Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah #4291
The Book of the Sunnah· كتاب المقدمة
sunan_ibn_majah:4291حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " أَفْضَلُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ " .
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The most excellent of you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it.'"
Chain 1·7 narrators
6
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
5
ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān
عثمان بن عفان
Sahabisahabi
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
4
أبي عبد الرحمن السلمي
Tabi'ithiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
3
علقمة بن مرثد
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
سفيان
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
1
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Qurashī← Compiler
علي بن محمد
Gen 4unknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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