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Sahih Muslim 788a

Chapter: The command to keep refreshing one’s knowledge of the Qur’an and that it is disliked to say I have forgotten such-and-such a verse, but it is permissible to say I have been caused to forget

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 788a

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَمِعَ رَجُلاً يَقْرَأُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً كُنْتُ أَسْقَطْتُهَا مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏"

'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard a person reciting the Qur'an at night. Upon this he said:

May Allah show mercy to him; he has reminded me of such and such a verse which I had missed in such and such a surah.

Reported by Muslim (No. 788a) and Al-Bukhari (No. 2655, 5038, 6335).

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( سَمِعَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأ مِنْ اللَّيْل فَقَالَ : يَرْحَمهُ اللَّه لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَة كُنْت أَسْقَطْتهَا مِنْ سُورَة كَذَا وَكَذَا ) وَفِي رِوَايَة : ( كَانَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَمِع قِرَاءَة رَجُل فِي الْمَسْجِد فَقَالَ : رَحِمَهُ اللَّه لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي آيَة كُنْت أُنْسِيتهَا ) , وَفِي الْحَدِيث الَّذِي بَعْد هَذَا : ( بِئْسَمَا لِأَحَدِهِمْ يَقُول نَسِيت آيَة كَيْت وَكَيْت بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ ) فِي هَذِهِ الْأَلْفَاظ فَوَائِد مِنْهَا : جَوَاز رَفْع الصَّوْت بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِي اللَّيْل وَفِي الْمَسْجِد , وَلَا كَرَاهَة فِيهِ إِذَا لَمْ يُؤْذِ أَحَدًا , وَلَا تَعَرَّضَ لِلرِّيَاءِ وَالْإِعْجَاب…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2655

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man (reciting Qur'an) in the Mosque, and he said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy upon him. No doubt, he made me remember such-and such Verses of such-and-such Sura which I dropped (from my memory). Narrated Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) performed the Tahajjud prayer in my house, and…

سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاً يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ، لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً، أَسْقَطْتُهُنَّ مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ وَزَادَ عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5038

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard a man reciting the Qur'an at night, and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such-and-such Suras, which I was caused to forget."

أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً كُنْتُ أُنْسِيتُهَا مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6335

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man reciting (the Qur'an) in the mosque. He said," May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he made me remember such and-such Verse which I had missed in such-and-such Sura."

رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ، لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً أَسْقَطْتُهَا فِي سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Also reported by… (7)

الأسماء المبهمة والأنباء المحكمة (203)رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً أَسْقَطْتُهَا مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (4321)لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً نُسِّيتُهَا مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (4323)لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً كُنْتُ أَسْقَطْتُهَا مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا
تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (963)سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَجُلا يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَالَ : رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ ، لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً أَسْقَطْتُهُنَّ مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا
تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (1707)سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَجُلا يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَالَ : يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ ، لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذا ، آيَةً مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (3059)إِنَّ فُلانًا رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَدْ ذَكَّرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً كُنْتُ أُنْسِيتُهَا مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (3060)رَحِمَ اللَّهُ هَذَا لَقَدْ ذَكَّرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً ، كُنْتُ أَسْقَطْتُهَا مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 788b

May Allah have mercy upon him; be reminded me of the verse which I had been made to forget.

يَسْتَمِعُ قِرَاءَةَ رَجُلٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي آيَةً كُنْتُ أُنْسِيتُهَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5037

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man reciting the Qur'an in the mosque and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such a Surah."

أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5042

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a reciter reciting, the Qur'an in the mosque at night. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has remind ed me of such-and-such Verses of such and-such Suras, which I missed!"

أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا آيَةً، أَسْقَطْتُهَا مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1331

A man got up at night and recited the Qur'an in a loud voice. When the dawn came, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: May Allah have mercy on so-and-so who reminded me many verses that I had nearly forgotten. Abu Dawud said: Harun al-Nahwi transmitted from Hammad b. Salamah the Quranic verse of Surah…

‏ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ فُلاَنًا، كَأَيِّنْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَذْكَرَنِيهَا اللَّيْلَةَ كُنْتُ قَدْ أَسْقَطْتُهَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

Sahih Muslim 788a

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard a man reciting the Qur'an at night, and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such-and-such Suras, which I was caused to forget."

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man reciting (the Qur'an) in the mosque. He said," May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he made me remember such and-such Verse which I had missed in such-and-such Sura."

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May Allah have mercy upon him; be reminded me of the verse which I had been made to forget.

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man reciting the Qur'an in the mosque and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such a Surah."

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a reciter reciting, the Qur'an in the mosque at night. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has remind ed me of such-and-such Verses of such and-such Suras, which I missed!"

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard a man reciting the Qur'an at night, and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such-and-such Suras, which I was caused to forget."

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man reciting (the Qur'an) in the mosque. He said," May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he made me remember such and-such Verse which I had missed in such-and-such Sura."

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May Allah have mercy upon him; be reminded me of the verse which I had been made to forget.

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man reciting the Qur'an in the mosque and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such a Surah."

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a reciter reciting, the Qur'an in the mosque at night. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has remind ed me of such-and-such Verses of such and-such Suras, which I missed!"

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