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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of the Commencement of the Prayer

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1018

Chapter: Making one's voice beautiful when reciting Quran

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1018

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِشَىْءٍ يَعْنِي أَذَنَهُ لِنَبِيٍّ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

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

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1018).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( يَعْنِي أَذَنه ) بِفَتْحِ هَمْزَة وَذَال مُعْجَمَة مَعًا أَيْ اِسْتِمَاعه.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1018
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 1018
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1018

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7734)مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهٌ لِشَيْءٍ يَعْنِي إِذْنَهُ لِنَبِيٍّ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1004

Allah does not listen as attentively to anything as He listens to a prophet with a melodious voice

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah does not listen as attentively to anything as He listens to a prophet with a melodious voice chanting the Qur’an audibly."

"‏ما أذن الله لشيء ما أذن لنبي حسن الصوت يتغنى بالقرآن يجهر به ‏"

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Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 1340

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Allah listens more attentively to a man with a beautiful voice who recites Qur’an out loud than the master of a singing slave listens to his slave.’”

"‏ لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ أَذَنًا إِلَى الرَّجُلِ الْحَسَنِ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقُرْآنِ يَجْهَرُ بِهِ مِنْ صَاحِبِ الْقَيْنَةِ إِلَى قَيْنَتِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Fadāla ibn Ubayd + 2 other versions

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