Virtues of the Qur'an
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 502:
Narrated 'Aisha and Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet remained in Mecca for ten
years, during which the Qur'an used to be revealed to him; and
he stayed in Medina for ten years.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 503:
Narrated Abu 'Uthman:
I was informed that Gabriel came to the
Prophet while Um Salama was with him. Gabriel started talking
(to the Prophet). Then the Prophet asked Um Salama, "Who is
this?" She replied, "He is Dihya (al-Kalbi)." When Gabriel had
left, Um Salama said, "By Allah, I did not take him for anybody
other than him (i.e. Dihya) till I heard the sermon of the
Prophet wherein he informed about the news of Gabriel." The
subnarrator asked Abu 'Uthman: From whom have you heard that?
Abu 'Uthman said: From Usama bin Zaid.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 504:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Every Prophet was
given miracles because of which people believed, but what I have
been given, is Divine Inspiration which Allah has revealed to
me. So I hope that my followers will outnumber the followers of
the other Prophets on the Day of Resurrection."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 505:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah sent down His Divine Inspiration
to His Apostle continuously and abundantly during the period
preceding his death till He took him unto Him. That was the
period of the greatest part of revelation; and Allah's Apostle
died after that.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 506:
Narrated Jundub:
Once the Prophet fell ill and did not
offer the night prayer (Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two. A
woman (the wife of Abu Lahab) came to him and said, "O Muhammad
! I do not see but that your Satan has left you." Then Allah
revealed (Surat-Ad-Duha):
'By the fore-noon, and by the night
when it darkens (or is still); Your Lord has not forsaken you,
nor hated you.' (93)
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 507:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
(The Caliph 'Uthman ordered Zaid bin
Thabit, Said bin Al-As, 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair and
'Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith bin Hisham to write the Quran in the
form of a book (Mushafs) and said to them. "In case you disagree
with Zaid bin Thabit (Al-Ansari) regarding any dialectic Arabic
utterance of the Quran, then write it in the dialect of Quraish,
for the Quran was revealed in this dialect." So they did it.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 508:
Narrated Safwan bin Ya'la bin Umaiya:
Ya'la used to say, "I wish I could see
Allah's Apostle at the time he is being inspired Divinely." When
the Prophet was at Al-Ja'rana and was shaded by a garment
hanging over him and some of his companions were with him, a man
perfumed with scent came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is
your opinion regarding a man who assumes Ihram and puts on a
cloak after perfuming his body with scent?" The Prophet waited
for a while, and then the Divine Inspiration descended upon him.
'Umar pointed out to Ya'la, telling him to come. Ya'la came and
pushed his head (underneath the screen which was covering the
Prophet ) and behold! The Prophet's face was red and he kept on
breathing heavily for a while and then he was relieved.
Thereupon he said, "Where is the questioner who asked me about
'Umra a while ago?" The man was sought and then was brought
before the Prophet who said (to him), "As regards the scent
which you perfumed your body with, you must wash it off thrice,
and as for your cloak, you must take it off; and then perform in
your 'Umra all those things which you perform in Hajj."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 509:
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 Musailama). (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 Quran by heart) on the day of the Battle of Yalmama, 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 Apostle. 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 Apostle 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)
palmed 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.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 510:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman came to Uthman at
the time when the people of Sham and the people of Iraq were
Waging war to conquer Arminya and Adharbijan. Hudhaifa was
afraid of their (the people of Sham and Iraq) differences in the
recitation of the Qur'an, so he said to 'Uthman, "O chief of the
Believers! Save this nation before they differ about the Book
(Quran) as Jews and the Christians did before." So 'Uthman sent
a message to Hafsa saying, "Send us the manuscripts of the
Qur'an so that we may compile the Qur'anic materials in perfect
copies and return the manuscripts to you." Hafsa sent it to
'Uthman. 'Uthman then ordered Zaid bin Thabit, 'Abdullah bin
AzZubair, Said bin Al-As and 'AbdurRahman bin Harith bin Hisham
to rewrite the manuscripts in perfect copies. 'Uthman said to
the three Quraishi men, "In case you disagree with Zaid bin
Thabit on any point in the Qur'an, then write it in the dialect
of Quraish, the Qur'an was revealed in their tongue." They did
so, and when they had written many copies, 'Uthman returned the
original manuscripts to Hafsa. 'Uthman sent to every Muslim
province one copy of what they had copied, and ordered that all
the other Qur'anic materials, whether written in fragmentary
manuscripts or whole copies, be burnt. Said bin Thabit added, "A
Verse from Surat Ahzab was missed by me when we copied the
Qur'an and I used to hear Allah's Apostle reciting it. So we
searched for it and found it with Khuzaima bin Thabit Al-Ansari.
