Hadith 339
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7. We were told by my father, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Muhammed bin Ahmad bin Yahya bin Imran al-Ash’ari, that he said: We were told by Ibrahim bin Ishaq, from Amru bin Ishaq, that he said
Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, said: What is the limitation of the weakened individual whom Allah, Exalted and Glorious, mentioned? He said: The one who is unable to (properly recite) a chapter of the Qur’an, when Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, has created him in a manner that he should not be one who is unable to (do so).
حدثنا أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن أحمد بن يحيى بن عمران الأشعري، قال: حدثنا إبراهيم بن إسحاق، عن عمر [و] بن إسحاق، قال
سئل أبو عبد الله عليه السلام: ما حد المستضعف الذي ذكره الله عز وجل؟ قال: من لا يحسن سورة من القرآن وقد خلقه الله عز وجل خلقة ما ينبغي له أن لا يحسن.
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