حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فِي كَمْ أَخْتِمُ الْقُرْآنَ؟ قَالَ :" اخْتِمْهُ فِي شَهْرٍ "، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أنا أُطِيقُ، قَالَ : " اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسة وَعِشْرِينَ "، قُلْتُ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ، قَالَ : " اخْتِمْهُ فِي عِشْرِينَ "، قُلْتُ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ، قَالَ : " اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ "، قُلْتُ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ، قَالَ : " اخْتِمْهُ فِي عَشْرٍ "، قُلْتُ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ، قَالَ : " اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسٍ "، قُلْتُ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ، قَالَ : " لَا "

Othman bin Muhammad told us, Jarir told us, on the authority of Mutarrif, on the authority of Abu Ishaq, on the authority of Abu Burdah, on the authority of Abdullah bin Amr, he said: I said: O Messenger of God, how should I complete the Qur’an? He said: “Seal it in a month.” I said: O Messenger of God, I am able. He said: “Seal it in twenty-five.” I said: I am able to do so. He said: “Seal it in twenty-five.” I said: I am able. He said: I am able to complete it in fifteen days. I said: I am capable of it. He said: I am able to complete it in ten. I said: I am able to complete it. He said: I am able to complete it in five. “I said: I can bear it.” He said: “No.”