Whom did the Messenger command to learn the language of the Jews, and how did he learn it?
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The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded Zayd ibn Thabit to learn words from the book of the Jews, saying: "By Allah, I do not trust the Jews with my book." So Zayd learned them in less than half a month. He was among those firmly grounded in knowledge, the of Medina, and a scribe of revelation. As for how he learned them, there are no specific details.
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