11/26. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 915 — The Seven Long Ones
The Interpretation of the saying of Allah, The Mighty and Sublime: And Indeed, "We have
Hadith About Seven Oft-Recited and the Seven Long Ones
Sunan an-Nasai : 915
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 915
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ أُوتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي السَّبْعَ الطُّوَلَ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) was given seven oft-recited; the seven long ones.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 915In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 40English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 916
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 915
This hadith about seven oft-recited is a brief report from Ibn Abbas. He says that the Prophet was given seven of Al-Mathani: the seven long ones. The narration does not list their names or add a separate explanation, so the content should be read with care. Its main value is that it records Ibn Abbas’s wording about what the Prophet was given. For someone searching for seven Mathani hadith or the meaning of seven oft-recited, this report gives one direct wording: the seven long ones. It also belongs near other narrations in this set where Al-Fatihah is called the seven oft-recited, showing that reports may use focused wording in different ways.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas reports that the Prophet was given seven of Al-Mathani.
- The wording identifies them here as the seven long ones.
- The narration is brief and should not be stretched beyond its text.
- It shows the care of companions in reporting Qur'anic descriptions.
