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He was a great reciter and a regular in the reading of Abu Jaafar and Nafi’
كان مقرئا جليلاً ضابطا مقصودا في قراءة أبي جعفر ونافع
He is one of the most clever of Jacob's companions
هو من أحذق أصحاب يعقوب
He was an imam in reading, skilled in it, a famous and intelligent officer, and a prominent reader in reading
كان إماما في القراءة قيما بها ماهرا ضابطا مشهورا حاذقا تصدر للإقراء
And those who believe and do righteous deeds will be admitted into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein by the permission of their Lord. Their greeting therein is peace.
وأدخل الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار خالدين فيها بإذن ربهم تحيتهم فيها سلام
He was a distinguished and trustworthy reciter and a famous officer for the most trusted companions of Ya'qub
كان مقرئا جليلا ثقة ضابطا مشهورا من أجل أصحاب يعقوب وأوثقهم
And We have spread the earth, and what good guides they are
والأرض فرشناها فنعم الماهدون
He was a jurist who excelled in reading and controlled it alone, with a narration that he chose behind him and did not know of any other
كان فقةً قيمن بالقراءة ضابطًا لها منفردًا برواية خلف في اختياره لا يعرف غيرها
Trustworthy and beyond trustworthy
ثقاً وفوق الثقة بدرجة
O you who have believed, fear God as He should be feared, and do not die unless you are Muslims
يا أيها الذين آمنوا اتقوا الله حق تقاته ولا تموتن إلا وأنتم مسلمون
O you who have believed, fear God and speak words that are right and will make your deeds right for you and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys God and His Messenger has achieved a great victory.
يا أيها الذين آمنوا اتقوا الله وقولوا قولا سديدا يصلح لكم أعمالكم ويغفر لكم ذنوبكم ومن يطع الله ورسوله فقد فاز فوزا عظيما
If you prayed, why don’t you sit with us? He said, “Sit with the Companions and Followers and look at their books and their works, so what should I do with you? You backbite people.”
إذا أنت صليت لم لا تجلس معنا قال أجلس مع الصحابة والتابعين أنظر في كتبهم وأثارهم فما أصنع معكم أنتم تغتابون الناس
Souls are encouraged by imitation, are active in deeds, and want to compete with others. The truth is supported by mentioning its evidence and the large number of people who carry it out.
فإن النفوس تأنس بالاقتداء وتنشط على الأعمال وتريد المنافسة لغيرها ويتأيد الحق بذكر شواهده وكثرة من قام به
Their stories are a lesson for those with understanding
لقد كان في قصصهم عبرة لأولي الألباب
Whoever looks at the paths of the predecessors will know their shortcomings and lag behind the ranks of men
من نظر في سيار السلف عرف تقصيره وتخلفه عن درجات الرجال
One is with the one he loves
المرء مع من أحب
When the righteous are mentioned, mercy descends
عند ذكر الصالحين تنزل الرحمة
I asked my father which reading is most beloved to you. He said the reading of the people of Medina. I said, “If it is not the reading of Asim.”
سألت أبي أي القراءة أحب إليك قال قراءة أهل المدينة قلت فإن لم تكن قراءة عاصم
Do you apply perfume? He said, “No, but I saw in what the sleeper sees the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, while he was reciting ‘Vi,’ and from that time on I smelled this odor.”
