Hadith #18
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا سَيَّارٌ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَ
سْعُودٍ فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَرَأْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ الْمُفَصَّلَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَنَثْرًا كَنَثْرِ الدَّقَلِ وَهَذًّا كَهَذِّ الشِّعْرِ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ النَّظَائِرَ الَّتِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرُنُ بَيْنَهُنَّ سُورَتَيْنِ فِي رَكْعَةٍ
Isnad Chain
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Hushaym, from Sayyar, from Abi Wa'il — that he said: 'A man came to 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and said: Last night I read al-Mufassal in one rak'a. 'Abdullah said: [You scattered it] like scattering inferior dates [al-daqal], and [rushed through it] like rattling off poetry! I know the paired surahs [al-naza'ir] that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pair together — two surahs in one rak'a.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 18
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3856
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40246