English translation
4481. Narrated Ibn ‘Abbās رضي الله عنهما رضي الله عنه ‘Umar said, “Our best Qur’ān reciter is Ubayy and our best judge is ‘Alī; and in spite of this, we leave some of the statements of Ubayy because Ubayy says, ‘I do not leave anything that I have heard from Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ,’ while Allāh تعالى said: ‘Whatever a Verse (revelation) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring a better one or similar to it...’” (V.2:106)
