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‘Abdullah’s ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) response to a questioner who was insincere

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Question

In the following Hadith, what is the meaning of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah’s ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement ‘وكل القرآن قد أحصيت غير هذا’

عن أبي وائل، قال: جاء رجل يقال له نهيك بن سنان إلى عبد الله، فقال: يا أبا عبد الرحمن كيف تقرأ هذا الحرف؟ ألفا تجده أم ياء (من ماء غير أسن)، أو من ماء غير ياسن؟ قال: فقال عبد الله: وكل القرآن قد أحصيت غير هذا، قال: إني لأقرأ المفصل في ركعة، فقال عبد الله: هذا كهذ الشعر، إن أقواما يقرءون القرآن لا يجاوز تراقيهم، ولكن إذا وقع في القلب فرسخ فيه نفع، إن أفضل الصلاة الركوع والسجود، إني لأعلم النظائر التي كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقرن بينهن سورتين في كل ركعة

Answer

This Hadith is recorded in Sahih Muslim (Hadith: 822) . Nahik ibn Sinan approached Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and enquired regarding the correct pronunciation of a word in Surah Muhammad (Verse: 15).

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) realised that he was not sincere, rather he was boasting and wanted to show the amount of Quran he memorised and perfected. Therefore, Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud responded [sarcastically]:

“You memorised the entire Quran besides this?”

He then further cautioned him against reciting the Quran haphazardly and hastily.

(Refer: Sahih Muslim with Al Minhaj, Hadith: 1905 and Fathul Mulhim, Hadith: 1878)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

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