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Masrūq b. al-Ajdaʿ and Shtayr b. Shakl met each other. Shtayr said to Masrūq: “Either you narrate from ʿAbd Allah [b. Masʿūd] and I will affirm your accuracy, or I will narrate to you and you affirm my accuracy.” الْتَقَى مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ الْأَجْدَعِ، وَشُتَيْرِ بْنِ شَكَلٍ، فَقَالَ شُتَيْرٌ لِمَسْرُوقٍ: إِمَّا أَنْ تُحَدِّثَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأُصَدِّقَكَ، وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ وَتُصَدِّقَنِي. Masrūq said: “Narrate, and I will affirm your accuracy.” فَقَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ: حَدِّثْ وَأُصَدِّقُكَ. So Shtayr said: I heard ʿAbd Allah say: “Allah has not created any heaven or earth, nor Paradise nor Hell, greater than the verse in Sūrah al-Baqarah: {Allah - there is none worthy of worship except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining…} [2:255]” Then he recited it (Ayāh al-Kursī) until he completed it. فَقَالَ شُتَيْرٌ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ: " مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ مِنْ سَمَاءٍ وَلَا أَرْضٍ، وَلَا جَنَّةٍ وَلَا نَارٍ، أَعْظَمَ مِنْ آيَةٍ فِي سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ {اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ} [البقرة: 255] "، ثُمَّ قَرَأَهَا حَتَّى أَتَمَّهَا، Masrūq said: “You have spoken correctly.” قَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ: صَدَقْتَ. He said: And I heard ʿAbd Allah say: “There is no verse in the Qurʾān more comprehensive of good and evil than the verse in Sūrah An-Naḥl: {Indeed, Allah commands justice, excellence, and giving to relatives, and He forbids immorality, wrongdoing, and transgression. He gives you this reminder so that you may reflect} [al-Naḥl: 90]” قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ: " مَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ أَجْمَعُ لَخَيْرٍ وَلَا لِشَرٍّ مِنْ آيَةٍ فِي سُورَةِ النَّحْلِ {إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ} [النحل: 90] " (Masrūq) said: “You have spoken correctly.” قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ. He said: And I heard ʿAbd Allah say: “There is no verse in the Qurʾān greater in bringing relief than the verse in Sūrah al-Zumar: {Say: O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful} [al-Zumar: 53]” قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ: " مَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ آيَةٌ أَعْظَمُ فَرَجًا مِنْ آيَةٍ فِي سُورَةِ الْغُرَفِ {يَا عِبَادِي الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ} [الزمر: 53] " (Masrūq) said: “You have spoken correctly.” قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ. He said: And I heard ʿAbd Allah say: “There is no verse in the Qurʾān containing greater reliance and entrustment than the verse in the shorter Sūrah about women: {And whoever places his trust in Allah, then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will do whatever He intends to do. He has set everything according to a precise plan. } [al-Ṭalāq: 3]” قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ: " مَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ آيَةٌ أَكْثَرُ تَفْوِيضًا مِنْ آيَةٍ فِي سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ الْقُصْرَى {وَمَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمَرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدَرًا} [الطلاق: 3] " Masrūq said: “You have spoken correctly.” قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ Abū ʿUbayd al-Qāsim b. Sallām, Faḍāʾil al-Qurʾān 1/276 أبو عُبيد القاسم بن سلاّم، فضائل القرآن ١/٢٧٦ https://shamela.ws/book/12524/503 @ilmtest [https://t.me/ilmtest]