عَنْ أُبَيِّ بنِ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قالَ رسولُ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم: «يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ، أَتَدْرِي أَيُّ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللّهِ مَعَكَ أَعْظَمُ؟» قُلْتُ: اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ [البقرة: ٢٥٥]، فَضَربَ في صَدْرِي وَقَالَ: «لِيهْنِكَ الْعِلْمُ أَبَا المُنْذِرِ» رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.
Ubayy ibn Kaʿb (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu al-Mundhir, do you know which verse of the Book of Allah that you have is the greatest?" I said: "Allah, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer" [Surah al-Baqarah: 255]. He struck me on my chest and said: "May knowledge be a delight to you, O Abu al-Mundhir." Reported by Muslim.
الشرح · explanation
القيوم: قائم بذاته مستغنٍ عن غيره الدائم القيام بشؤون خلقه. ليهنك العلم: أي ليكن هنيئًا لك ونافعًا لك ورافعًا لذكرك.
"al-Qayyum (the Sustainer)": the Self-Subsisting, independent of all else, ever maintaining the affairs of His creation. "May knowledge be a delight to you": that is, may knowledge be pleasant and beneficial for you and a means of raising your renown.
الدروس · lessons
بيان تفضيل بعض القرآن على بعض. أنّ آية الكرسي أعظم الآيات لما تضمنته من المعاني العظيمة والثواب المتعلق بها.
Clarifying that some parts of the Qur'an are given preference over others. That the Verse of the Throne (Ayat al-Kursi) is the greatest of verses, because of the mighty meanings it contains and the reward connected with it.