(That Verse was): 'Among the Believers are men who have been
true in their covenant with Allah.' (33.23)
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 511:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me and said, "You
used to write the Divine Revelations for Allah's Apostle : So
you should search for (the Qur'an and collect) it." I started
searching for the Qur'an till I found the last two Verses of
Surat At-Tauba with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari and I could not find
these Verses with anybody other than him. (They were):
'Verily there has come unto you an
Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that
you should receive any injury or difficulty ...' (9.128-129)
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 512:
Narrated Al-Bara:
There was revealed: 'Not equal are
those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight
in the Cause of Allah.' (4.95)
The Prophet said, "Call Zaid for me and
let him bring the board, the inkpot and the scapula bone (or the
scapula bone and the ink pot)."' Then he said, "Write: 'Not
equal are those Believers who sit..", and at that time 'Amr bin
Um Maktum, the blind man was sitting behind the Prophet . He
said, "O Allah's Apostle! What is your order For me (as regards
the above Verse) as I am a blind man?" So, instead of the above
Verse, the following Verse was revealed:
'Not equal are those believers who sit
(at home) except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind
or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the cause of
Allah.' (4.95)
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 513:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel recited
the Qur'an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it in
another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other
ways, and he recited it in several ways till he ultimately
recited it in seven different ways."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 514:
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:
I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat
Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and I listened
to his recitation and noticed that he recited in several
different ways which Allah's Apostle had not taught me. I was
about to jump over him during his prayer, but I controlled my
temper, and when he had completed his prayer, I put his upper
garment around his neck and seized him by it and said, "Who
taught you this Sura which I heard you reciting?" He replied,
"Allah's Apostle taught it to me." I said, "You have told a lie,
for Allah's Apostle has taught it to me in a different way from
yours." So I dragged him to Allah's Apostle and said (to Allah's
Apostle),
"I heard this person reciting Surat
Al-Furqan in a way which you haven't taught me!" On that Allah's
Apostle said, "Release him, (O 'Umar!) Recite, O Hisham!" Then
he recited in the same way as I heard him reciting. Then Allah's
Apostle said, "It was revealed in this way," and added, "Recite,
O 'Umar!" I recited it as he had taught me. Allah's Apostle then
said, "It was revealed in this way. This Qur'an has been
revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite of it
whichever (way) is easier for you (or read as much of it as may
be easy for you)."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 515:
Narrated Yusuf bin Mahk:
While I was with Aisha, the mother of
the Believers, a person from Iraq came and asked, "What type of
shroud is the best?" 'Aisha said, "May Allah be merciful to you!
What does it matter?" He said, "O mother of the Believers! Show
me (the copy of) your Qur'an," She said, "Why?" He said, "In
order to compile and arrange the Qur'an according to it, for
people recite it with its Suras not in proper order." 'Aisha
said, "What does it matter which part of it you read first? (Be
informed) that the first thing that was revealed thereof was a
Sura from Al-Mufassal, and in it was mentioned Paradise and the
Fire. When the people embraced Islam, the Verses regarding legal
and illegal things were revealed. If the first thing to be
revealed was: 'Do not drink alcoholic drinks.' people would have
said, 'We will never leave alcoholic drinks,' and if there had
been revealed, 'Do not commit illegal sexual intercourse, 'they
would have said, 'We will never give up illegal sexual
intercourse.' While I was a young girl of playing age, the
following Verse was revealed in Mecca to Muhammad: 'Nay! But the
Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and
the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter.' (54.46) Sura
Al-Baqara (The Cow) and Surat An-Nisa (The Women) were revealed
while I was with him." Then 'Aisha took out the copy of the
Qur'an for the man and dictated to him the Verses of the Suras
(in their proper order) .
