Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَيَعْجَبُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَالُوا كَيْفَ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ أَوْ مَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ.
English Translation
Yahya ibn Sa'id told us, from Shu'bah: Qatadah told us, from Salim ibn Abi al-Ja'd, from Ma'dan, from Abu al-Darda, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: 'Does any one of you find it difficult to recite a third of the Qur'an in one night?' They said: 'How could anyone manage that?' or 'Who could manage that?' He said: '"Say, He is Allah, the One."'