48/10. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5063 — Ibn Mas'ud’s Qur'an Recitation
Braids
Qur'an Recitation: Ibn Mas'ud and the Seventy-Odd Surahs Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 5063
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5063
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ هُبَيْرَةَ بْنِ يَرِيمَ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ مَنْ تَأْمُرُونِّي أَقْرَأُ لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَإِنَّ زَيْدًا لَصَاحِبُ ذُؤَابَتَيْنِ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
According to whose recitation do you want me to recite? Because I recited seventy-odd Surahs to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] when Zaid had two braids, and was playing with the other boys.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5063In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 24English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5066
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5063
This hadith centers on Qur'an recitation and the memory of Abdullah bin Mas'ud. He asks whose recitation people wanted him to follow, then says that he had recited seventy-odd Surahs to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] while Zaid had two braids and was playing with other boys. The wording shows Ibn Mas'ud pointing to his early learning directly with the Prophet [SAW]. It does not require us to speak against Zaid, and it does not give a full debate about recitation. It simply records Ibn Mas'ud’s statement. For searches such as Ibn Mas'ud recitation hadith, seventy Surahs hadith, and Zaid two braids hadith, the core point is his close link to Qur'an recitation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Mas'ud stated that he recited seventy-odd Surahs to the Prophet [SAW].
- The narration mentions Zaid as a young boy with two braids at that time.
- The text highlights Ibn Mas'ud’s direct learning of Qur'an recitation from the Messenger of Allah [SAW].
