44/23. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 799d — Ubayy's Name Mentioned by Allah
The Virtues Of Ubayy Bin Ka'b And A Group Of The Ansar (RA)
Ubayy Ibn Ka'b and the Honor of Qur'an Recitation
Sahih Muslim : 799d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 799d
حَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لأُبَىٍّ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ " . قَالَ آللَّهُ سَمَّانِي لَكَ قَالَ " اللَّهُ سَمَّاكَ لِي " . قَالَ فَجَعَلَ أُبَىٌّ يَبْكِي .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to Ubayy: Verily Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, has commanded me to recite the Qur'an to you, whereupon he said: (Has) Allah mentioned my name to you? He said: Allah has mentioned your name to me. Thereupon he began to shed tears (of joy)
Reference : Sahih Muslim 799dIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 172USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6031
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 799d
This hadith about Ubayy b. Ka'b is short but deeply moving. Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم told Ubayy that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, had commanded him to recite the Qur'an to him. Ubayy asked whether Allah had mentioned his name to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered that Allah had mentioned his name to him. On hearing this, Ubayy began to cry. The text focuses on the honor of being named and the emotional response of a Companion known in other reports for Qur'an recitation. For searches like Ubayy ibn Ka'b Allah mentioned my name hadith, Sahih Muslim 799d, or Prophet recited Qur'an to Ubayy, this narration gives the exact core message.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah commanded the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to recite the Qur'an to Ubayy.
- Ubayy asked whether Allah mentioned him by name.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم confirmed that Allah had named him.
- Ubayy's tears show a humble and emotional response to this honor.
