The Prophet remained
in Mecca for ten years, during which the Qur’an used to be revealed to him; and
he stayed in Medina for ten years.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 503:
Narrated Abu ‘Uthman:
I was informed that
Gabriel came to the Prophet while Um Salama was with him. Gabriel started
talking (to the Prophet). Then the Prophet asked Um Salama, “Who is this?” She
replied, “He is Dihya (al-Kalbi).” When Gabriel had left, Um Salama said, “By
Allah, I did not take him for anybody other than him (i.e. Dihya) till I heard
the sermon of the Prophet wherein he informed about the news of Gabriel.” The
subnarrator asked Abu ‘Uthman: From whom have you heard that? Abu ‘Uthman said:
From Usama bin Zaid.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 504:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said,
“Every Prophet was given miracles because of which people believed, but what I
have been given, is Divine Inspiration which Allah has revealed to me. So I
hope that my followers will outnumber the followers of the other Prophets on
the Day of Resurrection.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 505:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Allah sent down His
Divine Inspiration to His Apostle continuously and abundantly during the period
preceding his death till He took him unto Him. That was the period of the
greatest part of revelation; and Allah’s Apostle died after that.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 506:
Narrated Jundub:
Once the Prophet fell
ill and did not offer the night prayer (Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two. A
woman (the wife of Abu Lahab) came to him and said, “O Muhammad ! I do not see
but that your Satan has left you.” Then Allah revealed (Surat-Ad-Duha):
‘By the fore-noon, and
by the night when it darkens (or is still); Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor
hated you.’ (93)
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 507:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
(The Caliph ‘Uthman
ordered Zaid bin Thabit, Said bin Al-As, ‘Abdullah bin Az-Zubair and
‘Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith bin Hisham to write the Quran in the form of a book
(Mushafs) and said to them. “In case you disagree with Zaid bin Thabit
(Al-Ansari) regarding any dialectic Arabic utterance of the Quran, then write
it in the dialect of Quraish, for the Quran was revealed in this dialect.” So
they did it.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 508:
Narrated Safwan bin
Ya’la bin Umaiya:
Ya’la used to say, “I
wish I could see Allah’s Apostle at the time he is being inspired Divinely.”
When the Prophet was at Al-Ja’rana and was shaded by a garment hanging over him
and some of his companions were with him, a man perfumed with scent came and
said, “O Allah’s Apostle! What is your opinion regarding a man who assumes
Ihram and puts on a cloak after perfuming his body with scent?” The Prophet
waited for a while, and then the Divine Inspiration descended upon him. ‘Umar
pointed out to Ya’la, telling him to come. Ya’la came and pushed his head
(underneath the screen which was covering the Prophet ) and behold! The
Prophet’s face was red and he kept on breathing heavily for a while and then he
was relieved. Thereupon he said, “Where is the questioner who asked me about
‘Umra a while ago?” The man was sought and then was brought before the Prophet
who said (to him), “As regards the scent which you perfumed your body with, you
must wash it off thrice, and as for your cloak, you must take it off; and then
perform in your ‘Umra all those things which you perform in Hajj.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 509:
Narrated Zaid bin
Thabit:
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
sent for me when the people! of Yamama had been killed (i.e., a number of the
Prophet’s Companions who fought against Musailama). (I went to him) and found
‘Umar bin Al-Khattab sitting with him. Abu Bakr then said (to me), “Umar has
come to me and said: “Casualties were heavy among the Qurra’ of the! Qur’an
(i.e. those who knew the Quran by heart) on the day of the Battle of Yalmama,
and I am afraid that more heavy casualties may take place among the Qurra’ on
other battlefields, whereby a large part of the Qur’an may be lost. Therefore I
suggest, you (Abu Bakr) order that the Qur’an be collected.” I said to ‘Umar,
“How can you do something which Allah’s Apostle did not do?” ‘Umar said, “By
Allah, that is a good project. “Umar kept on urging me to accept his proposal
