The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite al-Musabbihat before going to sleep, and say: They contain a verse which is better than a thousand verses. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5057)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ وَيَقُولُ «إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ»  

A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Teach me to read the Qur'an, Messenger of Allah. He said: Read three surahs which begin with A.L.R. He said: My age is advanced, my mind has become dull (i.e. memory has grown weak), and my tongue has grown heavy). So he said: Then read three surahs which begin with H.M. He repeated the same words. So he said: Read three surahs which begin with the "Glorification of Allah". But he repeated the same excuse. The man then said: Teach me a comprehensive surah, Messenger of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught him Surah (99). "When the Earth is shaken with her earthquake". When he finished it, the man said: By Him Who sent you with truth, I shall never add anything to it. Then man then went away. The Prophet ﷺ said twice: The man received salvation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1399)   

أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَاتِ الر» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ كَبِرَتْ سِنِيَّ وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَاتِ حم» فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى قَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ» فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَلَكِنْ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةَ جَامِعَةً قَالَ فَاقْرَأْ {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا} [الزلزلة 1] حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا شَيْئًا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ»  

A man from the companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ narrated: I was traveling with the Prophet ﷺ when I heard a man reciting "Say: O disbelievers!" (Kāfirūn, 109:1) until he completed it. The Prophet ﷺ said, "He has been absolved from committing shrik (associating partners with Allah.)" Then we continued our journey and heard another person reciting "Say: He is Allah, the One." (Ikhlāṣ 112:1) The Prophet ﷺ said, "As for this person, his sins have been forgiven."  

عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَسِيرُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأُ {قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ} [الكافرون 1] حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا قَالَ «قَدْ بَرِئَ هَذَا مِنَ الشِّرْكِ» ثُمَّ سِرْنَا فَسَمِعَ آخَرَ يَقْرَأُ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ فَقَالَ «أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ»  

[Machine] A man got up at night and recited "Say: He is Allah, the One" repeatedly without reciting anything else. When morning came, a man said, "O Messenger of Allah, a man stood up last night from midnight until dawn and recited 'Say: He is Allah, the One' repeatedly without reciting anything else. It is as if this man belittles it." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, it is equivalent to a third of the Qur'an."  

قَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ السُّورَةُ يُرَدِّدُهَا لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ رَجُلًا قَامَ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ السَّحَرِ يَقْرَأُ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا كَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَتَقَلَّلُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَتَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verses were revealed to me that no one has ever seen their likeness before, the Mu'awwidhatayn."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيَّ آيَاتٌ لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهُنَّ قَطُّ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has His own people among mankind.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: 'The people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 215)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ» قَالُوا وَمَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ هُمْ أَهْلُ اللهِ وَخَاصَّتُهُ»  

[Machine] "Who are these people?" we asked. They replied, "We are the sons of Layth." So, we asked them and asked again. Then we said, "We have come to ask you about the story of Hudhayfah." They said, "We joined Abu Musa's caravan, and the animals became tired in Kufa, so I and my companion sought permission from Abu Musa, and he granted us permission. So, we entered Kufa." I said to my companion, "When the market opens, I will come out to you." He said, "I entered the mosque, and there was a circle of people listening to the speech of a man. So, I stood among them, and then a man came and stood next to me." I said to him, "Who is this?" He said, "Are you Basri?" I said, "Yes." He said, "I knew that you would not ask about this if you were a Kufan." This is Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman. So, I approached him and heard him saying, "People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, while I asked him about evil. And I knew that good will not surpass me." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, after this good, is there any evil?" He said, "O Hudhayfah, learn the Book of Allah and follow what is in it three times." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, after this good, is there any evil?" He said, "O Hudhayfah, learn the Book of Allah and follow what is in it three times." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, after this evil, is there any good?" He said, "A truce in which there is deception and a group upon misguidance within it." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, after this good, is there any evil?" He said, "A blind and deaf trial with callers to the gates of Hell, and it is better for you, O Hudhayfah, to die while you have a piece of bread in your hand than to follow any one of them."  

