Hadith 8

Sahih Bukhari

Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Chapter 7

His Statement: "Whatever a Verse (revelation) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring a better one or similar to it..." (V.2:106)

باب قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏مَا نَنْسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ نَنْسَأْهَا‏}‏

Surah 2:106
Sahih al-Bukhari 4481
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَقْرَؤُنَا أُبَىٌّ، وَأَقْضَانَا عَلِيٌّ، وَإِنَّا لَنَدَعُ مِنْ قَوْلِ أُبَىٍّ، وَذَاكَ أَنَّ أُبَيًّا يَقُولُ لاَ أَدَعُ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ‏{‏مَا نَنْسَخْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَوْ نَنْسَأْهَا‏}‏
Ibn `Abbas:

`Umar said, "Our best Qur'an reciter is Ubai and our best judge is `Ali; and in spite of this, we leave some of the statements of Ubai because Ubai says, 'I do not leave anything that I have heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while Allah: "Whatever verse (Revelations) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten but We bring a better one or similar to it." (2.106)
Quran References:
Surah 2:106

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

'Umar ibn al-Khattab

عمر بن الخطاب بن نفيل

355 narrations

companion
2

ibn Abbas

عبد الله بن العباس بن عبد المطلب الحبر

2,209 narrations

follower
3

Sa'id bin Jubayr

سعيد بن جبير الأسدي

503 narrations

follower
4

Habib al-Ma'lm Abu Muhammad

حبيب المعلم أبو محمد البصري

51 narrations

successor
5

Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri

سفيان الثوري

1,585 narrations

successor
6

Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan

يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان

1,359 narrations

3rd Generation
7

'Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-Bahli

عمرو بن علي بن بحر الباهلي

315 narrations