Hadith on Quran: Allah have mercy on one who reminded me

Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was listening to a man recite the Quran in the mosque and he said, “May Allah have mercy upon him. He reminded me of a verse I was made to forget.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5038, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 788

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Al-Qadi ‘Iyad commented, “The majority affirm that it is possible for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to forget in matters unrelated to delivering the message of Allah.”

Source: Sharḥ al-Nawawī ‘alá Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 6/76

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَمِعُ قِرَاءَةَ رَجُلٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي آيَةً كُنْتُ أُنْسِيتُهَا

5038 صحيح البخاري كتاب فضائل القرآن باب نسيان القرآن وهل يقول نسيت آية كذا وكذا

788 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها باب الأمر بتعهد القرآن وكراهة قول نسيت آية كذا وجواز قول أنسيتها

قَالَ الْقَاضِي عِيَاضٌ جُمْهُورُ الْمُحَقِّقِينَ جَوَازُ النِّسْيَانِ عَلَيْهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْتِدَاءٌ فِيمَا لَيْسَ طَرِيقُهُ الْبَلَاغُ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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