[Machine] On the authority of Jundub ibn Abdullah, who narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Read the Quran as long as your hearts are in agreement with it. But if you disagree regarding its interpretation, then step away from it."  

عَنْ جُنْدُبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ مَا ائْتَلَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ قُلُوبُكُمْ فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ فَقُومُوا عَنْهُ»  

[Machine] It is narrated that the Prophet ﷺ passed by Abu Bakr while he was praying, and he lowered his voice. He also passed by Umar while he was praying, and he raised his voice. When they both came to the Prophet ﷺ , he said to Abu Bakr, "O Abu Bakr, I passed by you while you were praying and you were lowering your voice." Abu Bakr replied, "I have heard those whom I was whispering to." The Prophet ﷺ then said to Umar, "And I passed by you, O Umar, while you were raising your voice." Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, I was waking up the sleepers and encouraging them." The Prophet ﷺ then said to Abu Bakr, "Raise your voice a little." He also said to Umar, "Lower your voice a little."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَرَّ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي يَخْفِضُ صَوْتَهُ وَمَرَّ بِعُمَرَ يُصَلِّي رَافِعًا صَوْتَهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَرَرْتُ بِكَ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي تَخْفِضُ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ» قَالَ قَدْ أَسْمَعْتُ مَنْ نَاجَيْتُ قَالَ «وَمَرَرْتُ بِكَ يَا عُمَرُ وَأَنْتَ تَرْفَعُ صَوْتَكَ» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُوقِظُ الْوَسْنَانَ وَأَحْتَسِبُ بِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ ﷺ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «ارْفَعْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ شَيْئًا» وَقَالَ ﷺ لِعُمَرَ «اخْفِضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ شَيْئًا»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: One who recites the Qur'an in a loud voice is like one who gives alms openly; and one who recites the Qur'an quietly is one who gives alms secretly. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1333)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْجَاهِرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْجَاهِرِ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَالْمُسِرُّ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْمُسِرِّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ»  

[Machine] "To me, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Recite upon me.' I said, 'Shall I recite upon you even though the Quran was revealed to you?' He said, 'Indeed, I love to hear it from someone other than myself.'"  

لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ» قَالَ قُلْتُ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ وَإِنَّمَا أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي»  

[Machine] "I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'Recite the Quran from four people - Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Mu'adh ibn Jabal, and Ubay ibn Ka'b.'"  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَسَالِمٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ وَمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ»  

[Machine] "A man recited a verse, and I recited it in a different way. So I asked him, 'Who taught you this?' He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited it to me.' I then went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, did you recite this verse to me, such and such?' He replied, 'Yes.' The man asked, 'Did you recite it to me, such and such?' He said, 'Yes, indeed. Gabriel and Michael came to me. Gabriel sat on my right and Michael on my left. Gabriel said, 'O Muhammad, recite the Quran with precision.' Michael said, 'Increase in it.' So I said, 'Give me more.' He said, 'Recite it with two letters.' Michael then said, 'Increase in it, until it reached seven letters.' And he said, 'Recite it with seven letters, each one is distinct and clear.'"  

قَرَأَ رَجُلٌ آيَةً وَقَرَأْتُهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ قِرَاءَتِهِ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ هَذِهِ؟ فَقَالَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَقْرَأْتَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ أَتَيَانِي فَجَلَسَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَمِيكَائِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنْ يَسَارِي فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ فَقُلْتُ زِدْنِي فَقَالَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ وَقَالَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ كُلٌّ شَافٍ كَافٍ»  

[Machine] That Gabriel ﷺ came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was with the Abbasids and said, "O Muhammad, indeed Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on one letter." So the Prophet ﷺ said, "I ask Allah for His forgiveness and mercy, or His assistance and mercy. Ask Him for them to be relieved, as they will not be able to bear that." Then Gabriel left and came back again, saying, "Indeed, Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on two letters." The Prophet ﷺ responded with the same answer. Then Gabriel left and returned once more, saying, "Indeed, Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on three letters." And the Prophet ﷺ gave the same response. Then Gabriel left and returned again, saying, "Indeed, Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on seven letters. Whoever recites a letter from it, they will receive the reward of reciting it."  

أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِأَضَاةِ بَنِي غِفَارَ فَقَالَ «يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ وَاحِدٍ فَقَالَ ﷺ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ أَوْ مَعُونَتَهُ وَمُعَافَاتَهُ سَلْ لَهُمُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ أَوْ مَعُونَتَهُ وَمُعَافَاتَهُ سَلْ لَهُمُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْرُفٍ قَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ أَوْ مَعُونَتَهُ وَمُعَافَاتَهُ سَلْ لَهُمُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَاكَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنَّ تَقْرَأَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَمَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْهَا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَرَأَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ met Gabriel ﷺ , and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "I have been sent to a nation from which there are young boys, young girls, elderly men, and dying old men." Gabriel ﷺ said, "Command them to recite the Quran with seven letters."  

لَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جِبْرِيلَ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي بُعِثْتُ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ أُمَيَّةٍ مِنْهُمُ الْغُلَامُ وَالْجَارِيَةُ وَالْعَجُوزُ وَالشَّيْخُ الْفَانِي» قَالَ «مُرْهُمْ فَلْيَقْرَؤُوا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ»  

[Machine] "I was sitting in the mosque when a man entered and recited a verse that I disliked. Then another man entered and recited a different verse than his companion. After completing the prayer, they both went to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, this man recited a verse that I disliked, and the other one recited a different verse than his companion.' The Prophet ﷺ told them, 'Recite.' So they recited, and he said, 'You both did well, or he said, 'You both did correctly.' When the one whom the Prophet ﷺ had spoken to heard this, he felt proud, and when the Prophet ﷺ saw what happened to him, he hit his chest. It was as if I was seeing my Lord with a gap. The Prophet ﷺ then said, 'O Ubayy, my Lord has sent me with the command to recite the Quran in a certain way. I initially pleaded with Him to make it easier upon my Ummah, but He insisted that I recite it in seven different ways. For every recitation, I will be rewarded individually on the Day of Resurrection.' I said, 'O Allah, forgive my Ummah.' Then I postponed the second recitation until a day when creation will express their desire for it, even if it means delaying it until the Day of Judgment."  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ آخَرُ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ دَخَلَا جَمِيعًا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا قَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْآخَرُ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَآ» فَقَرَآ «أَحْسَنْتُمَا أَوْ قَالَ أَصَبْتُمَا» قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَالَ لَهُمَا الَّذِي قَالَ كَبُرَ عَلَيَّ فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا غَشِيَنِي ضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَرَقًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا أُبَيُّ إِنَّ رَبِّي أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنِ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي مَرَّتَيْنِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ أَنِ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَلَكَ بِكُلِّ رَدَّةٍ رَدَدْتُهَا مَسْأَلَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي ثُمَّ أَخَّرْتُ الثَّانِيَةَ إِلَى يَوْمٍ يَرْغَبُ إِلَيَّ فِيهِ الْخَلْقُ حَتَّى أَبْرَهَمُ»  

I heard Hisham b. Hakim (b. Hizam) reciting Surah al-Furqan in a different manner from my way of reciting, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had taught me to recite it. I nearly spoke sharply to him, but I delayed till he had finished. Then I caught his cloak at the neck, and I brought him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said: Messenger of Allah, I heard this man reciting Surah al-Furqan in a manner different from that in which you taught me to recite it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ the told him to recite it. He then recited in the manner I heard him recite. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Thus was it sent down. He then said to me: Recite, I recited (it). He then said: Thus was it sent down. He said: The Qur'an was sent down in seven modes of reading, so recite according to what comes most easily. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1475)  

سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ فَقَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَؤُهَا وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا فَكِدْتُ أَنْ أَعْجَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَمْهَلْتُ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ لَبَّبْتُهُ بِرِدَائِهِ فَجِئْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ هَذَا يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَأْتَنِيهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ» فَقَرَأَ الْقِرَاءَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي «اقْرَأْ» فَقَرَأْتُ فَقَالَ «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَاقْرَؤُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Quran was revealed with seven dialects."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: "The Qur'an was revealed with seven dialects."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ»  

