Volume 6, Book 61, Number 539:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet said, “Your life in comparison to the lifetime of the past nations is like the period
between the time of ‘Asr prayer and sunset. Your example and the example of the Jews and Christi –
ans is that of person who employed laborers and said to them, “Who will work for me till the middle
of the day for one Qirat (a special weight)?’ The Jews did. He then said, “Who will work for me from
the middle of the day till the ‘Asr prayer for one Qirat each?” The Christians worked accordingly.
Then you (Muslims) are working from the bar prayer till the Maghrib prayer for two Qirats each.
They (the Jews and the Christians) said, ‘We did more labor but took less wages.’ He (Allah) said,
‘Have I wronged you in your rights?’ They replied, ‘No.’ Then He said, ‘This is My Blessing which I
give to whom I wish.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 524:
Narrated ‘Abdullah (bin Mas’ud):
By Allah other than Whom none has the right to be worshipped! There is no Sura revealed in Al –
lah’s Book but I know at what place it was revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in Allah’s Book
but I know about whom
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 540:
Narrated Talha:
Volume 6 – 1121 / 1700
SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 6 > BOOK 61: VIRTUES OF THE QUR’AN
I asked ‘Abdullah bin Abi ‘Aufa, “Did the Prophet make a will (to appoint his successor or bequeath
wealth)?” He replied, “No.” I said, “How is it prescribed then for the people to make wills, and they are
ordered to do so while the Prophet did not make any will?” He said, “He made a will wherein he re –
commended Allah’s Book.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 525:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas bin Malik: “Who collected the Qur’an at the time of the Prophet ?” He replied, “Four,
all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka’b, Mu’adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 526:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the Prophet died, none had collected the Qur’an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda’. Mu’adh
bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor (of Abu Zaid) as he had no offspring .
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 527:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
‘Umar said, Ubai was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur’an) yet we leave some of what he
recites.’ Ubai says, ‘PI have taken it from the mouth of Allah’s Apostle and will not leave for anything
whatever.” But Allah said
Volume 6 – 1117 / 1700
SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 6 > BOOK 61: VIRTUES OF THE QUR’AN
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 512:
Narrated Al-Bara:
There was revealed: ‘Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight
in the Cause of Allah.’ (4.95)
The Prophet said, “Call Zaid for me and let him bring the board, the inkpot and the scapula bone
(or the scapula bone and the ink pot).”‘ Then he said, “Write: ‘Not equal are those Believers who sit..”,
and at that time ‘Amr bin Um Maktum, the blind man was sitting behind the Prophet . He said, “O Al –
lah’s Apostle! What is your order For me (as regards the above Verse) as I am a blind man?” So, in –
stead of the above Verse, the following Verse was revealed:
‘Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury or are
blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah.’ (4.95)
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 513:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Gabriel recited the Qur’an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it
in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several
ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different ways.”