The first to collect the Qur'an and the stages of its collection
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it true that the first to collect the Qur'an was Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him)?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. I do not know. I mean, if you mean the first to collect the Qur'an in memory, in the chest, then a group of the Companions collected it in their chests.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the origin of the difference in the recitation of the Companions?
The Shaykh:
As for collecting the Qur'an in the sense of gathering the sheets written during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), yes, this was in the time of Abu Bakr. The Qur'an was written on boards, on shoulder blades, and on other things, but it was scattered among the Companions. It was scattered among the Companions. But it was all written; the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pass away until it was all written. However, it was scattered in the houses of the Companions.
So when it was in the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and killing increased in the battle of Yamamah, they feared that something of the Qur'an would be lost because most of its reciters were killed. So they suggested to Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to collect the written sheets with the Companions in one place instead of them being scattered. So all the writings of the Noble Qur'an were collected in the time of Abu Bakr until the Qur'an was complete, written in one place. And this is from the preservation of Allah for this Qur'an. So these sheets were with Abu Bakr, then with 'Umar.
Then when 'Umar was killed, these sheets were with Hafsa, the daughter of 'Umar, the wife of the Messenger (may Allah be pleased with her). Then in the time of 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), when the recitations and the mushafs differed, they feared discord among the Ummah, so he (may Allah be pleased with him) gathered them on one mushaf. The Uthmanic mushaf. This is the third collection of the Qur'an. This first collection was in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The second collection was in the time of Abu Bakr. The third collection was in the time of 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it true that the first to collect the Qur'an was Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him)?
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. I do not know. I mean, if you mean the first to collect the Qur'an in memory, in the chest, then a group of the Companions collected it in their chests.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the origin of the difference in the recitation of the Companions?
The Shaykh:
As for collecting the Qur'an in the sense of gathering the sheets written during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), yes, this was in the time of Abu Bakr. The Qur'an was written on boards, on shoulder blades, and on other things, but it was scattered among the Companions. It was scattered among the Companions. But it was all written; the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pass away until it was all written. However, it was scattered in the houses of the Companions.
So when it was in the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and killing increased in the battle of Yamamah, they feared that something of the Qur'an would be lost because most of its reciters were killed. So they suggested to Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to collect the written sheets with the Companions in one place instead of them being scattered. So all the writings of the Noble Qur'an were collected in the time of Abu Bakr until the Qur'an was complete, written in one place. And this is from the preservation of Allah for this Qur'an. So these sheets were with Abu Bakr, then with 'Umar.
Then when 'Umar was killed, these sheets were with Hafsa, the daughter of 'Umar, the wife of the Messenger (may Allah be pleased with her). Then in the time of 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), when the recitations and the mushafs differed, they feared discord among the Ummah, so he (may Allah be pleased with him) gathered them on one mushaf. The Uthmanic mushaf. This is the third collection of the Qur'an. This first collection was in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The second collection was in the time of Abu Bakr. The third collection was in the time of 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحجة في الصلاة بقراءة ابن مسعود وأُبَي — islamhouse.com (45:43)
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