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Riyad as-SalihinThe Book of Virtues

Riyad as-Salihin 1006

Chapter: The Merit of Recitation of the Noble Qur'an in a Pleasant Voice

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1006

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

وعن البراء بن عازب رضي الله عنهما قال ‏:‏سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قرأ في العشاء بالتين والزيتون، فما سمعت أحدًا أحسن صوتا منه ‏.‏‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

Al-Bara' bin 'Azib (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting Surat Wat-Teen Waz-Zaitun (Chapter 95) during the 'Isha' prayer. I have never heard anyone reciting it in a more beautiful voice than his.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 769, 7546), Muslim (No. 464c) and Ahmad (No. 17933). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 1006).

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 769

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting wa t-teeni wa z-zaitun" (95) in the `Isha' prayer, and I never heard a sweeter voice or a better way of recitation than that of the Prophet.

يَقْرَأُ ‏‏{‏وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ‏}‏ فِي الْعِشَاءِ، وَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا أَحْسَنَ صَوْتًا مِنْهُ أَوْ قِرَاءَةً‏.‏

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 17933

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ وحَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ عَن عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَن الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِالتِّينِ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 834

Al-Bara’ said that he heard the Prophet recite at the evening prayer, “By the fig and the olive”* and that he had never heard anyone with a more beautiful voice. *Al-Qur’an; 95. (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَن الْبَراء قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يقْرَأ فِي الْعشَاء: (والتين وَالزَّيْتُون) وَمَا سَمِعت أحدا أحسن صَوتا مِنْهُ

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  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (461)يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (2080)يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِـ التِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ ، فَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا أَحْسَنَ صَوْتًا مِنْهُ إِذَا قَرَأَ
  • خلق أفعال العباد للبخاري (78)يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ : بِالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ ، فَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا أَحْسَنَ صَوْتًا أَوْ قِرَاءَةً مِنْهُ
  • مسند السراج (152)يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (3517)يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (6)يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 464a

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey and he performed the ‘Ishā prayer, reciting in one of the two Rak‘ahs Sūrat At-Tīn. I have never heard anyone with a better voice or recitation than his

Al-Barā ibn ‘Āzib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey and he performed the ‘Ishā prayer, reciting in one of the two Rak‘ahs Sūrat At-Tīn. I have never heard anyone with a better voice or recitation than his.

كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَصَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ فَقَرَأَ فِي إِحْدَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ ‏‏{‏ وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ‏}‏

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Adi ibn Thabit al-Ansari that al-Barra ibn Azib said, "I prayed isha with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he recited at-Tin (Sura 95) in it."

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْعِشَاءَ فَقَرَأَ فِيهَا…

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