[Machine] A man used to write for the Prophet ﷺ . He had read Al-Baqarah and Al 'Imran until he had become distinguished among us, and the Prophet ﷺ would dictate to him, "Forgiving and Merciful." So he would write, "Pardoning and Merciful." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Write, for by the One in whose hand is my soul, whatever he (Gabriel) dictates to you." Then he dictated to him, "Knowledgeable and Wise." So he wrote, "All-Hearing and All-Seeing." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Write, whichever of the two you wish." He (the scribe) narrated that he reverted from Islam and joined the pagans. He said, "I know more about Muhammad than you all. If I wanted, I would write whatever I pleased." So he died in disbelief, and it reached the Prophet ﷺ . He said, "Truly, the earth will not accept him." Then Abu Talhah said, "So I went to the land where he died, and I found him rejected." I said, "What happened to him?" They said, "We buried him, but the earth did not accept him."  

كَانَ رَجُلٌ يَكْتُبُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكَانَ قَدْ قَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عُدَّ فِينَا ذُو شَأْنٍ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُمْلِ عَلَيْهِ {غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا} فَيَكْتُبُ «عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا» فَيَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اكْتُبْ» وَيُمْلِي عَلَيْهِ {عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا} فَيَكْتُبُ «سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا» فَيَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اكْتُبْ أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتَ» قَالَ فَارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَلَحِقَ بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَكْتُبُ مَا شِئْتُ فَمَاتَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لَنْ تَقْبَلَهُ» قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فَأَتَيْتُ تِلْكَ الْأَرْضَ الَّتِي مَاتَ فِيهَا وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الَّذِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَمَا قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ مَنْبُوذًا فَقُلْتُ مَا شَأْنُ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا دَفَنَّاهُ فَلَمْ تَقْبَلْهُ الْأَرْضُ  

[Machine] "From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: 'The first scripture was revealed from one gate and on one letter, and the Quran was revealed from seven gates on seven letters. It contains prohibitions, actions, lawful things, forbidden things, clear verses, ambiguous verses, and examples. So, make lawful what is lawful, forbid what is forbidden, do what you have been commanded, refrain from what you have been forbidden, take the examples into consideration, follow the clear verses, believe in the ambiguous verses, and say: 'We believe in it, all of it is from our Lord.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كَانَ الْكِتَابُ الْأَوَّلُ يَنْزِلُ مِنْ بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَعَلَى حَرْفٍ وَاحِدٍ وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ أَبْوَابٍ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ زَاجِرٌ وَآمِرٌ وَحَلَالٌ وَحَرَامٌ وَمُحْكَمٌ وَمُتَشَابِهٌ وَأَمْثَالٌ فَأَحِلُّوا حَلَالَهُ وَحَرِّمُوا حَرَامَهُ وَافْعَلُوا مَا أُمِرْتُمْ بِهِ وَانْتَهُوا عَمَّا نُهِيتُمْ عَنْهُ وَاعْتَبِرُوا بِأَمْثَالِهِ وَاعْمَلُوا بِمُحْكَمِهِ وَآمِنُوا بِمُتَشَابِهِهِ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّنَا»  

[Machine] I heard a man reciting a verse which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not recite, so I went to the Prophet ﷺ while he was in private conversation with Ali. I mentioned this to him, so Ali came to us and said, "Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commands you to recite as you have been taught."  

سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأُ آيَةً أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خِلَافَ مَا قَرَأَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُنَاجِي عَلِيًّا فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا عَلِيٌّ وَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَقْرَؤُوا كَمَا عُلِّمْتُمْ  

[Machine] "Read upon me, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Surah Ar-Rahman. So I went out to the mosque in the evening, and a group of people came and sat around me. I said to a man, 'Read upon me.' But when he started reciting, he recited in a way that I could not understand. So I asked him, 'Who taught you how to recite?' He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me.' So we went until we stood in front of the Prophet ﷺ , and I said, 'We differ in our recitation.' The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed when he heard this, and he found it concerning. He said, 'The people before you were destroyed because of their differences.' Then he commanded Ali, saying, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ orders you to recite as you have been taught. Indeed, the destruction of those before you was due to their differences.' So we left, and each one of us recited a letter that his companion could not recite."  

أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُورَةَ الرَّحْمَنِ فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ عَشِيَّةً فَجَلَسَ إِلَيَّ رَهْطٌ فَقُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَقْرَأُ أَحْرُفًا لَا أَقْرَؤُهَا فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ؟ فَقَالَ أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى وَقَفْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ اخْتَلَفْنَا فِي قِرَاءَتِنَا فَإِذَا وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيهِ تَغَيُّرٌ وَوَجَدَ فِي نَفْسِهِ حِينَ ذَكَرْتُ الِاخْتِلَافَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ بِالِاخْتِلَافِ» فَأَمَرَ عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ كَمَا عُلِّمَ فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمُ الِاخْتِلَافُ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا وَكُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا يَقْرَأُ حَرْفًا لَا يَقْرَأُ صَاحِبُهُ  

[Machine] "It has been reported that Abdullah ibn Al-Mughaffal heard the Prophet ﷺ recite in the year of the conquest, then he repeated his recitation."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْمُغَفَّلِ يَقُولُ قَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ فَرَجَّعَ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Adorn the Quran with your voices."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Beautify the Qur'an with your voices. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1468)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ»  

God has not listened to anything as He listens to a Prophet reciting the Qur'an in a sweet voice. (Using translation from Muslim 792a)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهُ لِشَيْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ»  

Allah has not heard anything (more pleasing) than listening to the Prophet reciting the Qur'an in a sweet loud voice. (Using translation from Muslim 793b)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهُ لِشَيْءٍ كَأَذَنِهِ لِلَّذِي يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ يَجْهَرُ بِهِ»  

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying and a sound came from his breast like the rumbling of a mill owing to weeping. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 904)   

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَفِي صَدْرِهِ أَزِيزٌ كَأَزِيزِ الْمِرْجَلِ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Allah listens more attentively to a man with a beautiful voice who recites Qur’an out loud than the master of a singing slave listens to his slave.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1340)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ أَذَنَا إِلَى الرَّجُلِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقُرْآنِ مِنْ صَاحِبِ الْقَيْنَةِ إِلَى قَيْنَتِهِ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "There will come a time after sixty years where people will neglect prayer and follow their desires, and they will face misguidance. Then there will come a generation who will recite the Quran, but their actions will not surpass its surface. There will be three types of people among them: a believer, a hypocrite, and a wicked person." Bashir asked, "Who are these three?" The reply was, "The hypocrite disbelieves in it (the Quran), the wicked person utilizes it (for his own gain), and the believer has faith in it."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَكُونُ خَلْفٌ بَعْدَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ خَلْفٌ يَقْرَؤُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يَعْدُو تَرَاقِيَهُمْ وَيَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مُؤْمِنٌ وَمُنَافِقٌ وَفَاجِرٌ» قَالَ بَشِيرٌ فَقُلْتُ لِلْوَلِيدِ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةُ؟ قَالَ الْمُنَافِقُ كَافِرٌ بِهِ وَالْفَاجِرُ يَتَأَكَّلُ بِهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ  

[Machine] I gathered the Quran and read it in one night. The Prophet ﷺ was informed about this, and he said, "Read it every month." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He then said, "Read it every twenty days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He replied, "Read it every ten days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He then said, "Read it every seven days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." However, he refused.  

جَمَعْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَرَأْتُ بِهِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي كُلِّ عِشْرِينَ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي عَشْرٍ» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي سَبْعٍ» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي فَأَبَى  

[Machine] "I memorized the Quran, so I recited it in one night. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, 'Recite it in a month.' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youthfulness.' He said, 'Recite it in ten days.' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youthfulness.' He said, 'Recite it in seven days.' He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youthfulness.' He insisted and did not give up."  

حَفِظْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَرَأْتُ بِهِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي شَهْرٍ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي عَشْرٍ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْهُ فِي سَبْعٍ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ فَأَبَى  

The Prophet ﷺ said: He who recites the Qur'an in a period less than three days does not understand it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1394)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يَفْقَهُ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ»  

[Machine] On the authority of Jundub ibn Abdullah, he said: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Recite the Quran as long as your hearts are in agreement upon it. But when you differ regarding it, then stay away from it."  

عَنْ جُنْدُبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «اقْرَؤُوا الْقُرْآنَ مَا ائْتَلَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ قُلُوبُكُمْ فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ فَقُومُوا عَنْهُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day came out to us while we were reciting the Qur’an. He said: Praise be to Allah. The Book of Allah is one, and among you are the red, and among you are the white and among you are the black. Recite it before there appear people who will recite it and straighten it as an arrow is straightened. They will get their reward for it in this world and will not get it in the Hereafter. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 831)  

عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا وَنَحْنُ نَقْتَرِئُ فَقَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَاحِدٌ وَفِيكُمُ الْأَحْمَرُ وَفِيكُمُ الْأَسْوَدُ اقْرَؤُوهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْرَأَهُ أَقْوَامٌ يُقَوِّمُونَهُ كَمَا يُقَوَّمُ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ يَتَعَجَّلُ أَجْرَه ُ وَلَا يَتَأَجَّلُهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should say, 'I have forgotten a verse, but I remember part of it.' For indeed, he has not forgotten it, but rather, it has been made to be forgotten."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يَقُولُ أَحَدُكُمْ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ هُوَ نَسِيَ وَلَكِنَّهُ نُسِّيَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Remember the Quran, for it is sharper and more penetrating than the chests of men. How terrible it is for one of you to say, 'I have forgotten an Ayah (verse), but I will not forget a poem or a song.' Rather, he has forgotten."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَلَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النَّعَمِ مِنْ عُقُلِهَا وَبِئْسَمَا لِأَحَدِكُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ مَا نَسِيَ وَلَكِنْ نُسِّيَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: "It is not right for any one of you to say: 'I have forgotten such and such a verse.' Rather, he has been caused to forget. Study the Qur'an, for it escapes from the heart of man faster than a camel escapes from its fetter. " (Using translation from Nasāʾī 943)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَلَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النَّعَمِ مِنْ عُقُلِهَا وَبِئْسَمَا لِأَحَدِكُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5031)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ كَصَاحِبِ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِنْ عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا ذَهَبَتْ»  

"The likeness of the Quran is that of a hobbled camel. If its owner ties its rope, he will keep it, but if he loosens its rope it will go away." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3783)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ مَثَلَ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِنْ عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهَا عَقَلَهَا وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا ذَهَبَتْ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: One who was devoted to the Qur'an will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in the world, for he will reach his abode when he comes to the last verse he recites. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1464)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يُقَالُ لِصَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ اقْرَأْ وَرَتِّلْ كَمَا كُنْتَ تُرَتِّلُ فِي دَارِ الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّ مَنْزِلَتَكَ عِنْدَ آخِرِ آيَةٍ كُنْتَ تَقْرَؤُهَا»  

One who is skilled in the Qur'an is associated with the noble, upright recording angels, and he who falters when he recites the Qur'an and finds it difficult for him will have a double reward. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1454)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهُوَ مَاهِرٌ بِهِ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ وَالَّذِي يَقْرَؤُهُ وَهُوَ يَشْتَدُّ عَلَيْهِ لَهُ أَجْرَانِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No group of people gathers in a mosque, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that tranquility descends upon them, mercy enfolds them, the angels surround them, and Allah mentions them to those in His presence. And whoever is slow in their actions will not be expedited by their lineage."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا جَلَسَ قَوْمٌ فِي مَسْجِدٍ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ اللَّهِ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَيَتَدَارَسُونَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ إِلَّا نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّكِينَةُ وَغَشِيَتْهُمُ الرَّحْمَةُ وَحَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَذَكَرَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِيمَنْ عِنْدَهُ وَمَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ»  

[Machine] "I heard Al-Bara'ah saying that there was a man who used to recite Surat Al-Kahf and his horse was tied up, and it became restless and started to move around, appearing like a mist or cloud that had surrounded him. So he came to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned this to him, and the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Recite, O so and so, for that is tranquility that descended due to the recitation of the Quran.'"  

سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ وَدَابَّتُهُ مُوثَقَةٌ فَجَعَلَتْ تَنْفِرُ تَرَى مِثْلَ الضَّبَابَةِ أَوِ الْغَمَامَةِ قَدْ غَشِيَتْهُ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْ يَا فُلَانُ تِلْكَ السَّكِينَةُ أُنْزِلَتْ عِنْدَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ لِلْقُرْآنِ»  

The Prophet said: "The likeness of the believer who recites the Qur'an is that of a citron, the taste and smell of which are good. The likeness of a believer who does not read the Qur'an is that of a date, the taste of which is good but it has no smell. The likeness of a hypocrite who reads the Qur'an is that of a sweet basil, the smell of which is good but its taste is bitter. And the likeness of a hypocrite who does not read the Qur'an is that of a colocynth (bitter apple), the taste of which is bitter and it has no smell.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 214)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَرِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ التَّمْرَةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَمَثَلُ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الرَّيْحَانَةِ رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ وَمَثَلُ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ طَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا»  

"The Prophet [SAW] said: 'The parable of the believer who recites the Qur'an is that of a citron, the taste and smell of which are good. The parable of a believer who does not read the Qur'an is that of a date, the taste of which is good but it has no smell. The parable of a hypocrite who reads the Qur'an is that of basil, the smell of which is good but its taste is bitter. And the parable of a hypocrite who does not read the Qur'an is that of a colocynth (bitter-apple), the taste of which is bitter and it has no smell.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5038)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَرِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ التَّمْرَةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ أَوِ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الرَّيْحَانَةِ رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ أَوِ الْفَاجِرِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ طَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا»  

Whom have you appointed as your deputy over the people of the valley? He said: I have appointed Ibn Abza over them, ‘Umar said: Who is Ibn Abza? Nafiʼ said: One of our freed slaves. ‘Umar said: Have you appointed a freed slave over them? Nafi’ said: He has great knowledge of the Book of Allah, is well versed in the rules of inheritance (al­-fara'id) and is a (good) qadi (judge). 'Umar said. Indeed your Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah raises some people (in status) by means of this Book and brings others low by means of it.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 232)   

عُمَرُ مَنِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْوَادِي؟ يَعْنِي أَهْلَ مَكَّةَ قَالَ ابْنَ أَبْزَى قَالَ وَمَنِ ابْنُ أَبْزَى؟ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَوَالِي قَالَ عُمَرُ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَوْلًى؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ قَارِئٌ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّ نَبِيَّكُمْ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَرْفَعُ بِهَذَا الْقُرْآنِ أَقْوَامًا وَيَضَعُ بِهِ آخَرِينَ»  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, teach me the Quran." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Recite three verses from Surah Al-Ra'ad." The man said, "I am old, my tongue is heavy, and my heart is hard." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Recite three verses from Surah Al-Hamd." The man said, "It is the same for me, but please teach me a comprehensive Surah, O Messenger of Allah." So the Prophet ﷺ recited to him the verse, 'When the earth is shaken...' until 'good or evil, shall see it.' The man said, "By the One who has sent you with the truth, I do not care to add to it until I meet Allah, but tell me what good deeds I should do." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform the five daily prayers, observe fasting in Ramadan, perform Hajj to the House of Allah, give Zakat from your wealth, enjoin good and forbid evil."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرِئْنِي الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الر» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ كَبُرَ سِنِّي وَثَقُلَ لِسَانِي وَغَلُظَ قَلْبِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حم» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنْ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سُورَةً جَامِعَةً فَأَقْرَأَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ {مَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ} قَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أُبَالِي أَنْ لَا أَزِيدَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَى اللَّهَ وَلَكِنْ أَخْبِرْنِي بِمَا عَلَيَّ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ أَعْمَلْ مَا أَطَقْتُ الْعَمَلَ قَالَ «الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخُمْسُ وَصِيَامُ رَمَضَانَ وَحَجُّ الْبَيْتِ وَأَدِّ زَكَاةَ مَالِكَ وَمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was on a journey when he stopped and a man from his companions walked beside him. The Prophet turned to him and said, "Shall I not tell you about the best of the Qur'an?" The man replied, "Please recite it to me." The Prophet recited to him, "{Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all worlds.}"  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ فَنَزَلَ فَمَشَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ»؟ قَالَ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهِ «{الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} »  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, did not reveal in the Tawrah or the Injil anything like Umm Al-Quran (Al-Fatihah), which is the seven oft-recited, and (Allah said) it is divided between Myself and My slave will have what he asked for.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 914)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مَا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ مِثْلُ أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَهِيَ مَقْسُومَةٌ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ»  

