[Machine] I gathered the Quran and started reciting it every night. The Prophet ﷺ was informed about this and he said to me, "Recite it in its entirety every month." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He replied, "Recite it in its entirety every twenty days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He then said, "Recite it in its entirety every ten days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He finally said, "Recite it in its entirety every seven days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." But he refused.  

جَمَعْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَرَأْتُ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي «اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ» فَقُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ عِشْرِينَ» قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ عَشْرٍ» قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ سَبْعٍ» قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي فَأَبَى  

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! In how much time may I recite the Qur'an?' He said: 'Complete it in one month.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Then complete it in twenty (days).' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Then finish it in fifteen (days).' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Finish it in ten (days).' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Finish it in five (days).' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.'" He ('Abdullah bin 'Amr) said: "But he did not permit me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2946)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فِي كَمْ أَخْتِمُ الْقُرْآنَ؟ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ» قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسٍ وعشرين» قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي خمس عشرة» قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي عَشْرٍ» قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسٍ» قَالَ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «فَمَا رَخَّصَ لِي»  

The Prophet ﷺ said (to ʿAbdullah), "Fast three days a month." ʿAbdullah said, (to the Prophet) "I am able to fast more than that." They kept on arguing on this matter till the Prophet ﷺ said, "Fast on alternate days, and recite the whole Qur'an once a month." ʿAbdullah said, "I can recite more (in a month)," and the argument went on till the Prophet ﷺ said, "Recite the Qur'an once each three days." (i.e. you must not recite the whole Qur'an in less than three days). (Using translation from Bukhārī 1978)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «صُمْ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ» قَالَ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ حَتَّى قَالَ «صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا» وَقَالَ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ» فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي ثَلَاثٍ»  

“No one properly understands who reads the Qur’an in less than three days.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1347)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَمْ يَفْقَهْ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي أَقَلِّ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ»  

Wahb ibn Munabbih said: Abdullah ibn Amr asked the Prophet ﷺ; In how many days should one complete the recitation of the Qur'an? He said: In forty days. He then said: In one month. He again said: In twenty days. He then said: In fifteen days. He then said: In ten days. Finally he said: In seven days. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1395)   

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي كَمْ يُقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنُ؟ قَالَ «فِي أَرْبَعِينَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «فِي شَهْرٍ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «فِي عِشْرِينَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «فِي عَشْرٍ» ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ يَعْنِي مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَهْبٌ لَمْ يَسْمَعْهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ ordered him to recite (the Quran) in forty (days), then in a month, then in twenty (days), then in fifteen, then in ten, then in seven. He said, "He stopped at seven."  

أَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ ثُمَّ فِي شَهْرٍ ثُمَّ فِي عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ فِي خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ وَفِي عَشْرٍ ثُمَّ فِي سَبْعٍ» قَالَ «انْتَهَى إِلَى سَبْعٍ»