Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ السُّوسِيُّ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنبأ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مَزِيدٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنِي الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا لَوْ أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَسُولًا يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ أَحَبِّ الْأَعْمَالِ إِلَى اللهِ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا وَهِبْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرَ رَجُلًا رَجُلًا حَتَّى جَمَعَهُمْ وَنَزَلَتْ فِيهِمْ هَذِهِ السُّورَةُ سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلَّهَا قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ كُلَّهَا قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ كُلَّهَا قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا يَحْيَى كُلَّهَا قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ قَالَ أَبِي وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ كُلَّهَا
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz and Abu Abdullah Ishaq ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Susi informed us, from Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from al-Abbas ibn al-Walid ibn Mazid, from his father, from al-Awza'i, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman, from Abdullah ibn Salam who said: Some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Let us send someone to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to ask him about the most beloved deeds to Allah. But none of us went to him; we were too shy to ask him about that. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) summoned those men one by one until he gathered them, and this Surah was revealed concerning them: "Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah" (al-Saff). Abdullah ibn Salam said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) recited it to us in its entirety. Abu Salamah said: Abdullah ibn Salam recited it to us in full. Yahya ibn Abi Kathir said: Abu Salamah recited it to us in full. Al-Awza'i said: Yahya recited it to us in full. Al-Abbas said: My father said: Al-Awza'i recited it to us in full.