Chapters on Recitation

that Umm Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would separate recitation reciting: 'Al-Hamdulillahi Rabbil-'Alamin' then he would stop. 'Ar-Rahmanir-Rahim' then he would stop. And he would recite it: 'Maliki Yawmid-Din.'"

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُقَطِّعُ قِرَاءَتَهُ يَقْرَأُ ‏‏(‏الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‏)‏ ثُمَّ يَقِفُ ‏‏(‏ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‏)‏ ثُمَّ يَقِفُ وَكَانَ يَقْرَؤُهَا ‏‏(‏مَلِكِ يَوْمِ…

Narrated by Umm Salamah + 2 other versions

that the Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr, and 'Umar - and I think he said - and 'Uthman would recite: "Maaliki Yawmid-Din (1:4).'"

كَانُوا يَقْرَءُونَ ‏‏(‏مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ‏)‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

"The Prophet (ﷺ) would recite: 'Anin-nafsu Bin-Nafsi Wal-'Ainu Bil-'Aini'" (From 5:45)

قَرَأَ‏‏(‏أَنَّ النَّفْسَ بِالنَّفْسِ وَالْعَيْنُ بِالْعَيْنِ ‏)‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 2 other versions

"The Prophet (ﷺ) would recite: 'Hal Tastati'u Rabbak'"

قَرَأَْ ‏(‏هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ رَبَّكَ

Narrated by Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal

"The Prophet (ﷺ) would recite: 'Innahu 'Amila Ghaira Salih.'"

كَانَ يَقْرَؤُهَا ‏‏(‏إِنَّهُ عَمِلَ غَيْرَ صَالِحٍ ‏)‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Asmā bint Yazīd

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited this Ayah: 'Innahu 'Amalun Ghairu Salih'" (11:46)

قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏إِنَّهُ عَمِلَ غَيْرَ صَالِحٍ ‏)‏‏.‏

Narrated by Asmā bint Yazīd

from 'Ubayy bin Ka'b, that the Prophet (ﷺ) would recite: "Qad Balaghta Min Ladunni 'Udhra" (18:76) with heaviness (Muthaqqalah - meaning with Tashdid on the Nun in "Ladunni")."

قَرَأَْ ‏‏(قَد ‏بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي عُذْرًا‏)‏ مُثَقَّلَةً ‏.‏

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

from Ubay bin Ka'b that the Prophet (ﷺ) recited: "Fi 'Ainin Hami'ah" (18:86)

قَرَأَ ‏‏(‏فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ ‏)‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

"On the Day of (the battle of) Badr, the Romans had a victory over the Persians. So the believers were pleased with that, then the following was revealed: Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated..." up to His saying: '...the believers will rejoice. (30:1-4)" He said: "So the believers were…

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ ظَهَرَتِ الرُّومُ عَلَى فَارِسَ فَأَعْجَبَ ذَلِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَنَزَلَتْ ‏‏(‏ الم * غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ ‏)‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ‏‏(‏يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ‏)‏ قَالَ فَفْرَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ…

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

that he recited the following to the Prophet (ﷺ): "Who created you in the weakness (Min Da'f)" So he said: "Min Du'f" (Another chain) with similar in meaning.

قَرَأَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلمَ ‏‏(‏خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ ضعْفٍ ‏)‏ فَقَالَ مِنْ ضُعْفٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would recite: "Then is there anyone who would remember? (54:17)

كَانَ يَقْرَأُ ‏‏(‏فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ ‏)‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 3 other versions

that the Prophet (ﷺ) would recite: "Furuhun Wa Raihanun Wa Jannatu Na'im (56:89)"

كَانَ يَقْرَأُ ‏‏(‏فَرُوحٌ وَ رَيْحَانٌ وَ جَنَّةُ نَعِيمٍ‏)‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

"We arrived in Ash-Sham and we went to Abu Ad-Darda. So he said: 'Is there any among you who can recite for me according to the recitation of 'Abdullah?'" He said: "They pointed to me, so I said: 'Yes, [I (can recite)].' He said: 'How did you hear 'Abdullah recite this Ayah: By the night as it…

أَفِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ يَقْرَأُ عَلَىَّ قِرَاءَةَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَأَشَارُوا إِلَىَّ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ كَيْفَ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ‏‏(وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى ‏)‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ…

Narrated by Abu ad-Dardā’ + 8 other versions

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited to me: "Indeed Allah is the Provider, The Possessor of power, the Firm." (51:58)

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) recited: You shall see mankind as if in a drunken state, yet they will not be in a drunken state. (22:2)

قَرَأَ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارَى وَمَا هُمْ بِسُكَارَى ‏)‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Imrān ibn Husayn

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "How horrible it is for one of them - or - one of you to say: "I have forgotten such and such Ayah,' rather he was made to forget. So be mindful of the Qur'an, for - by the One in Whose Hand is my soul - it escapes from men's hearts faster than a camel from its fetter."

"‏ بِئْسَمَا لأَحَدِهِمْ أَوْ لأَحَدِكُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ فَاسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 15 other versions

"I passed by Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam while he was reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited it in several different ways, which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had not taught me. I was about to jump over him…

"‏ أَرْسِلْهُ يَا عُمَرُ اقْرَأْ يَا هِشَامُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ الْقِرَاءَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏…

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb + 15 other versions

O Jibrīl, I have been sent to an illiterate nation among whom there are the elderly woman, the old man, the young boy, the young girl, and the man who have never read a book

Ubayy ibn Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) met Jibrīl and said: "O Jibrīl, I have been sent to an illiterate nation among whom there are the elderly woman, the old man, the young boy, the young girl, and the man who…

"‏ يَا جِبْرِيلُ إِنِّي بُعِثْتُ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ أُمِّيِّينَ مِنْهُمُ الْعَجُوزُ وَالشَّيْخُ الْكَبِيرُ وَالْغُلاَمُ وَالْجَارِيَةُ وَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَقْرَأْ كِتَابًا قَطُّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ…

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b + 1 other version Explained

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever alleviates a burden among the burdens of the world for his brother, Allah alleviates a burden among the burdens of the Day of Judgement for him. And whoever covers (the faults) of a Muslim, Allah covers him in the world and in the Hereafter. And…

"‏ مَنْ نَفَّسَ عَنْ أَخِيهِ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ الدُّنْيَا نَفَّسَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلِمًا سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَمَنْ يَسَّرَ عَلَى…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 30 other versions

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! In how much time may I recite the Qur'an?' He said: 'Complete it in one month.' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Then complete it in twenty (days).' I said: 'I am able to do more than that.' He said: 'Then finish it in fifteen (days).' I said: 'I…

"‏ اخْتِمْهُ فِي شَهْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اخْتِمْهُ فِي عِشْرِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 1 other version

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Recite the Qur'an in forty (days)."

"‏ اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

"A man said 'O Messenger of Allah! Which deed is most virtuous to Allah?' He said: 'Al-Hallul-Murtahil'' He said: 'What is Al-Hallul-Murtahil?' He said: 'The one who recites from the beginning of the Qur'an to the end of it, every time he sets out (on a trip).'"

"‏ الْحَالُّ الْمُرْتَحِلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَمَا الْحَالُّ الْمُرْتَحِلُ قَالَ ‏"‏ الَّذِي يَضْرِبُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ الْقُرْآنِ إِلَى آخِرِهِ كُلَّمَا حَلَّ ارْتَحَلَ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 1 other version

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "He who recites the Qur'an in less than three (days), he does not understand it."

"‏ لَمْ يَفْقَهْ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلاَثٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 7 other versions