Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Rumors That Abu Bakr As-Sadeeq Did Not Finish The Quran - CLEARED

Response to the Statements that Abu Bakr As-Sadeeq, May Allah be Pleased with Him, did not Finish Memorizing the Quraan

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the name of Allah, the most merciful, the most gracious
Often times, statements circulate around the Muslim world, some in which are true, others in which are not. From these statements is that Abu Bakr Abdullah bin Uthmaan As-Sadeeq, from the first of the elder men to accept Islaam, in which the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “If I were to take a close friend, for I would take Abu Bakr, as Allah has taken Ibraheem as a close friend” (Reported in Saheeh Al-Bukhari), did not entirely memorize the Quraan. The following below statements should clarify this, insha Allah:

Shaykh Islam Ibn Taymiyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, had mentioned that there is a consensus of the Ummah that Abu Bakr As-Sadeeq, may Allah be pleased with him, is the most knowledgeable of this Ummah and this is the belief of Ahul Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah. (Al-Fataawaa, volume 13, page 127, also refer back to the book “The biography of Abu Bakr As Sadeeq” from the author Salaabee page 123)

Also the author of the book “The history of the Quraan” mentioned Abu Bakr As Sadeeq is from those who have memorized the Quraan. This has also been reported by the Imaam As-Suutee and others.

This matter is not a matter of difference of opinion from the scholars of the past, rather Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, was not chosen by The Prophet, may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, to lead the prayer except that he out learned the rest of the Sahaabas in the memorization of the Quraan.

Also, Shaykh Ibn Utheimen mentioned that Abu Bakr memorized more hadith than Abu Huraira, but he became preoccupied with the khilaafah from spreading his narrations, for indeed he was from those whom use to stay up in the night with The Prophet, may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him. (Hilyahtu Talibil ilm, page 46 -47)

I have asked some of the mashaayikh of Yemen regarding the statement that Abu Bakr didn’t memorize the Quran, they each replied, indeed he has memorized the Quraan, may Allah be pleased with him.

Similarly, rumors have also spread that Shaykh Al-Albaani didn’t memorize the Quraan. He himself said in a tape that I have heard that he finished the Quraan under his own father.

Complied by Abu Fajr Abdulfattah Alkanadi

Source: aloloom.net/vb

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