حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَی حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ أَبِي السَّلِيلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ کَعْبٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ أَيُّ آيَةٍ مَعَکَ مِنْ کِتَابِ اللَّهِ أَعْظَمُ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ أَيُّ آيَةٍ مَعَکَ مِنْ کِتَابِ اللَّهِ أَعْظَمُ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ قَالَ فَضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي وَقَالَ لِيَهْنَ لَکَ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ الْعِلْمُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1460
Ubayy bin Kab said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Abu al-Mundhir, which verse of Allah's Book that you have is creates ? I replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: Abu al-Mundhir, which verse of Allah's that you have is greatest ? I said: Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Eternal. Thereupon he struck me on the beast and said: May knowledge be pleasant for you, Abu al-Mundhir.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020