أتتطيب فقال لا ولكن رأيت فيما يرى النائم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يقرأ في في فمن ذلك الوقت أشم من في هذه الرائحة
He was confident in the letters as an argument
كان ثقة في الحروف حجة
He was a good reader and had a good voice when he read, hamming, extending, emphasizing, and explaining the syntax, without boring the listener
كان جيد القراءة حسن الصوت إذا قرأ يهمز ويمد ويشدد ويبين الإعراب لا يمله سامعه
I was commanded to worship the Lord of this town, who has made it sacred and to Him belongs everything, and I was commanded to be among the Muslims
إنما أمرت أن أعبد رب هذه البلدة الذي حرمها وله كل شيء وأمرت أن أكون من المسلمين
He continued to be the imam with whom people gathered to read in Mecca until he died
لم يزل هو الإمام المجتمع عليه في القراءة بمكة حتى مات
Yes, I sealed it with Ibn Kathir after I read about Mujahid, and he was more knowledgeable in Arabic than Mujahid
نعم ختمت على بن كثير بعدما قرأت على مجاهد وكان أعلم بالعربية من مجاهد
There was no one in Mecca who was more eloquent than Humaid bin Qais and Abdullah bin Katheer
لم يكن بمكة أحد أقرأ من حميد بن قيس وعبد الله بن كثير
Our reading is the reading of Abdullah bin Katheer, and upon it I found the people of Mecca
قراءتنا قراءة عبد الله بن كثير وعليها وجدت أهل مكة
It's okay
ليس به بأس
I have never seen someone like Abu Omar
لم أر مثل أبي عمر
Hold on to the recitation of Abu Omar, for it will become a chain of transmission for people
تمسك بقراءة أبي عمر فإنها ستصير للناس إسنادا
I saw Ahmed bin Hanbal writing about Abu Omar Al-Duri
رأيت أحمد بن حنبل يكتب عن أبي عمر الدوري
Sadouk, the big shop
صدوق كبير المحل
I haven't prepared a sermon in twenty years
ما أعددت خطبة منذ عشرين سنة
I went to Malik and said, “Speak to me,” and he said, “Read,” and I said, “No, but speak to me.” When she wanted him, he said to the boy, “Strike him,” and he hit me with fifteen dirhams. I said, “You have wronged me. I will not make you free.” He said, “What is his atonement?” I said, “You told me fifteen stories.” So he spoke to me, and I said, “Increase the beating and increase the conversation.” He laughed and said, “Go.”
دخلت على مالك فقلت حدثني فقال اقرأ فقلت لا بل حدثني فلما رادته قال للغلام اضربه فضربني خمس عشرة دره فقلت ظلمتني لا أجعلك في حل فقال ما كفارته قلت أنت حدثني بخمسة عشر حديثا فحدثني فقلت زد من الضرب وزد في الحديث فضحك وقال اذهب
Ibn Dhakwan was much more knowledgeable than Sham, and he was Sham and much more knowledgeable than Ibn Dhakwan
كان ابن ذكوان أقرأ منه شام بكثير وكانه شام أوسع علما من ابن ذكوان بكثير
It was not in Iraq, nor in the Hijaz, nor in the Levant, nor in Egypt, nor in Khorasan during the time of Ibn Dhakwan that I read from it.
لم يكن بالعراق ولا بالحجاز ولا بالشام ولا بمصر ولا بخراسان في زمان ابن ذكوان أقرأ عندي منه
I have not seen anyone read more than Asim bin Abi Al-Najood
ما رأيت أحدا أقرأ من عاصم بن أبي النجود
A good, trustworthy, good man
رجل صالح ثقة خير
Its place is honesty
محله الصدق
Then they were returned to God, their True Master
ثم ردوا إلى الله مولاهم الحق
Abu Bakr was known for his righteousness and had jurisprudence and knowledge of news
كان أبو بكر معروفا بالصلاح وكان له فقه وعلم بالأخبار
I have not seen anyone quicker to follow the Sunnah than Abu Bakr bin Ayyash
ما رأيت أحدا أسرع إلى السنة من أبي بكر بن عياش
He is the world with which God revived his century
هو العالم الذي أحيى الله به قرنه
As for recitation, it is reliable and reliable, and the ancients considered him superior in memorization to Abu Bakr bin Ayyash and described him as being precise in the letters with which he recited to Asim.
أما في القراءة فثقة ثبت ضابط لها وكان الأولون يعدونه في الحفظ فوق أبي بكر بن عياش ويصفونه بضبط الحروف التي قرأ بها على عاصم
I was born in the year eighty, and I read well when I was fifteen years old
ولدت سنة ثمانين وأحكمت القراءة ولي خمس عشرة سنة
And say, “Praise be to God, who has not had a son, who has no partner in the kingdom, and who has no guardian,” from humiliation and greatness.
وقل الحمد لله الذي لم يتخذ ولدا ولم يكن له شريك في الملك ولم يكن له ولي من الذل وكبره تكبيرا
I have never seen with my own eyes the truest tone of Al-Kisa’i
ما رأيت بعيني هاتين أصدق لهجة من الكسائي
Whoever wants to master grammar is dependent on Al-Kasa’i
من أراد أن يتبحر في النحو فهو عيال على الكسائي
He is the most knowledgeable of the letters and the differences in the Qur’an, its causes, its doctrines, and the doctrines of grammar. He is the most knowledgeable of people about the letters of the Qur’an and the hadith of the jurists.