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 516:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud:
Surat Bani-lsrael, Al-Kahf (The Cave),
Maryam, Taha, Al-Anbiya' (The prophets) are amongst my first
earnings and my old property, and (in fact) they are my old
property.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 517:
Narrated Al-Bara':
I learnt, 'Glorify the Name of your
Lord the Most High' (Surat al-A'la) No 87, before the Prophet
came (to Medina) .
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 518:
Narrated Shaqiq:
Abdullah said, "I learnt An-Naza'ir
which the Prophet used to recite in pairs in each Rak'a." Then
Abdullah got up and Alqama accompanied him to his house, and
when Alqama came out, we asked him (about those Suras). He said,
"They are twenty Suras that start from the beginning of
Al-Mufassal, according to the arrangement done be Ibn Mas'ud,
and end with the Suras starting with Ha Mim, e.g. Ha Mim (the
Smoke). and "About what they question one another?" (78.1)
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 519:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet was the most generous
person, and he used to become more so (generous) particularly in
the month of Ramadan because Gabriel used to meet him every
night of the month of Ramadan till it elapsed. Allah's Apostle
used to recite the Qur'an for him. When Gabriel met him, he used
to become more generous than the fast wind in doing good.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 520:
Narrated Abu-Huraira: Gabriel used to
repeat the recitation of the Qur'an with the Prophet once a
year, but he repeated it twice with him in the year he died. The
Prophet used to stay in I'tikaf for ten days every year (in the
month of Ramadan), but
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 521:
Narrated Masriq:
'Abdullah bin 'Amr mentioned 'Abdullah
bin Masud and said, "I shall ever love that man, for I heard the
Prophet saying, 'Take (learn) the Qur'an from four: 'Abdullah
bin Masud, Salim, Mu'adh and Ubai bin Ka'b.' "
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 522:
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama:
Once 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud delivered a
sermon before us and said, "By Allah, I learnt over seventy
Suras direct from Allah's Apostle . By Allah, the companions of
the Prophet came to know that I am one of those who know Allah's
Book best of all of them, yet I am not the best of them." Shaqiq
added: I sat in his religious gathering and I did not hear
anybody opposing him (in his speech).
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 523:
Narrated 'Alqama:
While we were in the city of Hims (in
Syria), Ibn Mas'ud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him), "It
was not revealed in this way." Then Ibn Mas'ud said, "I recited
it in this way before Allah's Apostle and he confirmed my
recitation by saying, 'Well done!' " Ibn Mas'ud detected the
smell of wine from the man's mouth, so he said to him, "Aren't
you ashamed of telling a lie about Allah's Book and (along with
this) you drink alcoholic liquors too?" Then he lashed him
according to the law.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 524:
Narrated 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) : By
Allah other than Whom none has the right to be worshipped! There
is no Sura revealed in Allah's Book but I know at what place it
was revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in Allah's Book but
I know about whom
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 525:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas bin Malik: "Who collected
the Qur'an at the time of the Prophet ?" He replied, "Four, all
of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal,
Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 526:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the Prophet died, none had
collected the Qur'an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda'. Mu'adh
bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor
(of Abu Zaid) as he had no offspring .
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 527:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: 'Umar said, Ubai
was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur'an) yet we
leave some of what he recites.' Ubai says, 'PI have taken it
from the mouth of Allah's Apostle and will not leave for
anything whatever." But Allah said
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 528:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Mu'alla:
While I was praying, the Prophet called
me but I did not respond to his call. Later I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I was praying." He said, "Didn't Allah say: 'O you who
believe! Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His
Apostle when he calls you'?" (8.24)
He then said, "Shall I not teach you
the most superior Surah in the Qur'an?" He said, '(It is),
'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the
worlds. ' (i.e., Surat Al-Fatiha) which consists of seven
repeatedly recited Verses and the Magnificent Qur'an which was
given to me."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 529:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
While we were on one of our journeys,
we dismounted at a place where a slave girl came and said, "The
chief of this tribe has been stung by a scorpion and our men are
not present; is there anybody among you who can treat him (by
reciting something)?" Then one of our men went along with her
though we did not think that he knew any such treatment. But he
treated the chief by reciting something, and the sick man
recovered whereupon he gave him thirty sheep and gave us milk to
drink (as a reward). When he returned, we asked our friend, "Did
you know how to treat with the recitation of something?" He
said, "No, but I treated him only with the recitation of the
Mother of the Book (i.e., Al-Fatiha)." We said, "Do not say
anything (about it) till we reach or ask the Prophet so when we
reached Medina, we mentioned that to the Prophet (in order to
know whether the sheep which we had taken were lawful to take or
not). The Prophet said, "How did he come to know that it
(Al-Fatiha) could be used for treatment? Distribute your reward
and assign for me one share thereof as well."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 530:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud:
The Prophet said, "If somebody recited
the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqara at night, that will be
sufficient for him."
