Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #29065

Mahmoud bin Ghaylan told us, he said, Abu Dawud told us, Shu’bah told us, he said, Alqamah bin Murthad told me, he said, I heard Saad bin Ubaidah, on the authority of Abu Abdul Rahman, on the authority of Uthman ibn Affan, that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, “The best of you is the one who has learned the Qur’an.” And he taught him.” Abu Abd al-Rahman said, “He is the one who made me sit in this seat.” He taught the Qur’an in the time of Uthman until it reached al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. Abu Issa said: This is a good and authentic hadith.