Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih Muslim, 790 c
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Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Hatim Al-SamaynfromMuhammad bin Bakr bin 'Uthman al-BarsanifromIbn JurayjfromAbd'h bin Abi LbabhfromShaqayq bin Salmah al-Asadifromibn Mas'ud

Hadith text · Matn

‏ بِئْسَمَا لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ سُورَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ أَوْ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ ‏

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English translation

Ibn Mas'ud reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Wretched is the man who says: I forgot such and such a sura, or I forget such and such a verse, but he has been made to forget.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدَةُ، بْنُ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 6, Hadith 271
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 4, Hadith 1726 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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