[Machine] Regarding the Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer without reciting the opening chapter of the Book (Surah Al-Fatiha) in it, it is incomplete, it is incomplete."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ صَلَّى صَلَاةً لَمْ يَقْرَأْ فِيهَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ غَيْرُ تَمَامٍ»  

[Machine] "I was praying in the mosque when the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) called me, but I did not respond to him. So I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I was praying.' He said, 'Did Allah not say, 'Respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you?' Then he said, 'Shall I not teach you a surah that is the greatest surah in the Quran?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.' It is Surah Al-Fatiha and the Quran that has been given to me.'"  

كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ أُجِبْهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فَقَالَ «أَلَمْ يَقُلِ اللَّهُ {اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ} ؟ » ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ سُورَةً هِيَ أَعْظَمُ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ؟ » فَقُلْتُ بَلَى فَقَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُهُ»  

[Machine] While Gabriel was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ, he heard a creaking sound above him, so he raised his head and said, "A door in the sky has been opened, that has never been opened before." An angel came to him and said, "Rejoice with two surahs that have been given to you, which no prophet before you has been given: the Opening of the Book (Al-Fatiha) and the Concluding Surah of Al-Baqarah. You will not recite a letter of them except that you will be given (reward)."  

بَيْنَمَا جِبْرِيلُ جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ سَمِعَ نَقِيضًا مِنْ فَوْقِهِ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ لَقَدْ فُتِحَ بَابٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَا فُتِحَ قَطُّ فَأَتَاهُ مَلَكٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبْشِرْ بِسُورَتَيْنِ أُوتِيتَهُمَا لَمْ يُعْطَهُمَا نَبِيٌّ كَانَ قَبْلَكَ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَخَوَاتِيمِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ لَنْ تَقْرَأَ مِنْهَا حَرْفًا إِلَّا أُعْطِيتَهُ  

[Machine] He said, "O Messenger of Allah, while I was reciting Surah Al-Baqarah last night, I heard a noise behind me and I thought that my horse had escaped. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Continue reading, O Abu 'Atik." So I turned around and saw a light extending between the sky and the earth. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept saying, "Continue reading, O Abu 'Atik." So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I cannot continue." And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Those are the angels who descended to hear the recitation of Surah Al-Baqarah. If you had gone on, you would have seen miracles."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَقْرَأُ اللَّيْلَةَ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ وَجْبَةً مِنْ خَلْفِي فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ فَرَسِي انْطَلَقَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ يَا أَبَا عَتِيكٍ» فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا مِثْلُ الْمِصْبَاحِ مُدَلًّى بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «اقْرَأْ يَا أَبَا عَتِيكٍ» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَنْ أَمْضِيَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تِلْكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ نَزَلَتْ لِقِرَاءَةِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَوْ مَضَيْتَ لَرَأَيْتَ الْعَجَائِبَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ said: "Verily, everything has a pinnacle and the pinnacle of the Qur'an is Surah Al-Baqarah. Whoever recites it in his house at night, Shaytan will not enter his house for three nights, and whoever recites it during the day, Shaytan will not enter his house for three days."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَنَامًا وَإِنَّ سَنَامَ الْقُرْآنِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ مَنْ قَرَأَهَا فِي بَيْتِهِ لَيْلًا لَمْ يَدْخُلِ الشَّيْطَانُ بَيْتَهُ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا نَهَارًا لَمْ يَدْخُلِ الشَّيْطَانُ بَيْتَهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ»  

[Machine] "I met Abu Mas'ud while performing the Tawaf, so I asked him about it. He told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah in one night, they will be sufficient for him.’"  

لَقِيتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ فِي الطَّوَافِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهُ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ قَرَأَ الْآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ»