44/23. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2465a — Four Ansar Collected the Qur'an
The Virtues Of Ubayy Bin Ka'b And A Group Of The Ansar (RA)
Four Ansar Who Collected the Qur'an
Sahih Muslim : 2465a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2465a
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ جَمَعَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَرْبَعَةٌ كُلُّهُمْ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَأُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَأَبُو زَيْدٍ . قَالَ قَتَادَةُ قُلْتُ لأَنَسٍ مَنْ أَبُو زَيْدٍ قَالَ أَحَدُ عُمُومَتِي .
Anas Narrated from:
Four persons collected the Qur'an during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and all of them were Ansar: Mu'adh b. Jabal, Ubayy b. Ka'b, Zaid b. Thabit, Abu Zaid. Qatada said: Anas, who was Abu Zaid? He said: He was one of my uncles.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2465aIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 170USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6029
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2465a
This hadith from Anas says that four people collected the Qur'an during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, and all of them were from the Ansar. The names given are Mu'adh b. Jabal, Ubayy b. Ka'b, Zaid b. Thabit, and Abu Zaid. Qatada then asks Anas who Abu Zaid was, and Anas replies that he was one of his uncles. The report should be read as this narration's wording and not stretched beyond what it says. For readers searching for four Ansar collected the Qur'an, Sahih Muslim 2465a, or who was Abu Zaid, this hadith names the four people according to Anas's report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas named four Ansar connected with collecting the Qur'an in this report.
- The named Companions include Mu'adh, Ubayy, Zaid, and Abu Zaid.
- Qatada asked for clarity about Abu Zaid, and Anas answered directly.
- The hadith shows care in naming people linked to Qur'an preservation.