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle
ordered me to guard the Zakat revenue of Ramadan. Then somebody
came to me and started stealing of the foodstuff. I caught him
and said, "I will take you to Allah's Apostle!" Then Abu Huraira
described the whole narration and said:) That person said (to
me), "(Please don't take me to Allah's Apostle and I will tell
you a few words by which Allah will benefit you.) When you go to
your bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi, (2.255) for then there will be a
guard from Allah who will protect you all night long, and Satan
will not be able to come near you till dawn." (When the Prophet
heard the story) he said (to me), "He (who came to you at night)
told you the truth although he is a liar; and it was Satan."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 531:
Narrated Al-Bara':
A man was reciting Surat Al-Kahf and
his horse was tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud came down
and spread over that man, and it kept on coming closer and
closer to him till his horse started jumping (as if afraid of
something). When it was morning, the man came to the Prophet,
and told him of that experience. The Prophet said, "That was
As-Sakina (tranquility) which descended because of (the
recitation of) the Qur'an."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 532:
Narrated Aslam:
Allah's Apostle was traveling on one of
his journeys, and 'Umar bin Al-Khattab was traveling along with
him at night. 'Umar asked him about something, but Allah's
Apostle I did not answer him. He asked again, but he did not
answer. He asked for the third time!, but he did not answer. On
that, 'Umar said to himself, "May your mother lose you! You have
asked Allah's Apostle three times, but he did not answer at
all!" Umar said, "So I made my camel go fast till I was ahead of
the people, and I was afraid that something might be! revealed
about me. After a little while I heard a call maker calling me,
I said, 'I was afraid that some Qur'anic Verse might be revealed
about me.' So I went to Allah's Apostle and greeted him. He
said, 'Tonight there has been revealed to me a Surah which is
dearer to me than that on which the sun shines (i.e. the
world).' Then he recited: 'Verily! We have given you (O Muhammad
I, a manifest victory.' " (Surat al-Fath) No. (48.1).
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 533:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
A man heard another man reciting
(Surat-Al-Ikhlas) 'Say He is Allah, (the) One.' (112. 1)
repeatedly. The next morning he came to Allah's Apostle and
informed him about it as if he thought that it was not enough to
recite. On that Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my
life is, this Surah is equal to one-third of the Qur'an!"
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: My
brother, Qatada bin An-Nau'man said, "A man performed the night
prayer late at night in the lifetime of the Prophet and he read:
'Say: He is Allah, (the) One,' (112.1) and read nothing besides
that. The next morning a man went to the Prophet ,~ and told him
about that . (The Prophet replied the same as (in Hadith 532)
above.)
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 534:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said to his companions, "Is
it difficult for any of you to recite one third of the Qur'an in
one night?" This suggestion was difficult for them so they said,
"Who among us has the power to do so, O Allah's Apostle?" Allah
Apostle replied: " Allah (the) One, the Self-Sufficient Master
Whom all creatures need.' (Surat Al-Ikhlas 112.1--to the End) is
equal to one third of the Qur'an."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 535:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle became sick,
he would recite Mu'awwidhat (Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas)
and then blow his breath over his body. When he became seriously
ill, I used to recite (these two Suras) and rub his hands over
his body hoping for its blessings.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 536:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Whenever thy Prophet go went to bed
every night, he used to cup his hands together and blow over it
after reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas, Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas,
and then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was
able to rub, starting with his head, face and front of his body.