«مَنِ الْقَوْمُ؟» قُلْنَا بَنُو لَيْثٍ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ وَسَأَلْنَا ثُمَّ قُلْنَا أَتَيْنَاكَ نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ حَدِيثِ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ «أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ أَبِي مُوسَى قَافِلِينَ وَغَلَتِ الدَّوَابُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِي أَبَا مُوسَى فَأَذِنَ لَنَا فَقَدِمْنَا الْكُوفَةَ» فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي إِنِّي دَاخِلُ الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا قَامَتِ السُّوقُ خَرَجْتُ إِلَيْكِ قَالَ «فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ حَلْقَةٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ رَجُلٍ فَقُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَامَ إِلَى جَنْبِي» فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ «أَبَصْرِيٌّ أَنْتَ» فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «قَدْ عَرَفْتُ لَوْ كُنْتَ كُوفِيًّا لَمْ تَسَلْ عَنْ هَذَا» هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَأَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَنْ يَسْبِقَنِي» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الشَّرِّ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ «هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَلَى أَقْذَاءِ فِيهَا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ «فِتْنَةٌ عَمْيَاءُ صَمَّاءُ عَلَيْهَا دُعَاةٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ النَّارِ وَأَنْ تَمُوتَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جِذْلٍ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] "People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, while I used to ask him about evil so that I may avoid it. I came to know that good does not pass me by." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there any evil after good?" He replied, "O Hudhayfah, learn the Book of Allah and act upon its teachings." I repeated this question three times, and on the third time he said, "There will be trials and conflicts." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there any good after that evil?" He replied, "O Hudhayfah, learn the Book of Allah and act upon its teachings." Then he said on the third time, "There will be a truce on a smoky battlefield and a group on burning embers." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there any good after that evil?" He replied, "O Hudhayfah, learn the Book of Allah and act upon its teachings." Then he said on the third time, "There will be trials at its doors, with callers inviting people to Hell. It is better for you to die while holding onto a stump than to follow any one of them."  

«كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ كَيْمَا أَعْرِفَهُ فَأَتَّقِيَهُ وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَا يَفُوتَنِي» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلَ ثَلَاثًا» فَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ «فِتْنَةٌ وَاخْتِلَافٌ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الشَّرِّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ «هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَلَى قَذًى فِيهَا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ «فِتَنٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِهَا دُعَاةٌ إِلَى النَّارِ فَلَأَنْ تَمُوتَ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جِذْلٍ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Learn the Quran, sing with it, possess it. By the One in whose hand is my soul, it is easier than childbirth in the mind."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَتَغَنُّوا بِهِ وَاقْتَنُوهُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَلُّتًا مِنَ الْمَخَاضِ فِي الْعَقْلِ»  

[Machine] I heard Uqbah bin Amir Al-Juhani saying, "We were sitting in the mosque reading the Quran when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered and greeted us. We returned the greeting to him and he said, 'Learn the book of Allah and seek it. By the One in whose hand is Muhammad's soul, it is more deviant than stray camels in the sand dunes.'"  

سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ يَقُولُ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ نَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ فَرَدَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ «تَعَلَّمُوا كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاقْتَنُوهُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَلُّتًا مِنَ الْعِشَارِ فِي الْعُقُلِ»  

The best among you is he who learns and teaches the Qur'an. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1452)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ»  

“The best of you are those who learn Qurʿan and teach it.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 500)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ «خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ» وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ «أَفْضَلُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿThe best of you is the one who learns Qurʿan and teaches it.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 405)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَفْضَلُكُمْ مَنْ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ عَلَّمَهُ»  

The Prophet ﷺ 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." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5032)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ بِئْسَمَا لَأَحَدِهِمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ «نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ اسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ أَسْرَعُ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النَّعَمِ مِنْ عُقُلِهِ» وَقَفَهُ جَرِيرٌ  