هو أعلم من رأيت بالحروف والاختلاف في القرآن وعلله ومذاهبه ومذاهب النحو وأروى الناس لحروف القرآن وحديث الفقهاء
He was a great and trustworthy reciter and a famous officer for the most trusted companions of Yaqub
كان مقرئا جليلا ثقةا ضابطا مشهورا من أجل أصحاب يعقوب وأوثقهم
He was skilled and skilled
كان متقنا مجودا
He was trustworthy, valuable in reading, and mastered it on his own, with a narration that was different in his choice, and he did not know anything else
كان ثقة قيما بالقراءة ضابطا لها منفردا برواية خلف في اختياره لا يعرف غيرها
Confidence and beyond confidence
ثقه وفوق الثقة بدرجة
People wrote about him because of his trustworthiness and goodness
كتب الناس عنه لثقته وصلاحه
Oh God, give us water, O God, give us water, O God, give us water
اللهم اسقنا اللهم اسقنا اللهم اسقنا
O God, around us and not against us, O God, on the hills, the mountains, the valleys, the valleys, and the treetops
اللهم حوالينا ولا علينا اللهم على الآكام والجبال والآجام والضراب والأودية ومنابت الشجر
If you say to your friend on Friday: “Listen while the imam is giving the sermon,” then you have erred
إذا قلت لصاحبك يوم الجمعة أنصت والإمام يخطب فقد لغوت
On Friday, there is an hour that does not coincide with a Muslim slave standing and praying, so he asked God for good except that He gave it to him
في الجمعة ساعة لا يوافقها عبد مسلم قائم يصلي فسأل الله خيرا إلا أعطاه
I memorized 10 rak’ahs from the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, two rak’ahs before noon and two rak’ahs after it.
حفظت من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم 10 ركعات ركعتين قبل الظهر وركعتين بعدها
We used to rejoice on Friday. We had an old woman who would take some of the stems of a chard of ours that we used to plant on our forties, and put it in her pot, then put grains of barley in it. He said, “There is no fat or dung in it. When we prayed Friday, we would visit her and bring it to us. We would rejoice on Friday for that reason, and we would not have lunch or naps until after Friday.”
إنا كنا نفرح بيوم الجمعة كانت لنا عجوز تأخذ من أصول سلق لنا كنا نغرسه في أربعائنا فتجعله في قدر لها فتجعل فيه حبات من شعير قال ليس فيه شحم ولا ودك فإذا صلينا الجمعة زرناها فقربته إلينا فكنا نفرح بيوم الجمعة من أجل ذلك وما كنا نتغدى ولا نقيل إلا بعد الجمعة
I fought with the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, before we found the enemy’s conquests, so we lined up with them, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, stood up to pray for us, so the group with him stood up to pray, and the group approached the enemy, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, knelt with those with him and prostrated two prostrations, then they left in the place of the group that had not prayed, so they came, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, bowed one rak’ah with them. He prostrated two prostrations, then saluted, and each one of them stood up and bowed one rak’ah for himself and prostrated two prostrations. Ibn Umar added on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and if they were more than that, then they should pray standing and kneeling.
غزوت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قبل نجد فوازين العدو فصاففنا لهم فقام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي لنا فقام الطائفة معه تصلي وأقبل الطائفة على العدو وركع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بمن معه وسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَين ثم انصرَفوا مكان الطائفة التي لم تُصل فجاءوا فركع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بهم ركعة وسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَين ثم سلَّم فقام كل واحدٍ منهم فركع لنفسه ركعةً وسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَين وزاد ابن عمر عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وإن كانوا أكثر من ذلك فليصلوا قياماً وركباناً
The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, rose and the people stood up with him, so they said “Allahu Akbar” and they said “Allahu Akbar” with him, and he kneeled and some of them kneeled with him, then he prostrated and they prostrated with him, then he rose for the second time, and those who had prostrated stood up and guarded their brothers, and the other group came and kneeled and prostrated with him, and the people were all in prayer, but guarding each other.
قام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وقام الناس معه فكبر وكبروا معه وركع وركع ناسٌ منهم معه ثم سجد وسجدوا معه ثم قام للثانية فقام الذين سجدوا وحرسوا إخوانهم وأتت الطائفة الأخرى فركعوا وسجدوا معه والناس كلهم في صلاة ولكن يحرس بعضهم بعضاً