Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of The Virtues of The Quran

6- بَابُ تَأْلِيفِ الْقُرْآنِ:

(6) Chapter. The compilation of the Quran (i.e., the arrangement of its Surah).

4 hadith · references 4993–4996

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Bukhari · 4993أَيُّ الْكَفَنِ خَيْرٌ ؟ قَالَتْ : وَيْحَكَ ، وَمَا يَضُرُّكَ ؟ قَالَ : يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، أَرِينِي مُصْحَفَكِ ، قَالَتْ : لِمَ ؟ قَالَ : لَعَلِّي أُوَلِّفُ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُقْرَأُ غَيْرَ مُؤَلَّفٍWhile I was with Aisha, the mother of the Believers, a person from Iraq came and asked, "What type of shroud is the best?" `Aisha said, "May Allah be merciful to you! What does it matter?" He said, "O mother of the Belie5 narratorsBukhari · 4994إِنَّهُنَّ مِنَ الْعِتَاقِ الْأُوَلِ وَهُنَّ مِنْ تِلَادِيSurat Bani-lsrael, Al-Kahf (The Cave), Maryam, Taha, Al-Anbiya' (The prophets) are amongst my first earnings and my old property, and (in fact) they are my old property.5 narratorsBukhari · 4995تَعَلَّمْتُ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْدَمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَI learnt, 'Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High' (Surat al-A'la) No 87, before the Prophet (ﷺ) came (to Medina) .4 narratorsBukhari · 4996تَعَلَّمْتُ النَّظَائِرَ الَّتِي كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَؤُهُنَّ ، اثْنَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ ، فَقَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ عَلْقَمَةُ وَخَرَجَ عَلْقَمَةُ فَسَأَلْن`Abdullah said, "I learnt An-Naza'ir which the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite in pairs in each rak`a." Then `Abdullah got up and Alqama accompanied him to his house, and when Alqama came out, we asked him (about those Suras)5 narrators