حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ
قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ
أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ : " جَمَعَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعَةٌ كُلُّهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ : أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ، وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ ، وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، وَأَبُو زَيْدٍ " ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَنَسٍ : مَنْ أَبُو زَيْدٍ ؟ قَالَ : أَحَدُ عُمُومَتِي . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Narrated Qatadah:` that Anas bin Malik said: "Four gathered the Qur'an during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), all of them are from the Ansar: Ubayy bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit, and Abu Zaid." I said to Anas: "Who is Abu Zaid?" He said: "One of my uncles."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
In this, not only is there a virtue for these four, but there is also a commendation for the Ansar of Madinah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3794