[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 which one of us would go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him about the most beloved actions to Allah. Then we separated, and we decided that one of us would go to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a messenger to us and we gathered. He recited to us the verse, 'Glorify Allah, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth' until the end of the Surah. Abu Salamah recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Yahya ibn Abi Kathir recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Abu Is-haq recited it to us from the beginning to the end, meaning the Surah of As-Saff."  

اجْتَمَعْنَا فَتَذَاكَرْنَا أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَيَسْأَلُهُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ؟ ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقْنَا وَهِبْنَا أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ أَحَدٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَمَعَنَا فَجَعَلَ يُومِي بَعْضُنَا إِلَى بَعْضٍ «فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا {سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ} » إِلَى أخِرِ السُّورَةِ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ مَحْبُوبٌ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا يَعْنِي سُورَةَ الصَّفِ  

[Machine] I sat among a group of the Prophet's companions and they said, "Which one of you goes to the Prophet ﷺ and asks him which deeds are most beloved to Allah?" So, the verse "O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?" was revealed. Abu Salamah recited it to us from the beginning to the end, then he wept. Yahya recited it to us from the beginning to the end, then he wept. Al-Awza'i recited it to us from the beginning to the end, then he wept. Al-Walid recited it to us from the beginning to the end, then he wept. Duhaim recited it to us from the beginning to the end, then he wept. Ibrahim recited it to us from the beginning to the end, then he wept. And Ibrahim recited it to us from the beginning to the end, then he wept.  

جَلَسْتُ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَيَسْأَلُهُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ؟ فَنَزَلَتْ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ} قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ بَكَى قَالَ يَحْيَى فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهاَ ثُمَّ بَكَى قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا يَحْيَى مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ بَكَى قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ بَكَى قَالَ دُحَيْمٌ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا الْوَلِيدُ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ بَكَى قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ بَكَى وَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ بِكَى  

[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