Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ يَعْنِي أَبَا دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيَّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَيَعْجَزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَقِيلَ وَمَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ اقْرَأْ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ.
English Translation
Sulayman ibn Dawud, meaning Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi, narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Qatadah. He said: I heard Salim ibn Abi al-Ja'd narrating from Ma'dan ibn Abi Talhah, from Abu al-Darda', from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), that he said: "Is one of you unable to recite one-third of the Qur'an in a night?" It was said: "And who can manage that?" He said: "Recite 'Qul Huwallahu Ahad' (Say: He is Allah, the One)."