حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَمَنْ شَائَ لَاعَنَّاهُ لَأُنْزِلَتْ سُورَةُ النِّسَائِ الْقُصْرَی بَعْدَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2030
It was narrated that ‘Abdulldh bin Mas’ud said: “By Allah, for those who would like to go through the process of praying for Allah’s curse to be upon the one who is wrong, the shorter Surah concerning women was revealed after (the Verses21 which speak of the waiting period o four months and ten (days).”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020