till Allah opened my chest for it and I began to realize the good in the idea
which ‘Umar had realized.” Then Abu Bakr said (to me). ‘You are a wise young
man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the
Divine Inspiration for Allah’s Apostle. So you should search for (the
fragmentary scripts of) the Qur’an and collect it in one book).” By Allah If
they had ordered me to shift one of the mountains, it would not have been
heavier for me than this ordering me to collect the Qur’an. Then I said to Abu
Bakr, “How will you do something which Allah’s Apostle did not do?” Abu Bakr
replied, “By Allah, it is a good project.” Abu Bakr kept on urging me to accept
his idea until Allah opened my chest for what He had opened the chests of Abu
Bakr and ‘Umar. So I started looking for the Qur’an and collecting it from
(what was written on) palmed stalks, thin white stones and also from the men
who knew it by heart, till I found the last Verse of Surat At-Tauba
(Repentance) with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari, and I did not find it with anybody
other than him. The Verse is:
‘Verily there has come
unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you
should receive any injury or difficulty..(till the end of Surat-Baraa’
(At-Tauba) (9.128-129) Then the complete manuscripts (copy) of the Qur’an
remained with Abu Bakr till he died, then with ‘Umar till the end of his life,
and then with Hafsa, the daughter of ‘Umar.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 510:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman
came to Uthman at the time when the people of Sham and the people of Iraq were
Waging war to conquer Arminya and Adharbijan. Hudhaifa was afraid of their (the
people of Sham and Iraq) differences in the recitation of the Qur’an, so he
said to ‘Uthman, “O chief of the Believers! Save this nation before they differ
about the Book (Quran) as Jews and the Christians did before.” So ‘Uthman sent
a message to Hafsa saying, “Send us the manuscripts of the Qur’an so that we
may compile the Qur’anic materials in perfect copies and return the manuscripts
to you.” Hafsa sent it to ‘Uthman. ‘Uthman then ordered Zaid bin Thabit,
‘Abdullah bin AzZubair, Said bin Al-As and ‘AbdurRahman bin Harith bin Hisham
to rewrite the manuscripts in perfect copies. ‘Uthman said to the three
Quraishi men, “In case you disagree with Zaid bin Thabit on any point in the
Qur’an, then write it in the dialect of Quraish, the Qur’an was revealed in
their tongue.” They did so, and when they had written many copies, ‘Uthman
returned the original manuscripts to Hafsa. ‘Uthman sent to every Muslim
province one copy of what they had copied, and ordered that all the other
Qur’anic materials, whether written in fragmentary manuscripts or whole copies,
be burnt. Said bin Thabit added, “A Verse from Surat Ahzab was missed by me
when we copied the Qur’an and I used to hear Allah’s Apostle reciting it. So we
searched for it and found it with Khuzaima bin Thabit Al-Ansari. (That Verse
was): ‘Among the Believers are men who have been true in their covenant with
Allah.’ (33.23)
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 511:
Narrated Zaid bin
Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me
and said, “You used to write the Divine Revelations for Allah’s Apostle : So
you should search for (the Qur’an and collect) it.” I started searching for the
Qur’an till I found the last two Verses of Surat At-Tauba with Abi Khuzaima
Al-Ansari and I could not find these Verses with anybody other than him. (They
were):
‘Verily there has come
unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you
should receive any injury or difficulty …’ (9.128-129)
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 512:
Narrated Al-Bara:
There was revealed:
‘Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight
in the Cause of Allah.’ (4.95)
The Prophet said,
“Call Zaid for me and let him bring the board, the inkpot and the scapula bone
(or the scapula bone and the ink pot).”‘ Then he said, “Write: ‘Not equal are
those Believers who sit..”, and at that time ‘Amr bin Um Maktum, the blind man
was sitting behind the Prophet . He said, “O Allah’s Apostle! What is your
order For me (as regards the above Verse) as I am a blind man?” So, instead of the
above Verse, the following Verse was revealed:
‘Not equal are those
believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury or are
blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah.’