What a wretched person is he amongst them who says: I have forgotten such and such a verse. (He should instead of using this expression say): I have been made to forget it. Try to remember the Qur'an for it is more apt to escape from men's minds than a hobbled camel. (Using translation from Muslim 790a)   

اسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَلَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النَّعَمِ مِنْ عُقُلِهِ وَلَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The one who learns the Quran is like the owner of a hobbled camel. If he pays attention to it, he will keep it, but if he releases it, it will go away." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 942)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثْلُ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِذَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِنْ أُطْلِقَتْ ذَهَبَتْ»  

The Prophet ﷺ 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." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5039)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِئْسَمَا لَأَحَدِهِمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Verily the example of the Qur'an is like that of a tied camel. If its owner takes care of it, it remains with him, and if he neglects it, it goes away. Similarly, when a person establishes a relationship with the Qur'an and recites it day and night, he remembers it, but when he does not recite it, he forgets it.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَثَلِ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِذَا عَاهَدَهَا صَاحِبُهَا عَلَى عُقُلِهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِذَا أَغْفَلَهَا ذَهَبَتْ إِذَا قَامَ صَاحِبُ الْقُرْآنِ فَقَرَأَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ ذَكَرَهُ وَإِذَا لَمْ يَقْرَأْهُ نَسِيَهُ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: When one of you gets up by night (to pray), and falters in reciting the Qur'an (due to sleep), and he does not understand what he utters, he should sleep. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1311)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاسْتَعْجَمَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى لِسَانِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ مَا يَقُولُ فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ  

"The one who is proficient with the Qur'an will be with the noble and righteous scribes (the angels), and the one who reads it and stumbles over it, finding it difficult, will have two rewards." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3779)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْمَاهِرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ وَالَّذِي يُتَعْتِعُ فِيهِ لَهُ أَجْرَانِ» قَالَ عِمْرَانُ «اثْنَانِ»  

"The one who is proficient with the Qur'an will be with the noble and righteous scribes (the angels), and the one who reads it and stumbles over it, finding it difficult, will have two rewards." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3779)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْمَاهِرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ وَالَّذِي يَقْرَأُ وَهُوَ يَتَتَعْتَعُ فِيهِ وَهُوَ شَاقٌّ عَلَيْهِ لَهُ أَجْرَانِ»  

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)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهُوَ مَاهِرٌ بِهِ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ وَالَّذِي يَقْرَؤُهُ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ شَاقٌّ فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: "Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, never listens to anything as He listens to a Prophet chanting the Quran." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1018)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا أَذِنَ اللهٌ لِشَيْءٍ يَعْنِي إِذْنَهُ لِنَبِيٍّ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Learn the Book of Allah, hold onto it, and recite it with melodious intonation. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, it is more malleable than giving birth in the intellect."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَعَلَّمُوا كِتَابَ اللهِ وَتَعَاهَدُوهُ وَتَغَنَّوْا بِهِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَلُّتًا مِنَ الْمَخَاضِ فِي الْعُقُلِ»  

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

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "I heard the voice of Abu Musa Al-Ashari reciting." He said, "Indeed, Abu Musa has been granted some of the Psalms of the family of David."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «سَمِعَ صَوْتَ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ» قَالَ «لَقَدْ أُوتِي أَبُو مُوسَى مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ»  

that he heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "Allah does not listen to anything as He listens to the recitation of the Qur'an by a Prophet who recites it in attractive audible sweet sounding voice." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7544)  

أنه سمع رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا أَذِنَ اللهُ لِشَيْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ حَسَنِ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقُرْآنِ يَجْهَرُ بِهِ»  

Allah has not listened to anything as He does to a Prophet chanting the Qur'an with a loud voice. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1473)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا أَذِنَ اللهُ لِشَيْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was on his camel when he recited and Abu Iyas asked him about his recitation. He mentioned from Ibn Mugaffal that the Prophet ﷺ "went back in his recitation."  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ فَقَرَأَ فَرَجَّعَ أَبُو إِيَاسٍ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ فَذَكَرَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «رَجَّعَ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , recited Surah Al-Fath on the day of the conquest of Makkah, and I have never heard a better recitation than that."  

«قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ بِسُورَةِ الْفَتْحِ فَمَا سَمِعْتُ قِرَاءَةً أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا يُرَجِّعُ»  

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 اللهِ ﷺ «يُقَالُ لِصَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ اقْرَأْ وَارْتَقِ وَرَتِّلْ كَمَا كُنْتَ تُرَتِّلُ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّ مَنْزِلَتَكَ عِنْدَ آخِرِ آيَةٍ تَقْرَؤُهَا»  

He asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and she said: "Why do you want to know about his prayer?" Then she described his recitation and as being so measured and clear that each letter could be distinguished. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1022)  

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَاتِهِ فَقَالَتْ «مَا لَكُمْ وَصَلَاتَهُ ثُمَّ نَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا»  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ passed by Abu Musa one night while he was reciting (the Quran). The Prophet ﷺ said, 'You have been granted a portion of the Psalms of the family of David.' When morning came, they informed him (Abu Musa) about it. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'If you had only informed me, I would have made it more clear.'"  

مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ» فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ أُعْطِيَ مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ» فَقَالَ «لَوْ كُنْتَ أَعْلَمْتَنِي لَحَبَّرْتُ ذَلِكَ تَحْبِيرًا»  

"I asked Anas: 'How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite Quran?' He said: 'He used to elongate the sounds.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1014)  

سَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «كَانَ يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا»  

‘Abd Allaah bin ‘Umar said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ prohibited to travel with a copy of the Qur’an to the enemy territory. The narrator Malik said “(It is) I think lest the enemy should take it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2610)   

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَنْهَى أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ»  

A lady came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! 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." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you have anything to offer her?" He replied. "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Go to your family and see if you can find something.' The man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I have not found anything." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Try to find something, even if it is an iron ring.'' He went again and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw him going away, so he ordered somebody to call him. When he came, the Prophet ﷺ 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 ﷺ asked him, "Can you recite it by heart?" he replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Go, I have married this lady to you for the amount of the Qur'an you know by heart." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5030)  

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «جِئْتُ لِأَهَبَ لَكَ نَفْسِي فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَعَّدَ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَصَوَّبَهُ ثُمَّ طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ فِيهَا شَيْئًا جَلَسَتْ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ» فَقَالَ «أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ فِيهَا حَاجَةٌ فَزَوِّجْنِيهَا» فَقَالَ «هَلْ عِنْدِكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟» قَالَ «لَا وَاللهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ شَيْئًا» قَالَ «انْظُرْ وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فَذَهَبَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ» قَالَ «لَا وَاللهِ وَلَا خَاتَمٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَلَكِنْ هَذَا إِزَارِي» قَالَ «سَهْلٌ مَا لَهُ رِدَاءٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُهُ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا تَصْنَعُ بِإِزَارِكَ إِنْ لَبِسْتَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهَا مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ وَإِنْ لَبِسْتَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ فَجَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى طَالَ مَجْلِسُهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَرَآهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُوَلِّيًا فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَدُعِيَ» فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ «مَاذَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ؟» قَالَ «مَعِي سُورَةُ كَذَا سُورَةُ كَذَا سُورَةُ كَذَا عَدَّدَهَا» قَالَ «تَقْرَؤُهُنَّ عَنْ ظَهْرِ قَلْبِكَ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ «قَدْ مَلَّكْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ»  

[Machine] I saw the Prophet ﷺ on the day of the conquest riding his camel and reciting, "Indeed, We have granted you a clear conquest" [Quran 48:1]. Then Abu Iyas returned in his recitation and mentioned from Ibn Mughaffal regarding the Prophet ﷺ , "He returned in his recitation."  

