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Sunan Abu Dawud 1388

Chapter: In How Many Days Should The Qur'an Be Recited ?

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1388

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏

اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ فِي عِشْرِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ فِي عَشْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ فِي سَبْعٍ وَلاَ تَزِيدَنَّ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ‏"

Narrated 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr:

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying to him: Complete the recitation of the Qu'ran in one month. He said: I have more strength. He (the Prophet) said: Complete the recitation in twenty days. He again said: I have more energy. He said : Recite in fifteen days. He again said: I have more energy. He said: Recite in ten days. He again said: I have more energy. He said: Recite in seven days, do not add to it.

Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by Muslim is more perfect.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1388).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَالَ اِقْرَأْ فِي سَبْع وَلَا تَزِيدَنَّ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ) قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ : هَذَا مِنْ نَحْو مَا سَبَقَ مِنْ الْإِرْشَاد إِلَى الِاقْتِصَاد فِي الْعِبَادَة وَالْإِرْشَاد إِلَى تَدَبُّر الْقُرْآن. وَقَدْ كَانَتْ لِلسَّلَفِ عَادَات مُخْتَلِفَة فِيمَا يَقْرَءُونَ كُلّ يَوْم , بِحَسَبِ أَحْوَالهمْ وَأَفْهَامهمْ وَوَظَائِفهمْ , فَكَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَخْتِم الْقُرْآن فِي كُلِّ شَهْر , وَبَعْضُهُمْ فِي عِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا وَبَعْضهمْ فِي عَشْرَة أَيَّام , وَبَعْضهمْ أَوْ أَكْثَرهمْ فِي سَبْعَة , وَكَثِير مِنْهُمْ فِي ثَلَاثَة , وَكَثِير فِي يَوْم وَلَيْلَة , وَبَعْضهمْ فِي كُلّ لَيْلَة , وَبَعْضهمْ فِي الْيَوْم وَاللَّيْلَة ثَلَاثَ خَتَمَات , وَبَعْضهمْ ثَمَان خَتَمَات , وَالْمُخْتَار أَنَّهُ يَسْتَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1388
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1388
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (5054) Sahih Muslim (1159) The hadith No. 1388
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1388

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