He used to do that three times.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 536t:
Narrated Usaid bin Hudair:
That while he was reciting Surat
Al-Baqara (The Cow) at night, and his horse was tied beside him,
the horse was suddenly startled and troubled. When he stopped
reciting, the horse became quiet, and when he started again, the
horse was startled again. Then he stopped reciting and the horse
became quiet too. He started reciting again and the horse was
startled and troubled once again. Then he stopped reciting and
his son, Yahya was beside the horse. He was afraid that the
horse might trample on him. When he took the boy away and looked
towards the sky, he could not see it. The next morning he
informed the Prophet who said, "Recite, O Ibn Hudair! Recite, O
Ibn Hudair!" Ibn Hudair replied, "O Allah's Apostle! My son,
Yahya was near the horse and I was afraid that it might trample
on him, so I looked towards the sky, and went to him. When I
looked at the sky, I saw something like a cloud containing what
looked like lamps, so I went out in order not to see it." The
Prophet said, "Do you know what that was?" Ibn Hudair replied,
"No." The Prophet said, "Those were Angels who came near to you
for your voice and if you had kept on reciting till dawn, it
would have remained there till morning when people would have
seen it as it would not have disappear
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 537:
Narrated 'Abdul 'Aziz bin Rufai':
Shaddad bin Ma'qil and I entered upon
Ibn 'Abbas. Shaddad bin Ma'qil asked him, "Did the Prophet leave
anything (besides the Qur'an)?" He replied. "He did not leave
anything except what is Between the two bindings (of the
Qur'an)." Then we visited Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyya and asked
him (the same question). He replied, "The Prophet did not leave
except what is between the bindings (of the Qur'an)."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 538:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:
The Prophet said, "The example of him
(a believer) who recites the Qur'an is like that of a citron
which tastes good and smells good. And he (a believer) who does
not recite the Qur'an is like a date which is good in taste but
has no smell. And the example of a dissolute wicked person who
recites the Qur'an is like the Raihana (sweet basil) which
smells good but tastes bitter. And the example of a dissolute
wicked person who does not recite the Qur'an is like the
colocynth which tastes bitter and has no smell.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 539:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "Your life in
comparison to the lifetime of the past nations is like the
period between the time of 'Asr prayer and sunset. Your example
and the example of the Jews and Christians is that of person who
employed laborers and said to them, "Who will work for me till
the middle of the day for one Qirat (a special weight)?' The
Jews did. He then said, "Who will work for me from the middle of
the day till the 'Asr prayer for one Qirat each?" The Christians
worked accordingly. Then you (Muslims) are working from the bar
prayer till the Maghrib prayer for two Qirats each. They (the
Jews and the Christians) said, 'We did more labor but took less
wages.' He (Allah) said, 'Have I wronged you in your rights?'
They replied, 'No.' Then He said, 'This is My Blessing which I
give to whom I wish."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 540:
Narrated Talha:
I asked 'Abdullah bin Abi 'Aufa, "Did
the Prophet make a will (to appoint his successor or bequeath
wealth)?" He replied, "No." I said, "How is it prescribed then
for the people to make wills, and they are ordered to do so
while the Prophet did not make any will?" He said, "He made a
will wherein he recommended Allah's Book."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 541:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens to a
prophet who recites the Qur'an in a pleasant tone." The
companion of the sub-narrator (Abu Salama) said, "It means,
reciting it aloud."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 542:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet I
said, "Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens to a
prophet who recites the Qur'an in a loud and pleasant tone."
Sufyan said, "This saying means: a prophet who regards the
Qur'an as something that makes hi
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 543:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Not to wish to
be the like except of two men. A man whom Allah has given the
knowledge of the Book and he recites it during the hours of the
night, and a man whom Allah has given wealth, and he spends it
in charity during the night and the hours of the day."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 544:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle I said, "Not to wish to
be the like of except two men: A man whom Allah has taught the
Qur'an and he recites it during the hours of the night and
during the hours of the day, and his neighbor listens to him and
says, 'I wish I had been given what has been given to so-and-so,
so that I might do what he does; and a man whom Allah has given
wealth and he spends it on what is just and right, whereupon an
other man May say, 'I wish I had been given what so-and-so has
been given, for then I would do what he does."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 545:
Narrated 'Uthman:
The Prophet said, "The best among you
(Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 546:
Narrated Uthman bin Affan:
The Prophet said, "The most superior
among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach
it."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 547:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A lady came to the Prophet and declared
that she had decided to offer herself to Allah and His Apostle.
