Chapter 66: Virtues of the Qur'an

Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: Abu Bakr As-Siddiq sent for me when the people of Yamama had been killed (i. e., a number of the Prophet' s Companions who fought against Musailima). (I went to him) and found 'Umar bin Al- Khattab sitting with him. Abu Bakr then said (to me), "' Umar has come to me and said: "Casualties were heavy among the Qurra' of the Qur' an (i. e. those who knew the Qur' an by heart) on the day of the Battle of Yamama, and I am afraid that more heavy casualties may take place among the Qurra' on other battlefields, whereby a large part of the Qur' an may be lost. Therefore I suggest, you (Abu Bakr) order that the Qur' an be collected." I said to 'Umar, "How can you do something which Allah' s Apostle did not do?" 'Umar said, "By Allah, that is a good project." 'Umar kept on urging me to accept his proposal till Allah opened my chest for it and I began to realize the good in the idea which 'Umar had realized." Then Abu Bakr said (to me). 'You are a wise young man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ). So you should search for (the fragmentary scripts of) the Qur' an and collect it in one book." By Allah If they had ordered me to shift one of the mountains, it would not have been heavier for me than this ordering me to collect the Qur' an. Then I said to Abu Bakr, "How will you do something which Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) did not do?" Abu Bakr replied, "By Allah, it is a good project." Abu Bakr kept on urging me to accept his idea until Allah opened my chest for what He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and 'Umar. So I started looking for the Qur' an and collecting it from (what was written on) palme stalks, thin white stones and also from the men who knew it by heart, till I found the last Verse of Surat at-Tauba (Repentance) with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody other than him. The Verse is: 'Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty..(till the end of Surat-Baraa' (at-Tauba) ( 9.128-129). Then the complete manuscripts (copy) of the Qur' an remained with Abu Bakr till he died, then with 'Umar till the end of his life, and then with Hafsa, the daughter of 'Umar.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4986
Chapters
1 Revelation 2 Belief 3 Knowledge 4 Ablutions (Wudu') 5 Bathing (Ghusl) 6 Menstrual Periods 7 Rubbing hands and feet with dust (Tayammum) 8 Prayers (Salat) 9 Times of the Prayers 10 Call to Prayers (Adhaan) 11 Friday Prayer 12 Fear Prayer 13 The Two Festivals (Eids) 14 Witr Prayer 15 Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa) 16 Eclipses 17 Prostration During Recital of Qur'an 18 Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer) 19 Prayer at Night (Tahajjud) 20 Virtues of Prayer at Masjid Makkah and Madinah 21 Actions while Praying 22 Forgetfulness in Prayer 23 Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz) 24 Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat) 25 Hajj (Pilgrimage) 26 `Umrah (Minor pilgrimage) 27 Pilgrims Prevented from Completing the Pilgrimage 28 Penalty of Hunting while on Pilgrimage 29 Virtues of Madinah 30 Fasting 31 Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh) 32 Virtues of the Night of Qadr 33 Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf) 34 Sales and Trade 35 Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later (As-Salam) 36 Shuf'a 37 Hiring 38 Transferance of a Debt from One Person to Another (Al-Hawaala) 39 Kafalah 40 Representation, Authorization, Business by Proxy 41 Agriculture 42 Distribution of Water 43 Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property, Bankruptcy 44 Khusoomaat 45 Lost Things Picked up by Someone (Luqatah) 46 Oppressions 47 Partnership 48 Mortgaging 49 Manumission of Slaves 50 Makaatib 51 Gifts 52 Witnesses 53 Peacemaking 54 Conditions 55 Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa) 56 Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad) 57 One-fifth of Booty to the Cause of Allah (Khumus) 58 Jizyah and Mawaada'ah 59 Beginning of Creation 60 Prophets 61 Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions 62 Companions of the Prophet 63 Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar) 64 Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi) 65 Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) 66 Virtues of the Qur'an 67 Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah) 68 Divorce 69 Supporting the Family 70 Food, Meals 71 Sacrifice on Occasion of Birth (`Aqiqa) 72 Hunting, Slaughtering 73 Al-Adha Festival Sacrifice (Adaahi) 74 Drinks 75 Patients 76 Medicine 77 Dress 78 Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) 79 Asking Permission 80 Invocations 81 To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq) 82 Divine Will (Al-Qadar) 83 Oaths and Vows 84 Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths 85 Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id) 86 Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood) 87 Blood Money (Ad-Diyat) 88 Apostates 89 (Statements made under) Coercion 90 Tricks 91 Interpretation of Dreams 92 Afflictions and the End of the World 93 Judgments (Ahkaam) 94 Wishes 95 Accepting Information Given by a Truthful Person 96 Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah 97 Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)