Mishkat al-Masabih #2082
The Excellent Qualities of the Qur'an
‘Abdallāh b. Mas'ūd said, “Everything has a hump, and the hump of the Qur’ān is sūra al-Baqara. Everything has a kernel, and the kernel of the Qur’ān is al-Mufassal.*
*A title given to the sūras from 49 to the end, but several other sūras are also mentioned: 37, 45, 47, 48, 50, 61, 67, and 93. The name is most appropriately explained as meaning that this is the section of the Qur’ān which contains many shorter sūras.
Dārimī transmitted it.
Narrated by ‘Abdallāh b. Mas'ūd said, “Everything has a hump, and the hump of the Qur’ān is sūra al-Baqara. Everything has a kernel, and the kernel of the Qur’ān is al-Mufassal.*
*A title given to the sūras from 49 to the end, but several other sūras are also mentioned:
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This hadith is #2082 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of The Excellent Qualities of the Qur'an and narrated by ‘Abdallāh b. Mas'ūd said, “Everything has a hump, and the hump of the Qur’ān is sūra al-Baqara. Everything has a kernel, and the kernel of the Qur’ān is al-Mufassal.* *A title given to the sūras from 49 to the end, but several other sūras are also mentioned:. Mishkat al-Masabih contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books.