(4.95)
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 513:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin
‘Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle said,
“Gabriel recited the Qur’an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it
in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he
recited it in several ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different
ways.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 514:
Narrated ‘Umar bin
Al-Khattab:
I heard Hisham bin
Hakim reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle and I
listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited in several different
ways which Allah’s Apostle had not taught me. I was about to jump over him
during his prayer, but I controlled my temper, and when he had completed his
prayer, I put his upper garment around his neck and seized him by it and said,
“Who taught you this Sura which I heard you reciting?” He replied, “Allah’s
Apostle taught it to me.” I said, “You have told a lie, for Allah’s Apostle has
taught it to me in a different way from yours.” So I dragged him to Allah’s
Apostle and said (to Allah’s Apostle),
“I heard this person
reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a way which you haven’t taught me!” On that Allah’s
Apostle said, “Release him, (O ‘Umar!) Recite, O Hisham!” Then he recited in
the same way as I heard him reciting. Then Allah’s Apostle said, “It was
revealed in this way,” and added, “Recite, O ‘Umar!” I recited it as he had
taught me. Allah’s Apostle then said, “It was revealed in this way. This Qur’an
has been revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite of it
whichever (way) is easier for you (or read as much of it as may be easy for
you).”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 515:
Narrated Yusuf bin
Mahk:
While I was with
Aisha, the mother of the Believers, a person from Iraq came and asked, “What
type of shroud is the best?” ‘Aisha said, “May Allah be merciful to you! What
does it matter?” He said, “O mother of the Believers! Show me (the copy of)
your Qur’an,” She said, “Why?” He said, “In order to compile and arrange the
Qur’an according to it, for people recite it with its Suras not in proper
order.” ‘Aisha said, “What does it matter which part of it you read first? (Be
informed) that the first thing that was revealed thereof was a Sura from
Al-Mufassal, and in it was mentioned Paradise and the Fire. When the people
embraced Islam, the Verses regarding legal and illegal things were revealed. If
the first thing to be revealed was: ‘Do not drink alcoholic drinks.’ people
would have said, ‘We will never leave alcoholic drinks,’ and if there had been
revealed, ‘Do not commit illegal sexual intercourse, ‘they would have said, ‘We
will never give up illegal sexual intercourse.’ While I was a young girl of
playing age, the following Verse was revealed in Mecca to Muhammad: ‘Nay! But
the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour will
be more grievous and more bitter.’ (54.46) Sura Al-Baqara (The Cow) and Surat
An-Nisa (The Women) were revealed while I was with him.” Then ‘Aisha took out
the copy of the Qur’an for the man and dictated to him the Verses of the Suras
(in their proper order) .
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 516:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin
Mas’ud:
Surat Bani-lsrael,
Al-Kahf (The Cave), Maryam, Taha, Al-Anbiya’ (The prophets) are amongst my
first earnings and my old property, and (in fact) they are my old property.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 517:
Narrated Al-Bara’:
I learnt, ‘Glorify the
Name of your Lord the Most High’ (Surat al-A’la) No 87, before the Prophet came
(to Medina) .
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 518:
Narrated Shaqiq:
Abdullah said, “I
learnt An-Naza’ir which the Prophet used to recite in pairs in each Rak’a.”
Then Abdullah got up and Alqama accompanied him to his house, and when Alqama came
out, we asked him (about those Suras). He said, “They are twenty Suras that
start from the beginning of Al-Mufassal, according to the arrangement done be
Ibn Mas’ud, and end with the Suras starting with Ha Mim, e.g. Ha Mim (the
Smoke). and “About what they question one another?” (78.1)
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 519:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet was the
most generous person, and he used to become more so (generous) particularly in
the month of Ramadan because Gabriel used to meet him every night of the month
of Ramadan till it elapsed. Allah’s Apostle used to recite the Qur’an for him.
When Gabriel met him, he used to become more generous than the fast wind in
doing good.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 520:
Narrated Abu-Huraira:
Gabriel used to repeat the recitation of the Qur’an with the Prophet once a
year, but he repeated it twice with him in the year he died. The Prophet used
to stay in I’tikaf for ten days every year (in the month of Ramadan), but
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 521:
Narrated Masriq:
‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr
mentioned ‘Abdullah bin Masud and said, “I shall ever love that man, for I
heard the Prophet saying, ‘Take (learn) the Qur’an from four: ‘Abdullah bin
Masud, Salim, Mu’adh and Ubai bin Ka’b.’ “
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 522:
Narrated Shaqiq bin
Salama:
Once ‘Abdullah bin
Mas’ud delivered a sermon before us and said, “By Allah, I learnt over seventy
Suras direct from Allah’s Apostle . By Allah, the companions of the Prophet
came to know that I am one of those who know Allah’s Book best of all of them,
yet I am not the best of them.” Shaqiq added: I sat in his religious gathering
and I did not hear anybody opposing him (in his speech).
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 523:
Narrated ‘Alqama:
While we were in the
city of Hims (in Syria), Ibn Mas’ud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him),
“It was not revealed in this way.” Then Ibn Mas’ud said, “I recited it in this
way before Allah’s Apostle and he confirmed my recitation by saying, ‘Well
done!’ ” Ibn Mas’ud detected the smell of wine from the man’s mouth, so he said
to him, “Aren’t you ashamed of telling a lie about Allah’s Book and (along with
this) you drink alcoholic liquors too?” Then he lashed him according to the
law.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 524:
Narrated ‘Abdullah
(bin Mas’ud) : By Allah other than Whom none has the right to be worshipped!
