Narrating The Sayings Of The People Of The Book
Darussalam · Volume 4
24. THE BOOKOF KNOWLEDGESunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3645 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 318
Source no. 3645 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Hasan sahih
حسن صحيح الترمذي (٢٨٧٠)
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3645. Zaid bin Thābit said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ ordered me to learn the writing of the Jews, and said: 'By Allāh, I do not trust the Jews to write for me.' So I learned it, and barely half a month had passed before I mastered it. I used to write for him when he wanted something written, and I used to read for him when something was written to him." (Hasan)
3645 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ خَارِجَةَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ: أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَعَلَّمْتُ لَهُ كِتَابَ يَهُودَ، وَقَالَ: «إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا آمَنُ يَهُودَ عَلَى كِتَابِي» فَتَعَلَّمْتُهُ، فَلَمْ يَمُرَّ بِي إِلَّا نِصْفُ شَهْرٍ حَتَّى حَذَقْتُهُ، فَكُنْتُ أَكْتُبُ لَهُ إِذَا كَتَبَ وَأَقْرَأُ لَهُ، إِذَا كُتِبَ إِلَيْهِ
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