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ يَسِيرُ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ فَقَرَأَ {إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا} [الفتح 1] فَرَجَّعَ أَبُو إِيَاسٍ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ وَذَكَرَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «فَرَجَّعَ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ»  

"I was walking with the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and he said: "O 'Uqbah, say!' I said: 'What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?' He did not answer me, then h esaid: 'O 'Uqbah, say!' I said: 'What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?' But he did not answer me. I said: 'O Allah, make him answer me.' He said: 'O 'Uqbah, say!' I said: 'What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak...' So I recited it until I came to the end. Then he said: 'Say,' and I said: 'What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind...,' so I recited it until I came to the end. Then the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'No one who asks has ever asked by means of anything like them, and no one who seeks refuge has ever sought refuge with anything like them.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5438)  

كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ قُلْتُ «مَاذَا أَقُولُ؟ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي» ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ قُلْتُ «مَاذَا أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي» فَقُلْتُ «اللهُمَّ ارْدُدْهُ عَلَيَّ» فَقَالَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ فَقُلْتُ «مَاذَا أَقُولُ؟» فَقَالَ «قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ فَقَرَأْتُهَا حَتَّى آتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِهَا» ثُمَّ قَالَ قُلْ قُلْتُ «مَاذَا أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟» قَالَ «قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ» فَقَرَأْتُهَا حَتَّى آتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ «مَا سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِمِثْلِهِمَا وَلَا اسْتَعَاذَ مُسْتَعِيذٌ بِمِثْلِهِمَا»  

[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»  

