Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 4991

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Sahih al-Bukhari 4991
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ أَقْرَأَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَاجَعْتُهُ، فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَسْتَزِيدُهُ وَيَزِيدُنِي حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Said ibn Ufayr related to us; al-Layth related to me; Uqayl related to me, from Ibn Shihab, who said: Ubayd Allah ibn Abdullah related to me that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) told him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Gabriel recited to me in one ḥarf, and I asked him for more. I kept asking him for more, and he kept granting me more, until it reached seven aḥruf.’