Hadith on Unity: All ethnicities gather to recite the Quran

Sahl ibn Sa’d reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us while we were reciting the Quran. The Prophet said, “All praise is due to Allah! The Book of Allah is one, but among you are those with brown skin, white skin, or black skin. Continue reciting it before some people come who merely sharpen its outer form as if they were sharpening an arrow.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 6725

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ نقتريء فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَاحِدٌ وَفِيكُمُ الْأَحْمَرُ وَالْأَبْيَضُ وَالْأَسْوَدُ اقْرَؤُوهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْرَأَهُ أَقْوَامٌ يُقَوِّمُونَهُ كَمَا يُقَوَّمُ السَّهْمُ

6725 صحيح ابن حبان ذكر الإخبار عما يظهر في الناس من حسن قراءة القرآن من غير عمل به

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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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