The Prophet said, "I am not in need of women." A man said (to
the Prophet) "Please marry her to me." The Prophet said (to
him), "Give her a garment." The man said, "I cannot afford it."
The Prophet said, "Give her anything, even if it were an iron
ring." The man apologized again. The Prophet then asked him,
"What do you know by heart of the Qur'an?" He replied, "I know
such-and-such portion of the Qur'an (by heart)." The Prophet
said, "Then I marry her to you for that much of the Qur'an which
you know by heart."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 548:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A lady came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have come to you to offer myself to
you." He raised his eyes and looked at her and then lowered his
head. When the lady saw that he did not make any decision, she
sat down. On that, a man from his companions got up and said. "O
Allah's Apostle! If you are not in need of this woman, then
marry her to me." Allah's Apostle said, "Do you have anything to
offer her?" He replied. "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle!" The
Prophet said to him, "Go to your family and see if you can find
something.' The man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O
Allah's Apostle! I have not found anything." The Prophet said,
"Try to find something, even if it is an iron ring.'' He went
again and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle,
not even an iron ring, but I have this waist sheet of mine." The
man had no upper garment, so he intended to give her, half his
waist sheet. So Allah's Apostle said, ''What would she do with
your waist sheet? If you wear it, she will have nothing of it
over her body, and if she wears it, you will have nothing over
your body." So that man sat for a long period and then got up,
and Allah's Apostle saw him going away, so he ordered somebody
to call him. When he came, the Prophet asked him, " How much of
the Qur'an do you know?" He replied, "I know such Surat and such
Surat and such Surat," and went on counting it, The Prophet
asked him, "Can you recite it by heart?" he replied, "Yes." The
Prophet said, "Go, I have married this lady to you for the
amount of the Qur'an you know by heart."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 549:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "The example of
the person who knows the Qur'an by heart is like the owner of
tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them, but if
he releases them, they will run away."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 550:
Narrated Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "It is a bad thing
that some of you say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse of
the Qur'an,' for indeed, he has been caused (by Allah) to forget
it. So you must keep on reciting the Qur'an because it escapes
from the hearts of men faster than camel do."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 551:
Narrated Abdullah:
I heard the Prophet saying... (as
above, no. 550).
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 552:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "Keep on reciting the
Qur'an, for, by Him in Whose Hand my life is, Quran runs away
(is forgotten) faster than camels that are released from their
tying ropes."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 553:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal:
I saw Allah's Apostle reciting
Surat-al-Fath on his she-camel on the day of the Conquest of
Mecca.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 554:
Narrated Said bid Jubair:
Those Suras which you people call the
Mufassal, are the Muhkam. And Ibn 'Abbas said, "Allah's Apostle
died when I was a boy of ten years, and I had learnt the Muhkam
(of the Qur'an).
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 555:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Ibn 'Abbas said, "I have learnt all the
Muhkam Suras during the life time of Allah's Apostle." I said to
him, 'What is meant by the Muhkam?" He replied, "The Mufassal."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 556:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet heard a man reciting the
Qur'an in the mosque and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on
him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such a
Surah."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 557:
Narrated Hisham:
(The same Hadith, adding): which I
missed (modifying the Verses).
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 558:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle heard a man reciting
the Qur'an at night, and said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on
him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of
such-and-such Suras, which I was caused to forget."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 559:
Narrated Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Why does anyone of
the people say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such Verses (of the
Qur'an)?' He, in fact, is caused (by Allah) to forget."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 560:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari:
The Prophet said, "If one recites the
last two Verses of Surat-al-Baqara at night, it is sufficient
for him (for that night)."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 561:
Narrated Umar bin Khattab:
I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam
reciting Surat-al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle,
and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited it
in several ways which Allah's Apostle had not taught me. So I
was on the point of attacking him in the prayer, but I waited
till he finished his prayer, and then I seized him by the collar
and said, "Who taught you this Surah which I have heard you
reciting?" He replied, "Allah's Apostle taught it to me." I
said, "You are telling a lie; By Allah! Allah's Apostle taught
me (in a different way) this very Surah which I have heard you
reciting." So I took him, leading him to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I heard this person reciting
Surat-al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach me, and you have
taught me Surat-al-Furqan." The Prophet said, "O Hisham,
recite!" So he recited in the same way as I heard him recite it
before. On that Allah's Apostle said, "It was revealed to be
recited in this way." Then Allah's Apostle said, "Recite, O
'Umar!" So I recited it as he had taught me. Allah's Apostle
then said, "It was revealed to be recited in this way." Allah"
Apostle added, "The Quran has been revealed to be recited in
several different ways, so recite of it that which is easier for
you."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 562:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet heard a reciter reciting,
the Qur'an in the mosque at night. The Prophet said, "May Allah
bestow His Mercy on him, as he has remind ed me of such-and-such
Verses of such and-such Suras, which I missed!"
