Volume 6, Book 61, Number 515:
Narrated Yusuf bin Mahk:
While I was with Aisha, the mother of the Believers, a person from Iraq came and asked, “What
type of shroud is the best?” ‘Aisha said, “May Allah be merciful to you! What does it matter?” He said,
“O mother of the Believers! Show me (the copy of) your Qur’an,” She said, “Why?” He said, “In order
to compile and arrange the Qur’an according to it, for people recite it with its Suras not in proper
order.” ‘Aisha said, “What does it matter which part of it you read first? (Be informed) that the first
thing that was revealed thereof was a Sura from Al-Mufassal, and in it was mentioned Paradise and
the Fire. When the people embraced Islam, the Verses regarding legal and illegal things were re –
vealed. If the first thing to be revealed was: ‘Do not drink alcoholic drinks.’ people would have said,
‘We will never leave alcoholic drinks,’ and if there had been revealed, ‘Do not commit illegal sexual
intercourse, ‘they would have said, ‘We will never give up illegal sexual intercourse.’ While I was a
young girl of playing age, the following Verse was revealed in Mecca to Muhammad: ‘Nay! But the
Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour will be more grievous and
more bitter.’ (54.46) Sura Al-Baqara (The Cow) and Surat An-Nisa (The Women) were revealed
while I was with him.” Then ‘Aisha took out the copy of the Qur’an for the man and dictated to him
the Verses of the Suras (in their proper order) .
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 516:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud:
Surat Bani-lsrael, Al-Kahf (The Cave), Maryam, Taha, Al-Anbiya’ (The prophets) are amongst my
first earnings and my old property, and (in fact) they are my old property.
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Volume 6, Book 60, Number 501:
Narrated Zirr bin Hubaish:
I asked Ubai bin Ka’b, “O Abu AlMundhir! Your brother, Ibn Mas’ud said so-and-so (i.e., the two
Mu’awwidh-at do not belong to the Quran).” Ubai said, “I asked Allah’s Apostle about them, and he
said, ‘They have been revealed to me, and I have recited them (as a part of the Quran),” So Ubai ad –
ded, “So we say as Allah’s Apostle has said.”
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Book 61: Virtues of the Qur’an
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 517:
Narrated Al-Bara’:
I learnt, ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High’ (Surat al-A’la) No 87, before the Prophet
came (to Medina) .
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 502:
Narrated ‘Aisha and Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet remained in Mecca for ten years, during which the Qur’an used to be revealed to
him; and he stayed in Medina for ten years.
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 518:
Narrated Shaqiq:
Abdullah said, “I learnt An-Naza’ir which the Prophet used to recite in pairs in each Rak’a.” Then
Abdullah got up and Alqama accompanied him to his house, and when Alqama came out, we asked
him (about those Suras). He said, “They are twenty Suras that start from the beginning of Al-Mufas –
sal, according to the arrangement done be Ibn Mas’ud, and end with the Suras starting with Ha Mim,
e.g. Ha Mim (the Smoke). and “About what they question one another?” (78.1)
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 503:
Narrated Abu ‘Uthman:
I was informed that Gabriel came to the Prophet while Um Salama was with him. Gabriel started
talking (to the Prophet). Then the Prophet asked Um Salama, “Who is this?” She replied, “He is Dihya
(al-Kalbi).” When Gabriel had left, Um Salama said, “By Allah, I did not take him for anybody other
than him (i.e. Dihya) till I heard the sermon of the Prophet wherein he informed about the news of
Gabriel.” The subnarrator asked Abu ‘Uthman: From whom have you heard that? Abu ‘Uthman said:
From Usama bin Zaid.
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 519:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet was the most generous person, and he used to become more so (generous) particu –
larly in the month of Ramadan because Gabriel used to meet him every night of the month of Ra –
madan till it elapsed. Allah’s Apostle used to recite the Qur’an for him. When Gabriel met him, he
used to become more generous than the fast wind in doing good.