Question:

Do the followers of Umar narrate that Imam Ali (a.) collected the Qur’an?

Answer:

Umm Salamah reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “Ali is with the Qur’an and the Qur’an is with Ali. They will never separate from each other until they reach the (Hereafter) pool with me.” Al-Hakim An-Naisaburi writes: “The tradition is authentic according to its chain (Sahih).” Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Adh-Dhahabi writes: “Authentic (Sahih).” [Al-Mustadrak, volume 3 page 134 Hadith 4628]

عن محمد بن عبد الله عن أحمد بن محمد عن عمرو بن طلحة عن علي بن هاشم عن هاشم بن البريد عن أبي سعيد التيمي عن أبي ثابت مولى أبي ذر عن أم سلمة رضي الله عنها عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: علي مع القرآن و القرآن مع علي لن يتفرقا حتى يردا علي الحوض قال الحاكم النيسابوري: هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد وقال محمد بن أحمد الذهبي: صحيح

Ayyub As-Sakhtiyani reported that Muhammad Ibn Sirin said: “When the oath of allegiance was given to Abu Bakr, Ali (a.) hesitated with the oath of allegiance to him and sat down in his house. Therefore Abu Bakr sent a messenger to him: “What makes you hesitate towards me? Are you afraid of my command?” He said: “I was not afraid of your command, but i made an oath that i would not throw my garment over myself, except for the prayer, until i collected the copy (mushaf). Muhammad Ibn Sirin said: “I learned that he wrote it down in the order of its revelation, and if you had got your hands on this book, you would have found much knowledge in it.” Abu Umar said: “The people of knowledge about the traditions reached the consensus that Muhammad Ibn Sirin is the most authentic of the following generation (Tabi’in) with regard to interrupted traditions (Mursal) and he did not narrate and accept anything except from a trustworthy source and that everything he narrates interrupted (Mursal) is authentic (Sahih).” [At-Tamhid by Ibn Abd Al-Barr, Volume 8 Page 300 – 301]

عن أيوب السختياني عن محمد بن سيرين قال: لما بويع أبو بكر أبطأ علي عن بيعته فجلس في بيته فبعث أبو بكر ما بطأك عني؟ أكرهت إمرتي؟ فقال علي: ما كرهت إمارتك ولكني آليت أن لا أرتدي ردائي إلا إلى صلاة حتى أجمع المصحف قال ابن سيرين: وبلغني أنه كتبه على تنزيله ولو أصيب ذلك الكتاب لوجد في علم كثير قال أبو عمر: أجمع أهل العلم بالحديث أن ابن سيرين أصح التابعين مراسل وأنه كان لا يروي ولا يأخذ إلا عن ثقة وأن مراسله صحاح كلها

Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Shaibah writes: “Yazid Ibn Harun handed down to us from Ibn Awn that Muhammad Ibn Sirin said: “When Abu Bakr was appointed as successor, Ali (a.) sat down in his house, whereupon Abu Bakr was told and he sent a messenger to him: “Did you shy away from my succession?” He said: “No, i did not shy away from your succession, but in the Qur’an there has been made additions. When the messenger (s.) died, i took it upon myself not to throw a garment over me except for the prayer until i collected the Qur’an of the people.” Then Abu Bakr said: “How excellent this is, what you have planned.” [Al-Musannaf, Volume 10 Page 267 Hadith 30735]

قال أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة: حدثنا يزيد بن هارون قال أخبرنا ابن عون عن محمد قال: لما استخلف أبو بكر قعد علي في بيته فقيل لأبي بكر فأرسل إليه: أكرهت خلافتي؟ قال: لا لم أكره خلافتك ولكن كان القرآن يزاد فيه فلما قبض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله جعلت علي أن لا أرتدي إلا لصلاة حتى أجمعه للناس فقال أبو بكر: نعم ما رأيت

The transmitters are those of Sahih Muslim and Sahih Al-Bukhari.

Evidence:

Muslim Ibn Al-Hajjaj writes: “Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Shaibah handed down to us from Yazid Ibn Harun, who handed down to us from Ibn Awn, who handed down to us from Muhammad Ibn Sirin, who handed down to us from Anas Ibn Malik.” [Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2144]

قال مسلم بن الحجاج: حدثنا أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة حدثنا يزيد بن هارون أخبرنا ابن عون عن ابن سيرين عن أنس بن مالك

 

Muhammad Ibn Isma’il Al-Bukhari writes: “Matr Ibn Al-Fadl transmitted to us from Yazid Ibn Harun, who transmitted to us from Abdullah Ibn Awn, who transmitted to us from Anas Ibn Sirin, who transmitted to us from Anas Ibn Malik [ …] Muhammad Ibn Al-Muthanna transmitted to us from Ibn Abi Adi, who transmitted to us from Ibn Awn, who transmitted to us from Muhammad Ibn Sirin, who transmitted to us from Anas Ibn Malik. ” [Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith 5470]

قال محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري: حدثني مطر بن الفضل حدثنا يزيد بن هارون أخبرنا عبد الله بن عون عن أنس بن سيرين عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه وقال البخاري: حدثنا محمد بن المثنى حدثنا ابن أبي عدي عن ابن عون عن محمد عن أنس