حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ لَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْ أَثَارَةٍ مِنْ عِلْمٍ قَالَ الْخَطُّ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 1992
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas - Sufyan said: I think it must be from the Prophet (PBUH)"Bring me a Book (revealed before this), or some tTace of knowledge" [al-Ahqaf 46:4]. He said: "The calligraphy."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
