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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan

Sunan Abu Dawud 1395

Chapter: On Fixing A Part From The Qur'an For Daily Recitation

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1395

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

حَدَّثَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي كَمْ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ ‏

"‏ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي شَهْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي عِشْرِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي عَشْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي سَبْعٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ مِنْ سَبْعٍ

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:

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.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1395).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فِي كَمْ يُقْرَأُ ) : أَيْ فِي كَمْ مُدَّة. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيّ : حَسَن غَرِيب وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ رَوَاهُ مُرْسَلًا.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakShadh The hadith No. 1395
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1395
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1395
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakShadh The hadith No. 1395

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7754)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
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (1984)فِي كَمْ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ ؟ ، قَالَ : فِي أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : فِي شَهْرٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : فِي عِشْرِينَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : فِي عَشَرَةٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : فِي سَبْعٍ
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (5792)فِي كَمْ يُقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنُ ؟ ، قَالَ : فِي أَرْبَعِينَ ، قَالَ : فَإِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فِي شَهْرٍ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : فِي عَشْرٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : فِي سَبْعٍ ، لَمْ يَنْزِلْ مِنْ سَبْعٍ

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1388

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…

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 ‏.‏…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1390

Yazid ibn Abdullah said that Abdullah ibn Amr asked the Prophet (ﷺ): In how many days should I complete the recitation of the whole Qur'an, Messenger of Allah? He replied: In one month. He said: I am more energetic to complete it in a period less than this. He kept on repeating these words and…

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي كَمْ أَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي شَهْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنِّي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ - يُرَدِّدُ الْكَلاَمَ أَبُو مُوسَى - وَتَنَاقَصَهُ حَتَّى قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْهُ فِي سَبْعٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Good (hasan) Sunan an-Nasa'i 2400

"The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'Read the Qur'an in a month.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that. ' And I kept asking him until he said: 'In five days.' And he said: 'Fast three days a month.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' And 'Observe thhe most beloved of fasting to Allah, the…

"‏ اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَطْلُبُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي خَمْسَةِ أَيَّامٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ صُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 1 other version

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1391

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: Recite the Qur'an in one month. I said: I have (more) energy. He said: Recite it in three days Abu 'Ali said: I heard Abu Dawud say: I heard Ahmad b. Hanbal say: The narrator 'Isa b. Shadhan is a sane person.

اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّ بِي قُوَّةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْهُ فِي ثَلاَثٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

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