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Sahih al-BukhariProphetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Sahih al-Bukhari 4713

The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "...And to Dāwūd (David) We gave the Zabūr (Psalms) ." (V.17:55)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 4713

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

خُفِّفَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ الْقِرَاءَةُ، فَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِدَابَّتِهِ لِتُسْرَجَ، فَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ ‏"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The recitation of Psalms (David's Qur'an) was made light and easy for David that he used to have his ridding animal be saddled while he would finish the recitation before the servant had saddled it."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4713).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث أَبِي هُرَيْرَة " خُفِّفَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ الْقُرْآن " وَوَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة لِأَبِي ذَرّ " الْقِرَاءَة " وَالْمُرَاد بِالْقُرْآنِ مَصْدَر الْقِرَاءَة لَا الْقُرْآن الْمَعْهُود لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّة , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ إِشْبَاع الْقَوْل فِيهِ فِي تَرْجَمَة دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام مِنْ أَحَادِيث الْأَنْبِيَاء.…

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  • خلق أفعال العباد للبخاري (220)خُفِّفَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ الْقِرَاءَةُ , فَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِدَابَّتِهِ فَتُسْرَجُ فَيَقْرَأُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 5718

Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, "Recitation of Scripture was made easy for David, who would order his beasts to be saddled and recite the Scripture before they had been saddled; and he would eat only what his hands had earned.'' Bukhari transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «خُفِّفَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ الْقُرْآنُ فَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِدَوَابِّهِ فَتُسَرَّحَ فَيَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُسَرَّحَ دَوَابُّهُ وَلَا…

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