65/33.3. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4784 — Preserving a Verse of Al-Ahzab
"Of them, some have fulfilled their obligations (i.e., have been martyred) and some of them are still waiting, but they have never changed (i.e., they never proved treacherous to their covenant which they concluded with Allah) in the least." (V.33:23)
نَحْبَهُ} عَهْدَهُ. {أَقْطَارِهَا} جَوَانِبُهَا. {الْفِتْنَةَ لآتَوْهَا} لأَعْطَوْهَا.
Hadith About Qur’an Compilation and the Verse of Al-Ahzab
Sahih Bukhari : 4784
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4784
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي خَارِجَةُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَسَخْنَا الصُّحُفَ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ فَقَدْتُ آيَةً مِنْ سُورَةِ الأَحْزَابِ، كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَؤُهَا، لَمْ أَجِدْهَا مَعَ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ مَعَ خُزَيْمَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، الَّذِي جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَهَادَتَهُ شَهَادَةَ رَجُلَيْنِ {مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ}
Zaid bin Thabit Narrated from:
When we collected the fragmentary manuscripts of the Qur'an into copies, I missed one of the Verses of Surat al-Ahzab which I used to hear Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) reading. Finally I did not find it with anybody except Khuza`ima Al-Ansari, whose witness was considered by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) equal to the witness of two men. (And that Verse was:) 'Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah.'
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4784In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 306USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 307
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4784
This hadith about Qur’an compilation reports Zaid bin Thabit’s search while the manuscripts were copied into mushafs. He said he missed a verse from Surat Al-Ahzab that he used to hear the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recite. He did not find it with anyone except Khuzaima Al-Ansari, whose witness the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had made equal to the witness of two men. The verse was: among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah. The text shows care in preserving what was recited by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. It also shows the named person from whom that verse was found during the copying process.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zaid bin Thabit carefully searched for a verse he had heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The verse found was from Surat Al-Ahzab about believers true to their covenant.
- Khuzaima Al-Ansari’s witness is mentioned with a special status in the hadith.
