Hum se Hafs bin Umar ne byaan kiya , kaha hum se Shubah ne byaan kiya , un se Amr bin Murrah ne , un se Ibrahim Nakhai ne , un se Masrooq ne ke Abdullah bin Amr bin al-Aas ne Abdullah bin Masood razi Allahu anhu ka zikr kiya aur kaha ke is waqt se in ki mohabbat mere dil mein ghar kar gayi hai jab se main ne Nabi Karim salla Allahu alaihi wasallam ko yeh kehte huay suna ke Quran Majeed ko char as-haab se haasil karo jo Abdullah bin Masood , Salim , Maaz aur Ubayy bin Kabb hain .

Hum se Amr bin Hafs ne byaan kiya , kaha hum se hamare walid ne byaan kiya , un se Aamash ne byaan kiya , un se Shaqeeq bin Salama ne byaan kiya ke Abdullah bin Masood razi Allahu anhu ne hamain khutba diya aur kaha ke Allah ki qasam main ne kuch oopar sattar surtein khud Rasool Allah salla Allahu alaihi wasallam ki zaban mubarak se sun kar haasil ki hain . Allah ki qasam Nabi Karim salla Allahu alaihi wasallam ke sahabah ko yeh baat achhi tarah maloom hai ke main in sab se zyada Quran Majeed ka jaanne wala hoon haalan ke main in se behtar nahi hoon . Shaqeeq ne byaan kiya ke phir main majlis mein baitha taake sahabah ki rai sun sakoon ke woh kiya kehte hain lekin main ne kisi se is baat ki tardeed nahi suni .

Mujh se Muhammad bin Kaseer ne byaan kiya , kaha hum ko Sufyan Sawri ne khabar di , unhein Aamash ne , unhein Ibrahim Nakhai ne , un se Alqamah ne byaan kiya ke hum Hims mein thay Ibn Masood razi Allahu anhu ne Surah Yusuf parhi to ek shakhs bola ke is tarah nahi nazil hui ku . Ibn Masood razi Allahu anhu ne kaha ke main ne Rasool Allah salla Allahu alaihi wasallam ke samne is surat ki tilawat ki thi aur Aap ne meri qirat ki tahseen farmayi ku . Unhon ne mehsoos kiya ke is muatariz ke munh se sharab ki bad-boo aa rahi hai farmaya ke Allah ki kitab ke mutalliq jhoota byaan aur sharab peena jaise gunah ek saath karta hai . Phir unhon ne is par had jaari kara di .

Hum se Umar bin Hafs ne byaan kiya , kaha mujh se mere walid ne byaan kiya , kaha hum se Aamash ne byaan kiya , kaha hum se Muslim ne byaan kiya , un se Masrooq ne byaan kiya ke Ibn Masood razi Allahu anhu ne kaha , is Allah ki qasam jis ke siwa aur koi mabood nahi Kitab Allah ki jo surat bhi nazil hui hai is ke mutalliq main jaanta hoon ke kahan nazil hui aur Kitab Allah ki jo aayat bhi nazil hui is ke mutalliq main jaanta hoon ke kis ke baare mein nazil hui , aur agar mujhe khabar ho jaye ke koi shakhs mujh se zyada Kitab Allah ka jaanne wala hai aur oont hi is ke paas mujhe pahuncha sakte hain (yani un ka ghar bahut door hai) tab bhi main safar kar ke is ke paas ja kar is se is ilm ko haasil karoon ga .

Hum se Hafs bin Umar bin Ghiyas ne byaan kiya , kaha hum se Hammam bin Yahya ne byaan kiya , kaha hum se Qatadah ne byaan kiya , kaha ke main ne Anas bin Malik razi Allahu anhu se poocha ke Rasool Allah salla Allahu alaihi wasallam ke zamana mein Quran ko kin logon ne jama kiya tha , unhon ne batlaya ke char sahabiyon ne , yeh charon qabila Ansar se hain . Ubayy bin Kabb , Maaz bin Jabal , Zayd bin Sabit aur Abu Zayd . Is riwayat ki mutabia't Fadl ne Husain bin Waqid se ki hai . In se Sumama ne aur in se Anas razi Allahu anhu ne .

Hum se Mualla bin Asad ne byaan kiya , kaha hum se Abdullah bin Musanna ne byaan kiya , kaha ke mujh se Sabit Banani aur Sumama ne byaan kiya aur un se Anas ne byaan kiya ke Nabi Karim salla Allahu alaihi wasallam ki wafat tak Quran Majeed ko char sahabiyon ke siwa aur kisi ne jama nahi kiya tha . Abu Dardaa , Maaz bin Jabal , Zayd bin Sabit aur Abu Zayd razi Allahu anhum . Anas ne kaha ke Abu Zayd ke waris hum huay hain .

Hum se Sadaqah bin Fadl ne byaan kiya , kaha hum ko Yahya bin Saeed Qattan ne khabar di , unhein Sufyan Sawri ne , unhein Habib bin Abi Sabit ne , unhein Saeed bin Jubayr ne aur un se Ibn Abbas razi Allahu anhuma ne byaan kiya ke Umar razi Allahu anhu ne kaha , Ubayy bin Kabb hum mein sab se achhe qaari hain lekin Ubayy jahan ghalati karte hain us ko hum chhor dete hain (woh baaz mansookh-ut-tilawa aayaton ko bhi parhte hain) aur kehte hain ke main ne to is aayat ko Nabi Karim salla Allahu alaihi wasallam ke munh mubarak se suna hai , main kisi ke kehne se usay chhorne wala nahi aur Allah ne khud farmaya hai «ma nansakh min aayatin au nunsiha na'ti bi-khayrin minha au misliha» ke ”hum jab kisi aayat ko mansookh kar dete hain phir ya to usay bhula dete hain ya is se behtar laate hain .“