Hadith #9
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى وَمُحَمَّدٌ الْمَعْنَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي ظَبْيَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَ
الَ أَيُّ الْقِرَاءَتَيْنِ تَعُدُّونَ أَوَّلَ قَالُوا قِرَاءَةَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَا بَلْ هِيَ الْآخِرَةُ كَانَ يُعْرَضُ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ مَرَّةً فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَشَهِدَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَعَلِمَ مَا نُسِخَ مِنْهُ وَمَا بُدِّلَ
Isnad Chain
يعلى ومحمد المعنى
الأعمش
أبي ظبيان
ابن عباس ق
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via Abu Zubyan — that Ibn 'Abbas said: 'Which of the two recitations [of the Quran] do you consider to be first?' They said: 'The recitation of 'Abdullah [ibn Mas'ud].' He said: 'No — it is rather the later one. The Quran was presented before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once every year. In the year in which he passed away, it was presented twice. 'Abdullah [ibn Mas'ud] was present [for both presentations] and thus knew what had been abrogated from it and what had been changed.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 9
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3247
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39637