Hadith #340
Arabic Text
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَكِيمِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ جَمَعْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَرَأْتُهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ يَطُولَ عَلَيْكَ الزَّمَانُ وَأَنْ تَمَلَّ اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي عِشْرِينَ قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي عَشْرٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ سَبْعٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي فَأَبَى
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
ابن جريج
ابن أبي مليكة
يحيى بن حكيم بن صفوان
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (رضي الله عنهما) — via 'Abd al-Razzaq, from Ibn Jurayj, who heard Ibn Abi Mulayka narrate from Yahya ibn Hakim ibn Safwan — that 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said: 'I memorized the Quran and recited it all in a single night. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I fear that time may grow long for you and you may grow weary — recite it once every month." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and my youth." He said: "Recite it in twenty days." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and my youth." He said: "Recite it in ten days." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and my youth." He said: "Recite it once every seven days." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and my youth." And he refused.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 340
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6578
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42968