English narration
Narrated by أوس بن أبي أوس الثقفي
Narrated Aws ibn Hudhayfah: We came upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a deputation of Thaqif. The signatories of the pact came to al-Mughirah ibn Shubah as his guests. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ made Banu-Malik stay in a tent of his. Musaddad's version says: He was in the deputation of Thaqif which came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He used to visit and have a talk with us every day after the night prayer. The version of Abu Saeed says: He remained standing for such a long time (talking to us) that he put his weight sometimes on one leg and sometimes on the other due to his long stay. He mostly told us how his people, the Quraysh, behaved with him. He would say: We were not equal; we were weak and degraded at Makkah (according to Musaddad's version). When we came over to Madina the fighting began between us; sometimes we overcome them and at other times they overcome us. One night he came late and did not come at the time he used to come. We asked him: You came late tonight? He said: I could not recite the fixed part of the Quran that I used to recite every day. I disliked to come till I had completed it. Aws said: I asked the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: How do you divide the Quran for daily recitation? They said: Three surahs, five surahs, eleven surahs, thirteen surahs' mufassal surahs. Abu Dawud said: The version of Abu Saeed is complete.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا قُرَّانُ بْنُ تَمَّامٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَعْلَى ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : أَوْسُ بْنُ حُذَيْفَةَ ، قَالَ : قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي وَفْدِ ثَقِيفٍ ، قَالَ : فَنَزَلَتِ الْأَحْلَافُ عَلَى الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ ، وَأَنْزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَنِي مَالِكٍ فِي قُبَّةٍ لَهُ ، قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : وَكَانَ فِي الْوَفْدِ الَّذِينَ قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ يَأْتِينَا بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ يُحَدِّثُنَا ، وقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ : قَائِمًا عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى يُرَاوِحُ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ مِنْ طُولِ الْقِيَامِ ، وَأَكْثَرُ مَا يُحَدِّثُنَا مَا لَقِيَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : "
لَا سَوَاءَ كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مُسْتَذَلِّينَ ، قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : بِمَكَّةَ ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ كَانَتْ سِجَالُ الْحَرْبِ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ نُدَالُ عَلَيْهِمْ ، وَيُدَالُونَ عَلَيْنَا
" ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةً أَبْطَأَ عَنِ الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَأْتِينَا فِيهِ ، فَقُلْنَا : لَقَدْ أَبْطَأْتَ عَنَّا اللَّيْلَةَ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّهُ طَرَأَ عَلَيَّ جُزْئِي مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَجِيءَ حَتَّى أُتِمَّهُ " . قَالَ أَوْسٌ : سَأَلْتُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَيْفَ يُحَزِّبُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ؟ قَالُوا : ثَلَاثٌ وَخَمْسٌ وَسَبْعٌ وَتِسْعٌ وَإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ وَثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ وَحِزْبُ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَحْدَهُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ أَتَمُّ .