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Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Master of the reciters

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CompanionMaster of the reciters

Ubayy ibn Ka'bأبي بن كعب

Traditional date, disputedMadinah

A scribe of revelation, so fine a reciter that Allah named him to the Prophet ﷺ.

Ubayy, an Ansari who could read and write, wrote down revelation in Madinah. The Prophet ﷺ told him that Allah had commanded him to recite Surah al-Bayyinah to Ubayy, and Ubayy wept, asking, 'Did He name me?' Umar appointed him to lead the night prayers of Ramadan in congregation.

What does the Quran say?

98:1-8

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 4959Sahih al-Bukhari 3758

Who else is linked?

MadinahAbdullah ibn Mas'udMu'adh ibn JabalSalim mawla Abi HudhayfahZayd ibn ThabitUmar ibn al-Khattab

Source: hadith · Wikipedia

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