Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 522 – Volume 6, Book 61

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Volume 6, Book 61, Number 522:
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama:
Volume 6 – 1116 / 1700
SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 6 > BOOK 61: VIRTUES OF THE QUR'AN
Once 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud delivered a sermon before us and said, "By Allah, I learnt over seventy
Suras direct from Allah's Apostle . By Allah, the companions of the Prophet came to know that I am
one of those who know Allah's Book best of all of them, yet I am not the best of them." Shaqiq added: I
sat in his religious gathering and I did not hear anybody opposing him (in his speech).