Hadith #174
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَجْلَحَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ
سَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَعْرِضَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ وَسَمَّانِي لَكَ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْتَفْرَحُوا هَكَذَا قَرَأَهَا أُبَيٌّ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن سعيد
أجلح
أبيه
أبي بن كعب
English Translation
It was narrated from Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Allah has commanded me to present the Quran to you.' He said: 'Has my Lord named me to you?' He said: 'Yes.' He replied: 'Then by the grace of Allah and His mercy, let them rejoice in that.' This is how Ubayy used to recite it.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 39, Hadith 174
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 20212
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-56602