[Machine] We were sitting together and asked each other, "Which one of us will go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him which deeds are most beloved to Allah?" We agreed that one of us would go, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a man to us. He came to us individually and then gathered us together. Some of us started pointing at each other. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then recited to us the verse from Surah Ghafir, "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" until the verse "Has become great hatred from Allah." (Quran 40:35) He recited it from the beginning to the end. He then recited it to us again, but this time Ibn Salam recited it from the beginning to the end. Then Ata ibn Yasar recited it from the beginning to the end, followed by Hilal, who also recited it from the beginning to the end. Al-Awza'i then recited it to us again, this time reciting it from the beginning to the end.  

تَذَاكَرْنَا بَيْنَنَا قُلْنَا أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَسْأَلَهُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ وَهِبْنَا أَنْ يَقُومَ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَيْنَا رَجُلًا رَجُلًا حَتَّى جَمَعَنَا فَجَعَلَ بَعْضُنَا يُشِيرُ إِلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ {سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللهِ} [غافر 35] قَالَ فَتَلَاهَا مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا ابْنُ سَلَامٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ يَحْيَى فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا هِلَالٌ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا يَحْيَى مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا  

[Machine] We gathered and discussed. Then we said, "Who among you will go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him which deeds are most beloved to Allah?" Then we dispersed and agreed that one of us would go to him. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a messenger to us and gathered us. He then paired us up and recited to us the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Glorify Allah, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. He is the Almighty, the Wise." Then he asked, "O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?" Until the end of the Surah. Abu Salamah narrated that Abdullah ibn Salam recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Yahya then recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Al-Awza'i recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Yahya ibn Abi Kathir then recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Abu Ishaq al-Fazari then recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Muawiya ibn Amr then recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn al-Nadr then recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Abu Bakr ibn Balawiyyah then recited it to us from the beginning to the end.  

اجْتَمَعْنَا فَتَذَاكَرْنَا فَقُلْنَا أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيَسْأَلَهُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقْنَا وَهِبْنَا أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَمَعَنَا فَجَعَلَ يُومِئُ بَعْضُنَا إِلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ يَحْيَى فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ وَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ بَالَوَيْهِ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا  

[Machine] He said, "We were studying among ourselves, and we said, 'Which of us will go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him which deeds are most beloved to Allah?' So, one of us got up and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a man to us. Some of us began pointing to others, and he recited to us, 'Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allah' (Quran 57:1) from its beginning to its end." Hilal said, "He then recited it to us from its beginning to its end." Ata' bin Yasar said, "He then recited it to us from its beginning to its end." Al-Awza'i said, "Yahya then recited it to us from its beginning to its end."  

قَالَ تَذَاكَرْنَا بَيْنَنَا فَقُلْنَا أَيُّنَا يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَسْأَلُهُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ فَهِبْنَا أَنْ يَقُومَ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا فَجَعَلَ بَعْضُنَا يُشِيرُ إِلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا {سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ} مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ هِلَالٌ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ يَحْيَى فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا هِلَالٌ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا يَحْيَى مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا  

[Machine] We gathered and discussed, then we asked each other, "Which of you will go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him which deeds are most beloved to Allah?" One of us volunteered to go, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for us. We gathered and he motioned for some of us to come closer to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then recited to us from the beginning of the surah until the end: "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, Who has created and proportioned, and Who has destined and [then] guided, and Who brings out the pasture, and [then] makes it black stubble. We then [continued to] hold discussions regarding the recitation. Yahya (one of the narrators) then recited the surah to us from the beginning to the end. Abu Salamah then recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Abdullah ibn Salam recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Al-Awza'i then recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Abu Ishaq also recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Muawiyah then recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Abu Bakr As-Saghanin then recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Abu Abbas said: As-Saghanin did not recite the entire surah to us but recited a portion from the beginning. The Qadi (judge) also recited a portion from the beginning. Abu Abdullah (a narrator) preserved the entire surah for us from the beginning to the end. Finally, the sheikh recited it to us from the beginning to the end.  

اجْتَمَعْنَا فَتَذَاكَرْنَا فَقُلْنَا أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَسْأَلُهُ أِيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقْنَا وَهِبْنَا أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَمَعَنَا فَجَعَلَ يُومِئُ بَعْضُنَا إِلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ {سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ قَالَ يَحْيَى فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا يَحْيَى مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ وَقَرَأَهَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصَّغَانِيُّ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ عَلَيْنَا الصَّغَانِيُّ السُّورَةَ بِتَمَامِهَا وَقَرَأَ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا شَيْئًا وَقَرَأَ الْقَاضِي مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا شَيْئًا وَقَرَأَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ عَلَيْنَا السُّورَةَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا وَقَرَأَهَا الشَّيْخُ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا