Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2267b
"عن محمد بنِ كعب القُرَظىِّ قالَ: جَمَعَ القرآنَ -في زمانِ النبىِّ ﷺ خمسةٌ من الأنصارِ: معاذُ بنُ جبلٍ، وعبادةُ بنُ الصامتِ، وأبَىُّ بنُ كعبٍ، وأبُو أيوبَ، وأَبو الدرداءِ، فلما كَانَ زَمَانُ عمرَ بن الخطاب كتبَ إليهِ يزيدُ بنُ أَبِى سفيانَ أَنَّ أَهلَ الشام قد كَثُرُوا وَرَبَلُوا وَمَلأوا المدائنَ واحتاجُوا إلى مَن يُعَلِّمهُمُ القرآنَ وَيُفَقَهُهُمْ في الدينِ، فأعنِّى يا أميرَ المؤمنينَ برجال يعلمونَهُمْ، فدعَا عمرُ (أولئك الخمسة، فقال لَهم: إن إخوانكم من إهل الشام قد استعانونِى) بِمَنْ يعلمهم القرآنَ وَيُفَقِّهُهُمْ في الدينِ فأعينونِى رحمكمُ اللَّه بثلاثةٍ منكمْ إِنْ أحْبَبْتُمْ، فَاسْتَهمُوا وإن انْتُدِبَ مِنْكُمْ ثلاثةٌ فَلْيخرجُوا، فَقَالُوا: مَا كُنَّا لِنَتَساهَمَ، هَذَا شيخ كبير -لأَبِى أيوب- وأما هَذَا فَسقيم -لأُبَىّ بن كعب- فخرجَ معاذٌ وعبادةُ وأَبُو الدرداء، فقالَ عمرُ: ابدءوا بحمصَ؛ فإنَّكمْ ستجدونَ النَّاسَ على وجوهِ مختلفة، منهمْ من يَلْقَنُ، فإِذَا رأيتمْ ذَلِكَ فوجِّهُوا إليهِ طائفةً من النَّاسِ، فإِذَا رضيتم منهُمْ فَليُقِمْ بهَا واحدٌ، وليخرجْ واحدٌ إلى دمشقَ والآخرُ إلى فلسطينَ، فقدِمُوا حمصَ فكانُوا بِهَا حتَّى إِذَا رَضُوا من الناس أقَامَ بِهَا عُبَادةُ، ورجعَ أبو الدرداءِ إلى دمشقَ، ومعاذٌ إلى فلسطينَ، فَأمَّا معاذٌ فماتَ عامَ طاعونِ عَمْواسَ، وَأمَّا عُبادةُ فَسَارَ بعدُ إلى فلسطينَ فماتَ بِهَا، وأما أبو الدرداءِ فلم يَزَلْ بدمشقَ حتى ماتَ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Mḥmd b. Kʿb al-Quraẓ
- Jamaʿ al-Qrān Fy
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"Narrated from Muhammad ibn Ka'b al-Qurazi who said: Five men from the Ansar gathered the Quran during the time of the Prophet ﷺ: Mu'adh ibn Jabal, 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Abu Ayyub, and Abu al-Darda'. When it was the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan wrote to him that the people of al-Sham had become numerous, had spread out, and had filled the cities, and they needed someone to teach them the Quran and instruct them in the religion. So help me, O Commander of the Faithful, with men to teach them. 'Umar called those five and said to them: 'Your brothers from the people of al-Sham have asked me for someone to teach them the Quran and instruct them in the religion. Help me, may Allah have mercy on you, with three of you, if you are willing. Cast lots, and if three of you volunteer, let them go.' They said: 'We would not draw lots. This is an elderly man (for Abu Ayyub), and this one is sick (for Ubayy ibn Ka'b).' So Mu'adh, 'Ubadah and Abu al-Darda' set out. 'Umar said: 'Begin with Homs, for you will find the people of different dispositions. Some are eager, and when you see that, direct a group of people to him. When you are satisfied with them, let one of you remain there, one go to Damascus, and the other to Palestine.' They came to Homs and stayed there until they were satisfied with the people. 'Ubadah remained there, Abu al-Darda' returned to Damascus, and Mu'adh went to Palestine. Mu'adh died in the year of the plague of 'Amwas. As for 'Ubadah, he later went to Palestine and died there. As for Abu al-Darda', he remained in Damascus until he died."
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Notes
ابن سعد، [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه
machine translationIbn Saʿd; [Kr] Ibn ʿAsākir in his Tārīkh.
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