44/22. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2464b — Four Companions of Qur'an
The Virtues Of 'Abdullah Bin Mas'ud And His Mother (RA)
Recite the Qur'an From Four Companions
Sahih Muslim : 2464b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2464b
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَذَكَرْنَا حَدِيثًا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، فَقَالَ إِنَّ ذَاكَ الرَّجُلَ لاَ أَزَالُ أُحِبُّهُ بَعْدَ شَىْءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُهُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ " اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ مِنِ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ - فَبَدَأَ بِهِ - وَمِنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَمِنْ سَالِمٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ وَمِنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ " . وَحَرْفٌ لَمْ يَذْكُرْهُ زُهَيْرٌ قَوْلُهُ يَقُولُهُ .
Masruq Narrated from:
We were in the company of Abdullah b 'Amr that we made a mention of a hadith from Abdullah b. Mas'ud; thereupon he said: That is a person whose love ever remains (fresh in my heart) after I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Learn Qur'an from four persons: Ibn Umm 'Abd, i e. Abdullah b. Mas'ud and he started from his name-then Ubayy b. Ka'b and Mu'adh b Jabal. Zuhri did not make a mention of the words yaquluhu in his narration
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2464bIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 165USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6025
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2464b
This narration repeats the teaching that the Qur'an should be learned from four persons. Masruq says they were with Abdullah b. Amr and mentioned a hadith from Abdullah b. Mas'ud. Abdullah b. Amr said his love for that man remained because he heard Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم say to read the Qur'an from four people: Ibn Umm Abd, meaning Abdullah b. Mas'ud, then Ubayy b. Ka'b, Salim the ally of Abu Hudhaifa, and Mu'adh b. Jabal. The order differs slightly from another wording, but the main message stays the same. For searches such as recite Qur'an from four companions, this hadith names trusted Qur'an teachers.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directed people to learn Qur'an from named Companions.
- Ibn Mas'ud is again given a clear place in the list.
- Abdullah b. Amr's love for Ibn Mas'ud was tied to Prophetic praise.
- Different wordings may preserve the same main teaching with slight order changes.
