Dialects and Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qira'at)

The Prophet (ﷺ) read the Qur'anic verse, "And take ye the Station of Abraham as a place of prayer.

قَرَأَ ‏‏{‏ وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى ‏}‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 5 other versions

A man got up (for prayer) at night, he read the Qur'an and raised his voice in reading. When the morning came, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: May Allah have mercy on so-and-so! Last night he reminded me a number of verses which I was about to forget.

يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ فُلاَنًا كَائِنٌ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَذْكَرَنِيهَا اللَّيْلَةَ كُنْتُ قَدْ أَسْقَطْتُهَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

The verse "And no Prophet could (ever) be false to his trust" was revealed about a red velvet. When it was found missing on the day of Badr, some people said; Perhaps the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has taken it. So Allah, the Exalted, sent down "And no prophet could (ever) be false to his trust" to the…

فِي قَطِيفَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ فُقِدَتْ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخَذَهَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏‏{‏ وَمَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَغُلَّ ‏}‏ إِلَى آخِرِ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 1 other version

O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from niggardliness and old age.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ وَالْهَرَمِ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 4 other versions

I came in the deputation of Banu al-Muntafiq to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He then narrated the rest of the tradition. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: la tahsibanna (do not think) and did not say: la tahsabanna (do not think).

‏ لاَ تَحْسِبَنَّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ لاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ ‏.‏

Narrated by Laqīt ibn Sabira + 4 other versions

The Muslims met a man with some sheep of his. He said: Peace be upon you. But they killed him and took those few sheep. Thereupon the following Qur'anic verse was revealed: "...And say to anyone who offers you a salutation: Thou art none of believer, coveting the perishable good of this life."…

لَحِقَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ رَجُلاً فِي غُنَيْمَةٍ لَهُ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَأَخَذُوا تِلْكَ الْغُنَيْمَةَ فَنَزَلَتْ ‏‏{‏ وَلاَ تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَى إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلاَمَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 4 other versions

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to read: "Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and receive no hurt (ghayru ulid-darari) but the narrator Sa'id did not say the words "used to read"

يَقْرَأُ ‏‏{‏ غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ ‏}‏ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ سَعِيدٌ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Zayd ibn Thābit

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) read the verse: "eye for eye" (al-'aynu bil-'ayn).

قَرَأَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏{‏ وَالْعَيْنُ بِالْعَيْنِ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

The Prophet (ﷺ) read the verse: "We ordained therein for them: Life for life and eye for eye (an-nafsa bin-nafsi wal-'aynu bil-'ayn).

قَرَأَ ‏‏{‏ وَكَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فِيهَا أَنَّ النَّفْسَ بِالنَّفْسِ وَالْعَيْنُ بِالْعَيْنِ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 2 other versions

Atiyyah ibn Sa'd al-Awfi said: I recited to Abdullah ibn Umar the verse: "It is Allah Who created you in a state of (helplessness) weakness (min da'f)." He said: (Read) min du'f. I recited it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as you recited it to me, and he gripped me as I gripped you.

قَرَأْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ‏‏{‏ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ ضَعْفٍ ‏}‏ فَقَالَ ‏{‏ مِنْ ضُعْفٍ ‏}‏ قَرَأْتُهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَمَا قَرَأْتَهَا عَلَىَّ فَأَخَذَ عَلَىَّ كَمَا…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 1 other version

The Prophet (ﷺ) read the verse mentioned above, "min du'f."

مِنْ ضُعْفٍ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

"Say, in the bounty of Allah, and in His mercy- in that let you rejoice."

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Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

Ubayy ibn Ka'b) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) read the verse: "Say: In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy--in that let you rejoice: that is better than the wealth you hoard."

قَرَأَ ‏‏{‏ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا تَجْمَعُونَ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

She heard the Prophet (ﷺ) read the verse: "He acted unrighteously." (innahu 'amila ghayra salih).