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 563:
Narrated Abu Wail:
We went to 'Abdullah in the morning and
a man said, "Yesterday I recited all the Mufassal Suras." On
that 'Abdullah said, "That is very quick, and we have the
(Prophet's) recitation, and I remember very well the recitation
of those Suras which the Prophet used to recite, and they were
eighteen Suras from the Mufassal, and two Suras from the Suras
that start with Ha Mim.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 564:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Regarding His (Allah's) Statement:--
'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste
therewith.' (75.16) And whenever Gabriel descended to Allah's
Apostle with the Divine Inspiration, Allah's Apostle used to
move his tongue and lips, and that used to be hard for him, and
one could easily recognize that he was being inspired Divinely.
So Allah revealed the Verse which occurs in the Surah starting
with "I do swear by the Day of Resurrection.' (75.1) i.e. 'Move
not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste then with.
It is for Us to collect it (in your mind) (O Muhammad) an give
you the ability to recite it 'by heart.' (75.16-17) which means:
It is for us to collect it (in your mind) and give you the
ability to recite it by heart. And when We have recited it to
you (O Muhammad) through Gabriel then follow you its recital.
(75.18) means: 'When We reveal it (the Qur'an) to you, Listen to
it.' for then: It is for Us to explain it and make it clear to
you' (75.19) i.e. It is up to Us to explain it through your
tongue. So, when Gabriel came to him, Allah's Apostle would
listen to him attentively, and as soon as Gabriel left, he would
recite the Revelations, as Allah had promised him.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 565:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas bin Malik about the
recitation of the Prophet. He said, "He used to pray long
(certain sounds) very much.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 566:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas was asked, "How was the recitation
(of the Quran) of the Prophet?' He replied, "It was
characterized by the prolongation of certain sounds." He then
recited: In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most
Merciful prolonging the pronunciation of 'In the Name of Allah,
'the most Beneficent,' and 'the Most Merciful.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 567:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal:
I saw the Prophet reciting (Qur'an)
while he was riding on his she camel or camel which was moving,
carrying him. He was reciting Surat Fath or part of Surat Fath
very softly and in an Attractive vibrating tone.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 568:
Narrated Abu Musa:
That the Prophet said to him' "O Abu
Musa! You have been given one of the musical wind-instruments of
the family of David .'
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 569:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
That the Prophet said to him, "Recite
the Qur'an to me." 'Abdullah said, "Shall I recite (the Qur'an)
to you while it has been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to
hear it from others."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 570:
Narrated Abdullah bin Mas'ud:
The Prophet said to me, "Recite (the
Quran) to me." I said, "O Allah's Apostle Shall I recite (the
Qur'an) to you while it has been revealed to you?" He said,
"Yes." So I recited Surat-An-Nisa' (The Women), but when I
recited the Verse:
'How (will it be) then when We bring
from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a
witness against these people.' (4.41) He said, "Enough for the
present," I looked at him and behold! His eyes were overflowing
with tears
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 571:
Narrated Sufyan:
Ibn Shubruma said, "I wanted to see how
much of the Qur'an can be enough (to recite in prayer) and I
could not find a Surah containing less than three Verses,
therefore I said to myself), "One ought not to recite less than
three (Quranic) Verses (in prayer)."
Narrated Abu Mas'ud: The Prophet said,
"If somebody recites the last two Verses of Surat al-Baqara at
night, it will be sufficient for him.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 572:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As:
My father got me married to a lady of a
noble family, and often used to ask my wife about me, and she
used to reply, "What a wonderful man he is! He never comes to my
bed, nor has he approached me since he married me." When this
state continued for a long period, my father told the story to
the Prophet who said to my father, "Let me meet him." Then I met
him and he asked me, "How do you fast?" I replied, "I fast
daily," He asked, "How long does it take you to finish the
recitation of the whole Quran?" I replied, "I finish it every
night." On that he said, "Fast for three days every month and
recite the Qur'an (and finish it) in one month." I said, "But I
have power to do more than that." He said, "Then fast for three
days per week." I said, "i have the power to do more than that."
He said, "Therefore, fast the most superior type of fasting,
(that is, the fasting of (prophet) David who used to fast every
alternate day; and finish the recitation of the whole Qur'an In
seven days." I wish I had accepted the permission of Allah's
Apostle as I have become a weak old man. It is said that
'Abdullah used to recite one-seventh of the Qur'an during the
day-time to some of his family members, for he used to check his
memorization of what he would recite at night during the daytime
so that it would be easier for him to read at night. And
whenever he wanted to gain some strength, he used to give up
fasting for some days and count those days to fast for a similar
period, for he disliked to leave those things which he used to
do during the lifetime of the Prophet.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 573:
Narrated Abdullah bin Amr:
The Prophet asked me, "How long does it
take you to finish the recitation of the whole Qur'an?"
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 574:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
Allah's Apostle said to me, "Recite the
whole Qur'an in one month's time." I said, "But I have power (to
do more than that)." Allah's Apostle said, "Then finish the
recitation of the Qur'an in seven days, and do not finish it in
less than this period."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 575:
Narrated 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud):
Allah's Apostle said (to me), "Recite
the Qur'an to me." I said, "Shall I recite (it) to you while it
has been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to hear it from
another person." So I recited Surat An-Nisa (The Women) till I
reached the Verse: 'How (will it be) then when We bring from
each nation a witness, and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a
witness against these people.' (4.41) Then he said to me,
"Stop!" Thereupon I saw his eyes overflowing with tears.
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 576:
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud:
The Prophet said to me, "Recite Quran
to me." I said to him. "Shall I recite (it) to you while it has
been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to hear it from another
person."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 577:
Narrated 'Ali:
I heard the Prophet saying, "In the
last days (of the world) there will appear young people with
foolish thoughts and ideas. They will give good talks, but they
will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out of its game, their
faith will not exceed their throats. So, wherever you find them,
kill them, for there will be a reward for their killers on the
Day of Resurrection."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 578:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There
will appear some people among you whose prayer will make you
look down upon yours, and whose fasting will make you look down
upon yours, but they will recite the Qur'an which will not
exceed their throats (they will not act on it) and they will go
out of Islam as an arrow goes out through the game whereupon the
archer would examine the arrowhead but see nothing, and look at
the unfeathered arrow but see nothing, and look at the arrow
feathers but see nothing, and finally he suspects to find
something in the lower part of the arrow."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 579:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "The example of a
believer who recites the Qur'an and acts on it, like a citron
which tastes nice and smells nice. And the example of a believer
who does not recite the Qur'an but acts on it, is like a date
which tastes good but has no smell. And the example of a
hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like a Raihana (sweet basil)
which smells good but tastes bitter And the example of a
hypocrite who does not recite the Quran is like a colocynth
which tastes bitter and has a bad smell."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 580:
Narrated Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Recite (and study)
the Qur'an as long as you agree about its interpretation, but if
you have any difference of opinion (as regards to its
interpretation and meaning) then you should stop reciting it
(for the time being)."
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 581:
Narrated Jundub:
The Prophet said, "Recite (and study)
the Quran as long as you agree about its interpretation, but
when you have any difference of opinion (as regards its
interpretation and meaning) then you should stop reciting it
(for the time being)'
Volume 6, Book
61, Number 582:
Narrated Abdullah:
That he heard a man reciting a Quranic
Verse which he had heard the Prophet reciting in a different
way. So he took that man to the Prophet (and told him the
story). The Prophet said, "Both of you are reciting in a correct
way, so carry on reciting." The Prophet further added, "The
nations which were before you were destroyed (by Allah) because
they differed."
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