حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا قَضَی اللَّهُ الْأَمْرَ فِي السَّمَائِ ضَرَبَتْ الْمَلَائِکَةُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا خُضْعَانًا لِقَوْلِهِ کَالسِّلْسِلَةِ عَلَی صَفْوَانٍ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ صَفْوَانٍ يَنْفُذُهُمْ ذَلِکَ فَإِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّکُمْ قَالُوا لِلَّذِي قَالَ الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْکَبِيرُ فَيَسْمَعُهَا مُسْتَرِقُو السَّمْعِ وَمُسْتَرِقُو السَّمْعِ هَکَذَا وَاحِدٌ فَوْقَ آخَرَ وَوَصَفَ سُفْيَانُ بِيَدِهِ وَفَرَّجَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِ يَدِهِ الْيُمْنَی نَصَبَهَا بَعْضَهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ فَرُبَّمَا أَدْرَکَ الشِّهَابُ الْمُسْتَمِعَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْمِيَ بِهَا إِلَی صَاحِبِهِ فَيُحْرِقَهُ وَرُبَّمَا لَمْ يُدْرِکْهُ حَتَّی يَرْمِيَ بِهَا إِلَی الَّذِي يَلِيهِ إِلَی الَّذِي هُوَ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ حَتَّی يُلْقُوهَا إِلَی الْأَرْضِ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ سُفْيَانُ حَتَّی تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَی الْأَرْضِ فَتُلْقَی عَلَی فَمْ السَّاحِرِ فَيَکْذِبُ مَعَهَا مِائَةَ کَذْبَةٍ فَيُصَدَّقُ فَيَقُولُونَ أَلَمْ يُخْبِرْنَا يَوْمَ کَذَا وَکَذَا يَکُونُ کَذَا وَکَذَا فَوَجَدْنَاهُ حَقًّا لِلْکَلِمَةِ الَّتِي سُمِعَتْ مِنْ السَّمَائِ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 4703
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Mualla: While I was praying, the Prophet passed by and called me, but I did not go to him till I had finished my prayer. When I went to him, he said, "What prevented you from coming?" I said, "I was praying." He said, "Didn't Allah say" "O you who believes Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle." (8.24) Then he added, "Shall I tell you the most superior Sura in the Qur'an before I go out of the mosque?" When the Prophet intended to go out (of the Mosque), I reminded him and he said, "That is: "Al hamdu-li l-lahi Rabbil-`alamin (Surat-al-fatiha)' which is the seven oft repeated verses (Al-Mathani) and the Grand Qur'an which has been given to me."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020