Volume 9, Book 93, Number 521:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me, so I collected the Qur’an till I found the last part of Surat-at-Tauba with Abi
Khuzaima Al-Ansari and did not find it with anybody else. (The Verses are): — ‘Verily, there has
come to you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves..(till the end of Surat Bara’a) (i.e., At-
Tauba).’ (9.128-129)
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 393:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
The Prophet took a room made of date palm leaves mats in the mosque. Allah’s Apostle prayed in it
for a few nights till the people gathered (to pray the night prayer (Tarawih) (behind him.) Then on
the 4th night the people did not hear his voice and they thought he had slept, so some of them star –
ted humming in order that he might come out. The Prophet then said, “You continued doing what I
saw you doing till I was afraid that this (Tarawih prayer) might be enjoined on you, and if it were
enjoined on you, you would not continue performing it. Therefore, O people! Perform your prayers
at your homes, for the best prayer of a person is what is performed at his home except the compuls –
ory congregational) prayer.” (See Hadith No. 229,Vol. 3) (See Hadith No. 134, Vol. 8)
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 301:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
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Abu Bakr sent for me owing to the large number of casualties in the battle of Al-Yamama, while
‘Umar was sitting with him. Abu Bakr said (to me), ‘Umar has come to my and said, ‘A great number
of Qaris of the Holy Quran were killed on the day of the battle of Al-Yamama, and I am afraid that
the casualties among the Qaris of the Quran may increase on other battle-fields whereby a large
part of the Quran may be lost. Therefore I consider it advisable that you (Abu Bakr) should have the
Qur’an collected.’ I said, ‘How dare I do something which Allah’s Apostle did not do?’ ‘Umar said, By
Allah, it is something beneficial.’ ‘Umar kept on pressing me for that till Allah opened my chest for
that for which He had opened the chest of ‘Umar and I had in that matter, the same opinion as ‘Umar
had.” Abu Bakr then said to me (Zaid), “You are a wise young man and we do not have any suspicion
about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah’s Apostle. So you should search for
the fragmentary scripts of the Quran and collect it (in one Book).” Zaid further said: By Allah, if Abu
Bakr had ordered me to shift a mountain among the mountains from one place to another it would
not have been heavier for me than this ordering me to collect the Qur’an. Then I said (to ‘Umar and
Abu Bakr), “How can you do something which Allah’s Apostle did not do?” Abu Bakr said, “By Allah, it
is something beneficial.” Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr) kept on pressing me for that until Allah
opened my chest for that for which He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, and I had in
that matter, the same opinion as theirs.
So I started compiling the Quran by collecting it from the leafless stalks of the date-palm tree and
from the pieces of leather and hides and from the stones, and from the chests of men (who had
memorized the Quran). I found the last verses of Sirat-at-Tauba: (“Verily there has come unto you an
Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves–‘ (9.128-129) ) from Khuzaima or Abi Khuzaima
and I added to it the rest of the Sura. The manuscripts of the Quran remained with Abu Bakr till Al –
lah took him unto Him. Then it remained with ‘Umar till Allah took him unto Him, and then with
Hafsa bint ‘Umar.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 134:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Allah’s Apostle made a small room (with a palm leaf mat). Allah’s Apostle came out (of his house)
and prayed in it. Some men came and joined him in his prayer. Then again the next night they came
for the prayer, but Allah’s Apostle delayed and did not come out to them. So they raised their voices
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and knocked the door with small stones (to draw his attention). He came out to them in a state of an –
ger, saying, “You are still insisting (on your deed, i.e. Tarawih prayer in the mosque) that I thought
that this prayer (Tarawih) might become obligatory on you. So you people, offer this prayer at your
homes, for the best prayer of a person is the one which he offers at home, except the compulsory
(congregational) prayer.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 509:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq sent for me when the people! of Yamama had been killed (i.e., a number of the
Prophet’s Companions who fought against Musailama). (I went to him) and found ‘Umar bin Al-
Khattab sitting with him. Abu Bakr then said (to me), “Umar has come to me and said: “Casualties
were heavy among the Qurra’ of the! Qur’an (i.e. those who knew the Quran by heart) on the day of
the Battle of Yalmama, and I am afraid that more heavy casualties may take place among the Qurra’
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on other battlefields, whereby a large part of the Qur’an may be lost. Therefore I suggest, you (Abu
Bakr) order that the Qur’an be collected.” I said to ‘Umar, “How can you do something which Allah’s
Apostle did not do?” ‘Umar said, “By Allah, that is a good project. “Umar kept on urging me to accept
his proposal till Allah opened my chest for it and I began to realize the good in the idea which ‘Umar
had realized.” Then Abu Bakr said (to me). ‘You are a wise young man and we do not have any suspi –
cion about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah’s Apostle. So you should search
for (the fragmentary scripts of) the Qur’an and collect it in one book).” By Allah If they had ordered
me to shift one of the mountains, it would not have been heavier for me than this ordering me to
collect the Qur’an. Then I said to Abu Bakr, “How will you do something which Allah’s Apostle did
not do?” Abu Bakr replied, “By Allah, it is a good project.” Abu Bakr kept on urging me to accept his
idea until Allah opened my chest for what He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar. So I
started looking for the Qur’an and collecting it from (what was written on) palmed stalks, thin white
stones and also from the men who knew it by heart, till I found the last Verse of Surat At-Tauba (Re –
pentance) with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him. The
Verse is:
‘Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him
that you should receive any injury or difficulty..(till the end of Surat-Baraa’ (At-Tauba) (9.128-129)
Then the complete manuscripts (copy) of the Qur’an remained with Abu Bakr till he died, then with
‘Umar till the end of his life, and then with Hafsa, the daughter of ‘Umar.
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 511:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me and said, “You used to write the Divine Revelations for Allah’s Apostle : So
you should search for (the Qur’an and collect) it.” I started searching for the Qur’an till I found the
last two Verses of Surat At-Tauba with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari and I could not find these Verses
with anybody other than him. (They were):
‘Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him
that you should receive any injury or difficulty …’ (9.128-129)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 307:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
When we collected the fragramentary manuscripts of the Qur’an into copies, I missed one of the
Verses of Surat al-Ahzab which I used to hear Allah’s Apostle reading. Finally I did not find it with
anybody except Khuzaima Al-Ansari, whose witness was considered by Allah’s Apostle equal to the
witness of two men. (And that Verse was:)
‘Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah.’
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 116:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: That the Prophet dictated to him: “Not equal are those of the believers
who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah.”
Zaid added: Ibn Um Maktum came while the Prophet was dictating to me and said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! By Allah, if I had the power to fight (in Allah’s Cause), I would,” and he was a blind man. So
Allah revealed to his Apostle while his thigh was on my thigh, and his thigh became so heavy that I
was afraid it might fracture my thigh. Then that state of the Prophet passed and Allah revealed:–
“Except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc).”