Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1239
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَشْرَافُ أُمَّتَيْ حَمَلَةُ الْقُرْآنِ وَأَصْحَابُ اللَّيْلِ» . رَوَاهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي شُعَبِ الْإِيمَان
Translation
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Ibn Abbas reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The noblest of my community are the bearers of the Quran and those who pray at night. Al-Bayhaqi transmitted it in Shuab al-Iman.