Allah be pleased with him) is Rafi‘ bin Mualla bin Lawdhan bin Haritha. He passed away in the year 74 Hijri.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), "This is the greatest Surah," means in terms of reward (it is the greatest). It does not mean that one part of the Quran is superior to another. The name of Sayyiduna Abu Saeed bin Mualla (may Allah be pleased with him) is Rafi‘ bin Mualla bin Lawdhan bin Haritha. He passed away in the year 74 Hijri.
