8/16. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1459 — Seven Repeated Long Surahs
Whoever Said That It (The Fatihah) Is From The 'Long' Surahs
Seven Repeated Long Surahs: A Hadith from Ibn Abbas
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1459
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1459
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ الْبَطِينِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ أُوتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي الطُّوَلِ وَأُوتِيَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ سِتًّا فَلَمَّا أَلْقَى الأَلْوَاحَ رُفِعَتْ ثِنْتَانِ وَبَقِيَ أَرْبَعٌ .
Abdullah ibn Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was given seven repeated long surahs, while Moses was given six, When he threw the tablets, two of them were withdrawn and four remained.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1459In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 44English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1454
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1459
This Hadith about seven repeated long surahs reports a statement from Abdullah ibn Abbas. He said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was given seven repeated long surahs, while Moses was given six. The narration then says that when Moses threw the tablets, two of them were withdrawn and four remained. The text is brief and should be handled with care. It does not name the seven surahs in this wording, and it does not give a long explanation of the tablets. So the safest explanation is to stay with what the report says: a comparison is made between what was given to the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and what was given to Moses, with a note about the tablets.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions seven repeated long surahs given to the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- It states that Moses was given six.
- The report says two tablets were withdrawn after Moses threw them.
- The narration is brief, so extra details should not be added without clear support.