Behold, my Lord commanded me that I should teach you which you do not know and which He has taught me today. (He has instructed thus): The property which I have conferred upon them is lawful for them. I have created My servants as one having a natural inclination to the worship of Allah but it is Satan who turns them away from the right religion and he makes unlawful what has been declared lawful for them and he commands them to ascribe partnership with Me, although he has no justification for that. And verily, Allah looked towards the people of the world and He showed hatred for the Arabs and the non-Arabs, but with the exception of some remnants from the People of the Book. And He (further) said: I have sent thee (the Holy Prophet) in order to put you to test and put (those to test) through you. And I sent the Book to you which cannot be washed away by water, so that you may recite it while in the state of wakefulness or sleep. Verily, Allah commanded me to burn (kill) the Quraish. I said: My Lord, they would break my head (like the tearing) of bread, and Allah said: You turn them out as they turned you out, you fight against them and We shall help you in this, you should spend and you would be conferred upon. You send an army and I would send an army five times greater than that. Fight against those who disobey you along with those who obey you. The inmates of Paradise are three: One who wields authority and is just and fair, one who Is truthful and has been endowed with power to do good deeds. And the person who is merciful and kind hearted towards his relatives and to every pious Muslim, and one who does not stretch his hand in spite of having a large family to support. And He said: The inmates of Hell are five: the weak who lack power to (avoid evil), the (carefree) who pursue (everything irrespective of the fact that it is good or evil) and who do not have any care for their family or for their wealth. And those dishonest whose greed cannot be concealed even in the case of minor things. And the third. who betray you. morning and evening, in regard to your family and your property. He also made a mention of the miser and the liar and those who are in the habit of abusing people and using obscene and foul language. Abu Ghassan in his narration did not make mention of" Spend and there would be spent for you." (Using translation from Muslim 2865a)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكُمْ مَا جَهِلْتُمْ مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي يَوْمِي هَذَا وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لِي «كُلُّ مَالٍ نَحَلْتُهُ عِبَادِي فَهُوَ حَلَالٌ لَهُمْ وَإِنِّي خَلَقْتُ عِبَادِي حُنَفَاءَ كُلَّهُمْ فَأَتَتْهُمُ الشَّيَاطِينُ فَاجْتَالَتْهُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِمْ وَحَرَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَحْلَلْتُ لَهُمْ وَأَمَرَتْهُمْ أَنْ يُشْرِكُوا بِي مَا لَمْ أُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ نَظَرَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ فَمَقَتَهُمْ عَرَبَهُمْ وَعَجَمَهُمْ إِلَّا بَقَايَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُحَرِّقَ قُرَيْشًا» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ إِذًا يَثْلَغُوا رَأْسِي حَتَّى يَدَعُوهُ خُبْزَةً قَالَ «إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُكَ لِأَبْتَلِيَكَ وَأَبْتَلِيَ بِكَ وَقَدْ أَنْزَلْتُ عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا لَا يَغْسِلُهُ الْمَاءُ تَقْرَؤُهُ فِي الْمَنَامِ وَالْيَقَظَةِ فَاغْزُهُمْ نُغْزِكَ وَأَنْفِقْ نُنْفِقْ عَلَيْكَ وَابْعَثْ جَيْشًا نُمِدُّكَ بِخَمْسَةِ أَمْثَالِهِمْ وَقَاتِلْ بِمَنْ أَطَاعَكَ مَنْ عَصَاكَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ إِمَامٌ مُقْسِطٌ وَرَجُلٌ رَحِيمٌ رَقِيقُ الْقَلْبِ لِكُلِّ ذِي قُرْبَى وَمُسْلِمٌ وَرَجُلٌ غَنِيٌّ عَفِيفٌ مُتَصَدِّقٌ وَأَهْلُ النَّارِ خَمْسَةٌ الضَّعِيفُ الَّذِي لَا زَبْرَ لَهُ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِيكُمْ تَبَعًا الَّذِينَ لَا يَبْتَغُونَ أَهْلًا وَلَا مَالًا وَرَجُلٌ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ أَصْبَحَ يُخَادِعُكَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ وَرَجُلٌ لَا يَخْفَى لَهُ طَمَعٌ وَإِنْ دَقَّ إِلَّا ذَهَبَ بِهِ وَالشِّنْظِيرُ الْفَاحِشُ وَذَكَرَ الْبُخْلَ وَالْكَذِبَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said in a sermon he delivered, "Verily, Allah has commanded me to teach you what He has taught me on this day. And he said to me, 'Every wealth that I have acquired for my servants is lawful for them, and I have created my servants as upright, all of them. And verily, the devils have approached them and tempted them away from their religion, and have forbidden them what I have made permissible for them. And I have commanded them to associate partners with me without any authority, and I have commanded them to change my creation.' And verily, Allah looked at the people of the Earth before He sent me, and He detested them, both the Arabs and non-Arabs, except for the remnants of the people of the Book. And verily, Allah ﷻ said, 'Verily, I have sent you only to test you and for you to test them, and I have revealed upon you a book that cannot be washed away by water. You can recite it while asleep and while awake. And verily, Allah ﷻ has inspired me to conquer the Quraysh.' I said, 'What if they demean my honor and attack me?' Allah said, 'Drive them out as they drove you out, and fight against them. We will provide for you and send an army that is five times their size. Fight against those who obey you and those who disobey you.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَهَا «إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكُمْ مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي يَوْمِي هَذَا» وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لِي كُلُّ مَالٍ نَحَلْتُهُ عِبَادِي فَهُوَ حَلَالٌ وَإِنِّي خَلَقْتُ عِبَادِي حُنَفَاءَ كُلُّهُمْ وَإِنَّهُ أَتَتْهُمُ الشَّيَاطِينُ فَاجْتَالَتْهُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِمْ وَحَرَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الَّذِي أَحْلَلْتُ لَهُمْ وَأَمَرَتْهُمْ أَنْ يُشْرِكُوا بِي مَا لَمْ أُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَمَرَتْهُمْ أَنْ يُغَيِّرُوا خَلْقِي وَإِنَّ اللهَ نَظَرَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنِي فَمَقَتَهُمْ عَرَبَهُمْ وَعَجَمَهُمْ إِلَّا بَقَايَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُكَ لِأَبْتَلِيَكَ وَأَبْتَلِيَ بِكَ وَأَنْزَلْتُ عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا لَا يَغْسِلُهُ الْمَاءُ تَقْرَؤُهُ نَائِمًا وَيَقْظَانًا وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ أَنْ أُحَرِّقَ قُرَيْشًا» قُلْتُ إِذَا يَثْلَغُوا رَأْسِي فَيَدَعُوهُ خُبْزَةً وَإِنَّ اللهَ قَالَ «اسْتَخْرِجْهُمْ كَمَا اسْتَخْرَجُوكَ وَاغْزُهُمْ سَنُغْزِكَ وَأَنْفِقْ نُنْفِقْ عَلَيْكَ وَابْعَثْ جَيْشًا نَبْعَثْ بِخَمْسَةِ أَمْثَالِهِ وَقَاتِلْ بِمَنْ أَطَاعَكَ مَنْ عَصَاكَ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘There is no envy except in two cases. A man to whom Allah has given (knowledge of) the Qur’an, so he recites it night and day, and a man to whom Allah has given wealth, so he spends it night and day.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4209)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا فَهُوَ يُنْفِقُهُ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَآنَاءَ النَّهَارِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ قُرْآنًا فَهُوَ يَقُومُ بِهِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَآنَاءَ النَّهَارِ  

