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Sahih Muslim 2465a (Book 44, Hadith 170) #13421
Collecting the Quran During Prophet Muhammad's Lifetime

SUMMARY: Four people collected the Quran during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad and all of them were Ansar.

Anas is reported to have said: Four persons collected the Qur'an during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger and all of them were Ansar: Mu'adh b. Jabal, Ubayy b. Ka'b, Zaid b. Thabit, Abu Zaid. Qatada said: Anas, who was Abu Zaid? He said: He was one of my uncles.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ جَمَعَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَرْبَعَةٌ كُلُّهُمْ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَأُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَأَبُو زَيْدٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ قُلْتُ لأَنَسٍ مَنْ أَبُو زَيْدٍ قَالَ أَحَدُ عُمُومَتِي

TOPICS
collecting  *  alquraaan  *  alansaar  *  maaadha  *  aubayd  *  zayd  *  sayyid  *  quran  *  ansar  *  jabal  *  kab  *  thabit

QUICK LESSONS:
Preserve knowledge by collecting & writing down Allah's words accurately ; Help each other out when it comes to preserving faith & its teachings for future generations ; Learn more about religion from books & scholars etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about four people who collected the Qur'an during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad and all of them were from a group called Ansar which means helpers in Arabic language . These four people are Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Ubayy ibn Ka`b, Zaid ibn Thabit and Abu Zaid who was an uncle of Anas according to him . This hadith shows us how important it was for Muslims to collect and preserve Allah's words in written form so that it can be passed down through generations without any changes or alterations . It also teaches us that we should always strive to learn more about our religion by reading books related to Islam as well as listening to scholars who can explain its teachings in detail . Furthermore , this hadith also highlights the importance of helping each other out when it comes to preserving our faith and its teachings for future generations .

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