وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، مَكَثَ عَلَى سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ ثَمَانِيَ سِنِينَ يَتَعَلَّمُهَا ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that it tookAbdullah ibn Umar eight years to learn Surat al-Baqara. (Sura 2) Translation Not Available

Book Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 15 Hadith 483
Web Ref:  Muwatta Imam Malik Book 15 Hadith 11

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