Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1087
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، وَأَبُو مُوسَى يَقْرَأُ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقُلْتُ: أَنَا بُرَيْدَةُ، جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ، فَقَالَ: قَدْ أُعْطِيَ هَذَا مِزْمَارًا مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abdullah ibn Burayda reported from his father: The Prophet ﷺ went out toward the mosque while Abu Musa was reciting. He asked, “Who is that?” I said, “I am Burayda—may I be your ransom!” He said, “This man has been given one of the flutelike voices of the family of David.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The “flutes of the family of David” is a metaphor for a beautiful reciting voice, alluding to David’s praised voice.
وَأَبُو مُوسَى يَقْرَأُ
The Arabic identifies the reciter as Abu Musa; the witness omits “Abu.”
Should the reciter’s name be corrected to Abu Musa?