يَقْرَأُ ‏‏{‏ إِنَّهُ عَمِلَ غَيْرَ صَالِحٍ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Asmā bint Yazīd + 1 other version

Shahr ibn Hawshab said: I asked Umm Salamah: How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) read this verse: "For his conduct is unrighteous (innahu 'amalun ghayru salih". She replied: He read it: "He acted unrighteously" (innahu 'amila ghayra salih). Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by…

صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ‏‏{‏ إِنَّهُ عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ صَالِحٍ ‏}‏ فَقَالَتْ قَرَأَهَا ‏‏{‏ إِنَّهُ عَمِلَ غَيْرَ صَالِحٍ ‏}‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 1 other version

: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed, he began with himself and said: May the mercy of Allah be upon us and upon Moses. If he had patience, he would have seen marvels from his Companion. But he said: "(Moses) said: If ever I ask thee about anything after this, keep me not in they company: then…

رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى مُوسَى لَوْ صَبَرَ لَرَأَى مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ الْعَجَبَ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ ‏‏{‏ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَىْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلاَ تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِي ‏}‏ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ طَوَّلَهَا…

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b + 20 other versions

The Prophet (ﷺ) read the Qur'anic verse: "Thou hast received (full) excuse from me (min ladunni)" and put tashdid (doubling of consonants) on nun (n).

قَرَأَهَا ‏‏{‏ قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي ‏}‏ وَثَقَّلَهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

Ubayy ibn Ka'b made me read the following verse as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made him read: "in a spring of murky water" (fi 'aynin hami'atin) with short vowel a after h.

أَقْرَأَنِي أُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ كَمَا أَقْرَأَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏{‏ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ ‏}‏ مُخَفَّفَةً ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man from the Illiyyun will look downwards at the people of Paradise and Paradise will be glittering as if it were a brilliant star. He (the narrator) said: In this way the word durri (brilliant) occurs in this tradition, i.e. the letter dal (d) has short vowel u and it has…

إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ أَهْلِ عِلِّيِّينَ لَيُشْرِفُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَتُضِيءُ الْجَنَّةُ لِوَجْهِهِ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَهَكَذَا جَاءَ الْحَدِيثُ ‏"‏ دُرِّيٌّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ مَرْفُوعَةُ الدَّالِ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

I came to the Prophet (ﷺ). He then narrated the rest of the tradition. A man from the people said: "Messenger of Allah! tell us about Saba'; what is it: land or woman? He replied: It is neither land nor woman; it is a man to whom ten children of the Arabs were born: six of them lived in the Yemen…

لَيْسَ بِأَرْضٍ وَلاَ امْرَأَةٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ وَلَدَ عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْعَرَبِ فَتَيَامَنَ سِتَّةٌ وَتَشَاءَمَ أَرْبَعَةٌ ‏"

Narrated by Farwa ibn Musayk al-Murādī + 1 other version

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying - the narrator Isma'il transmitted it from Abu Hurairah, and mentioned the tradition about the coming down of revelation-: "So far (is this the case) that when terror is removed from their hearts."

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ الْهُذَلِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم -…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

The reading of the following verse by the Prophet (ﷺ) goes: "Nay, but there came to thee (ja'atki) my signs, and thou didst reject them (fakadhdhabti biha) ; thou wast haughty (wastakbarti) and became one of those who reject Faith (wa kunti). Abu Dawud said: This is a mursal tradition, i.e. the…

قِرَاءَةُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏{‏ بَلَى قَدْ جَاءَتْكِ آيَاتِي فَكَذَّبْتِ بِهَا وَاسْتَكْبَرْتِ وَكُنْتِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ ‏}‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) read: "(There is for him) Rest and satisfaction" (faruhun wa rayhan).

يَقْرَؤُهَا ‏‏{‏ فَرُوحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) read on the pulpit the verse: "They will cry: O Malik." Abu Dawud said: That is, without shortening the name (Malik).

يَقْرَأُ ‏‏{‏ وَنَادَوْا يَا مَالِكُ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ya‘lā ibn Umayya + 3 other versions

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made me read the verse "It is I who give (all) sustenance, Lord of power, steadfast (for ever).

أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏{‏ إِنِّي أَنَا الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 4 other versions

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to read the verse "Is there any that will receive admonition (muddakir)? " that is with doubling of consonant [(dal)(d)]. Abu Dawud said: The word muddakir may be pronounced as mim (m) with a short vowel u. (dal)(d) with a short vowel and kaf (k) with a short vowel i.

يَقْرَؤُهَا ‏‏{‏ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ ‏}‏ يَعْنِي مُثَقَّلاً ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) reading the verse; "does he think that his wealth would make him last for ever?"

يَقْرَأُ ‏‏{‏ يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ أَخْلَدَهُ ‏}‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

That the Prophet (ﷺ) made a man read the verse: "For, that day His chastisement will be such as none (else) can be chastised. And his bonds will be such as none (other) can be bound. Abu Dawud said: According to some (scholars), there is a narrator between the narrator Khalid and Abu Qilabah.

أَقْرَأَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏{‏ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لاَ يُعَذَّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ * وَلاَ يُوثَقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

A man whom the Prophet (ﷺ) made the following verse read informed me, or he was informed by a man whom a man made the following verse read through a man whom the Prophet (ﷺ) made the following verse read: "For, that day His chastisement will be such as none (else) can be inflicted (la yu'adhdhabu)…

أَنْبَأَنِي مَنْ، أَقْرَأَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْ مَنْ أَقْرَأَهُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏{‏ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لاَ يُعَذَّبُ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) related a tradition in which he mentioned the words "Jibril and Mikal" and he pronounced them "Jibra'ila wa Mika'ila." Abu Dawud said: Khalaf said: I did not put the pen aside from writing letters (huruf) for forty years: nothing tired me (or made me incapable of…

حَدَّثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدِيثًا ذَكَرَ فِيهِ ‏"‏ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَالَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَرَأَ ‏{‏ جِبْرَائِلَ وَمِيكَائِلَ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned the name of the one who will sound the trumpet (sahib as-sur) and said: On his right will be Jibra'il and on his left will be Mika'il.

ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَاحِبَ الصُّورِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ جِبْرَائِلُ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ مِيكَائِلُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

The Prophet (ﷺ), AbuBakr, Umar and Uthman used to read "maliki yawmid-din (master of the Day of Judgment)". The first to read maliki yawmid-din was Marwan. Abu Dawud said: This is sounder that the tradition which transmitted by al-Zuhri from Anas, and al-Zuhri from Salim, from his father (Ibn…

يَقْرَءُونَ ‏‏{‏ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ‏}‏ وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ قَرَأَهَا ‏‏{‏ مَلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ‏}‏ مَرْوَانُ ‏.‏

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite: "In the name of Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; most Gracious, most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment," breaking its recitation into verses, one after another. Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad (b. Hanbal) say: The early reading is…

- قِرَاءَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏{‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ * الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ * الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ * مَلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ‏}‏ يَقْطَعُ قِرَاءَتَهُ آيَةً آيَةً ‏.‏

Narrated by Umm Salamah

I was sitting behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was riding a donkey while the sun was setting. He asked: Do you know where this sets ? I replied: Allah and his Apostle know best. He said: It sets in a spring of warm water (Hamiyah).

هَلْ تَدْرِي أَيْنَ تَغْرُبُ هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنِ حَامِيَةٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Dharr

The Prophet (ﷺ) came to them in the swelling place of immigrants and a man asked him: Which is the greatest verse of the Qur'an ? The Prophet (ﷺ) replied: Allah, there is no god but He - the Living, the Self-Subsisting Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep."

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Narrated by Ibn al-Asqa

Ibn Mas'ud said read the verse: "Now come, thou" (haita laka). Then Shariq said: We read it, "hi'tu laka" (I am prepared for thee). Ibn Mas'ud said: I read it as I have been taught ; it is dearer to me.

قَرَأَ ‏{‏ هَيْتَ لَكَ ‏}‏ فَقَالَ شَقِيقٌ إِنَّا نَقْرَؤُهَا ‏{‏ هِئْتُ لَكَ ‏}‏ يَعْنِي فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَقْرَؤُهَا كَمَا عُلِّمْتُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

'Abd Allah (b. Mas'ud) was told that the people had read this verse: "She said: Now come, thou" (hita laka). He said: I read it as I have been taught ; it is dearer to me. It goes "wa qalat haita laka" (She said: Now come thou).

إِنَّ أُنَاسًا يَقْرَءُونَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ‏‏{‏ وَقَالَتْ هِيتَ لَكَ ‏}‏ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَقْرَأُ كَمَا عُلِّمْتُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ ‏‏{‏ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah, the Exalted, said to the children of Israel : "... but enter the gate with humility, in posture and in words, and you will be forgiven your faults (tughfar lakum)".

قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ‏‏{‏ ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُولُوا حِطَّةٌ تُغْفَرْ لَكُمْ خَطَايَاكُمْ ‏}‏ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 1 other version

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Hisham b. Sa'd with a different chain of narrators in a similar way.

حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ مِثْلَهُ ‏.‏

+ 1 other version

The revelation came down to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he recited to is: "A surah which We have sent down and which We have ordained (faradnaha)" Abu Dawud said: The letter ra (r) is the word faradnaha has short vowel a (with out doubling of consonant r), and then he reached the verses after this…

نَزَلَ الْوَحْىُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا ‏‏{‏ سُورَةٌ أَنْزَلْنَاهَا وَفَرَضْنَاهَا ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah