Hadith #599
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَذُكِرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ ذَاكَ لَرَجُلٌ لَا أَزَالُ أُحِبُّهُ أَبَدًا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّ
هِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ خُذُوا الْقُرْآنَ عَنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ عَنْ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ فَبَدَأَ بِهِ وَعَنْ مُعَاذٍ وَعَنْ سَالِمٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ يَعْلَى وَنَسِيتُ الرَّابِعَ
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via Ya'la, from al-A'mash, from Abu Wa'il, from Masruq — that he said: 'I was sitting with 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr when 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud was mentioned. He said: "That is a man I will always love. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Take [the Quran] from four: 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Salim [freed slave of Abu Hudhayfa], Mu'adh ibn Jabal, and Ubayy ibn Ka'b.'"'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 599
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6237
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42627