Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2116b
"عَن نوفل بن إياس الهذلى قال: كنا نقوم في عهد عمر بن الخطاب فِرَقا في المسجد في رمضان ههُنا وههنا، وكان النَّاسُ يميلون إلى أحسنِهم صوتًا، فقال عمر: ألا أراهم قد اتخذوا القرآن أغانِى، أما واللَّه لئن استطعتُ لأغير هذا، فلم يمكث إلا ثلاثَ ليالٍ حتى أمر أُبىّ بن كعبٍ فصلى بهم، ثم قام في آخر الصف فقال: لئن كانت هذه بدعة لنعمت البدعة هى".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Nwfl b. Yās al-Hdhlá
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“On the authority of Nawfal ibn Iyas al-Hudhali, who said: ‘In the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab we used to stand in groups in the mosque in Ramadan, here and there, and the people would gravitate toward the one with the best voice. 'Umar said: “Do I not see them having taken the Quran as songs? By Allah, if I am able, I will change this.” He did not wait more than three nights before he ordered Ubayy ibn Ka'b to lead them in prayer. Then he stood at the end of the row and said: “If this is an innovation, what a fine innovation it is.”’”
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ابن سعد، [خ] البخاري في خلق أفعال العباد، وجعفر الفريابى في السنن
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