Envy is not justified but in case of two persons only: one who, having been given (knowledge of) the Qur'an by Allah, recites it during the night and day (and also acts upon it) and a man who, having been given wealth by God, spends it during the night and the day (for the welfare of others. seeking the pleasure of the Lord). (Using translation from Muslim 815a)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهٌ الْقُرْآنَ فَهُوَ يَقُومُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا فَيُهْلِكُهُ فِي الْحَقِّ  

[Machine] "I read Surah Al-Baqarah and I had a tied-up horse, and my son Yahya was lying close to me, and he was a little boy. The horse started to move around, so I got up and had no concern except for my son Yahya. Then the horse calmed down. I continued reading and the horse started moving again, so I got up and had no concern except for my son. I continued reading and the horse started moving again, so I raised my head and saw something resembling a shadow with lamps approaching from the sky, which frightened me, so I stopped reading. When morning came, I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him. He said, 'Read, O Abu Yahya.' I said, 'I have already read; the horse started moving and I had no concern except for my son.' He said, 'Read, O son of Hudhayr.' I said, 'I have already read and lifted my head, and I saw something resembling a shadow with lamps, which frightened me.' He said, 'Those were angels who came near to your voice, and if you had continued reading, people would have been able to see them.'"  

«قَرَأْتُ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ وَفَرَسٌ لِي مَرْبُوطٌ وَيَحْيَى ابْنِي مُضْطَجِعٍ قَرِيبًا مِنِّي وَهُوَ غُلَامٌ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ جَوْلَةً فَقُمْتُ لَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي يَحْيَى فَسَكَنَتِ الْفَرَسُ ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَقُمْتُ لَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا بِشَيْءٍ كَهَيْئَةِ الظُّلَّةِ فِي مِثْلِ الْمَصَابِيحِ مُقْبِلٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَهَالَنِي فَسَكَتَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ» فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ يَا أَبَا يَحْيَى فَقُلْتُ «قَدْ قَرَأْتُ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَقُمْتُ لَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي» قَالَ «اقْرَأْ يَا أَبَا يَحْيَى» قُلْتُ لَهُ قَدْ قَرَأْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ ولَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي قَالَ اقْرَأْ يَا ابْنَ حُضَيْرٍ قَالَ قَدْ قَرَأْتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا كَهَيْئَةِ الظُّلَّةِ فِيهَا مَصَابِيحُ فَهَالَتْنِي فَقَالَ «تِلْكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ دَنَوْا لِصَوْتِكَ وَلَوْ قَرَأْتَ لَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: recite Surat al-Nisa’. I asked: Shall I recite to you what was sent down to you? He replied: I like to here it from someone else. So I recited (it) until I reached this verse “How then shall it be when We bring from every people a witness?”. Then I raised my head and saw tears falling from his eyes. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3668)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ» قُلْتُ أَوَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ؟ قَالَ «بَلَى وَلَكِنْ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي» فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ {فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أَمَةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا} [النساء 41] فَغَمَزَنِي عَامِرٌ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا عَيْنَاهُ تَهْمِلَانِ