There is no Sura revealed in Allah’s Book but I know at what place it was
revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in Allah’s Book but I know about whom
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 525:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas bin
Malik: “Who collected the Qur’an at the time of the Prophet ?” He replied,
“Four, all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka’b, Mu’adh bin Jabal, Zaid
bin Thabit and Abu Zaid.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 526:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
When the Prophet died,
none had collected the Qur’an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda’. Mu’adh bin
Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor (of Abu Zaid) as he
had no offspring .
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 527:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
‘Umar said, Ubai was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur’an) yet we
leave some of what he recites.’ Ubai says, ‘PI have taken it from the mouth of
Allah’s Apostle and will not leave for anything whatever.” But Allah said
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 528:
Narrated Abu Sa’id
Al-Mu’alla:
While I was praying,
the Prophet called me but I did not respond to his call. Later I said, “O
Allah’s Apostle! I was praying.” He said, “Didn’t Allah say: ‘O you who
believe! Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle when
he calls you’?” (8.24)
He then said, “Shall I
not teach you the most superior Surah in the Qur’an?” He said, ‘(It is),
‘Praise be to Allah,
the Lord of the worlds. ‘ (i.e., Surat Al-Fatiha) which consists of seven repeatedly
recited Verses and the Magnificent Qur’an which was given to me.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 529:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
While we were on one
of our journeys, we dismounted at a place where a slave girl came and said,
“The chief of this tribe has been stung by a scorpion and our men are not
present; is there anybody among you who can treat him (by reciting something)?”
Then one of our men went along with her though we did not think that he knew
any such treatment. But he treated the chief by reciting something, and the
sick man recovered whereupon he gave him thirty sheep and gave us milk to drink
(as a reward). When he returned, we asked our friend, “Did you know how to
treat with the recitation of something?” He said, “No, but I treated him only
with the recitation of the Mother of the Book (i.e., Al-Fatiha).” We said, “Do
not say anything (about it) till we reach or ask the Prophet so when we reached
Medina, we mentioned that to the Prophet (in order to know whether the sheep
which we had taken were lawful to take or not). The Prophet said, “How did he
come to know that it (Al-Fatiha) could be used for treatment? Distribute your
reward and assign for me one share thereof as well.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 530:
Narrated Abu Mas’ud:
The Prophet said, “If
somebody recited the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqara at night, that will be
sufficient for him.”
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah ‘s Apostle ordered me to guard the Zakat revenue of Ramadan. Then
somebody came to me and started stealing of the foodstuff. I caught him and
said, “I will take you to Allah’s Apostle!” Then Abu Huraira described the
whole narration and said:) That person said (to me), “(Please don’t take me to
Allah’s Apostle and I will tell you a few words by which Allah will benefit
you.) When you go to your bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi, (2.255) for then there
will be a guard from Allah who will protect you all night long, and Satan will
not be able to come near you till dawn.” (When the Prophet heard the story) he
said (to me), “He (who came to you at night) told you the truth although he is
a liar; and it was Satan.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 531:
Narrated Al-Bara’:
A man was reciting
Surat Al-Kahf and his horse was tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud came down
and spread over that man, and it kept on coming closer and closer to him till
his horse started jumping (as if afraid of something). When it was morning, the
man came to the Prophet, and told him of that experience. The Prophet said,
“That was As-Sakina (tranquility) which descended because of (the recitation
of) the Qur’an.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 532:
Narrated Aslam:
Allah’s Apostle was
traveling on one of his journeys, and ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab was traveling along
with him at night. ‘Umar asked him about something, but Allah’s Apostle I did
not answer him. He asked again, but he did not answer. He asked for the third
time!, but he did not answer. On that, ‘Umar said to himself, “May your mother
lose you! You have asked Allah’s Apostle three times, but he did not answer at
all!” Umar said, “So I made my camel go fast till I was ahead of the people,
and I was afraid that something might be! revealed about me. After a little
while I heard a call maker calling me, I said, ‘I was afraid that some Qur’anic
Verse might be revealed about me.’ So I went to Allah’s Apostle and greeted
him. He said, ‘Tonight there has been revealed to me a Surah which is dearer to
me than that on which the sun shines (i.e. the world).’ Then he recited:
‘Verily! We have given you (O Muhammad I, a manifest victory.’ ” (Surat
al-Fath) No. (48.1).
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 533:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
A man heard another
man reciting (Surat-Al-Ikhlas) ‘Say He is Allah, (the) One.’ (112. 1)
repeatedly. The next morning he came to Allah’s Apostle and informed him about
it as if he thought that it was not enough to recite. On that Allah’s Apostle
said, “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, this Surah is equal to one-third of the
Qur’an!”
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri: My brother, Qatada bin An-Nau’man said, “A man performed the night
prayer late at night in the lifetime of the Prophet and he read: ‘Say: He is
Allah, (the) One,’ (112.1) and read nothing besides that. The next morning a
man went to the Prophet ,~ and told him about that . (The Prophet replied the
same as (in Hadith 532) above.)
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 534:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said to
his companions, “Is it difficult for any of you to recite one third of the
Qur’an in one night?” This suggestion was difficult for them so they said, “Who
among us has the power to do so, O Allah’s Apostle?” Allah Apostle replied: ” Allah
(the) One, the Self-Sufficient Master Whom all creatures need.’ (Surat
Al-Ikhlas 112.1–to the End) is equal to one third of the Qur’an.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 535:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Whenever Allah’s
Apostle became sick, he would recite Mu’awwidhat (Surat Al-Falaq and Surat
An-Nas) and then blow his breath over his body. When he became seriously ill, I
used to recite (these two Suras) and rub his hands over his body hoping for its
blessings.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 536:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Whenever thy Prophet
go went to bed every night, he used to cup his hands together and blow over it
after reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas, Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas, and then rub
his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to rub, starting with his
head, face and front of his body. He used to do that three times.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 536t:
Narrated Usaid bin
Hudair:
That while he was
reciting Surat Al-Baqara (The Cow) at night, and his horse was tied beside him,
the horse was suddenly startled and troubled. When he stopped reciting, the
horse became quiet, and when he started again, the horse was startled again.
Then he stopped reciting and the horse became quiet too. He started reciting
again and the horse was startled and troubled once again. Then he stopped
reciting and his son, Yahya was beside the horse. He was afraid that the horse
might trample on him. When he took the boy away and looked towards the sky, he
could not see it. The next morning he informed the Prophet who said, “Recite, O
Ibn Hudair! Recite, O Ibn Hudair!” Ibn Hudair replied, “O Allah’s Apostle! My
son, Yahya was near the horse and I was afraid that it might trample on him, so
I looked towards the sky, and went to him. When I looked at the sky, I saw
something like a cloud containing what looked like lamps, so I went out in
order not to see it.” The Prophet said, “Do you know what that was?” Ibn Hudair
replied, “No.” The Prophet said, “Those were Angels who came near to you for
your voice and if you had kept on reciting till dawn, it would have remained
there till morning when people would have seen it as it would not have
disappear
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 537:
Narrated ‘Abdul ‘Aziz
bin Rufai’:
Shaddad bin Ma’qil and
I entered upon Ibn ‘Abbas. Shaddad bin Ma’qil asked him, “Did the Prophet leave
anything (besides the Qur’an)?” He replied. “He did not leave anything except
what is Between the two bindings (of the Qur’an).” Then we visited Muhammad bin
Al-Hanafiyya and asked him (the same question). He replied, “The Prophet did
not leave except what is between the bindings (of the Qur’an).”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 538:
Narrated Abu Musa
Al-Ash’ari:
The Prophet said, “The example of him (a
believer) who recites the Qur’an is like that of a citron which tastes good and
smells good. And he (a believer) who does not recite the Qur’an is like a date
which is good in taste but has no smell. And the example of a dissolute wicked
person who recites the Qur’an is like the Raihana (sweet basil) which smells
good but tastes bitter. And the example of a dissolute wicked person who does
not recite the Qur’an is like the colocynth which tastes bitter and has no
smell.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 539:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet said,
“Your life in comparison to the lifetime of the past nations is like the period
between the time of ‘Asr prayer and sunset. Your example and the example of the
Jews and Christians is that of person who employed laborers and said to them,
“Who will work for me till the middle of the day for one Qirat (a special
weight)?’ The Jews did. He then said, “Who will work for me from the middle of
the day till the ‘Asr prayer for one Qirat each?” The Christians worked
accordingly. Then you (Muslims) are working from the bar prayer till the
Maghrib prayer for two Qirats each. They (the Jews and the Christians) said,
‘We did more labor but took less wages.’ He (Allah) said, ‘Have I wronged you
in your rights?’ They replied, ‘No.’ Then He said, ‘This is My Blessing which I
give to whom I wish.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 540:
Narrated Talha:
I asked ‘Abdullah bin
Abi ‘Aufa, “Did the Prophet make a will (to appoint his successor or bequeath
wealth)?” He replied, “No.” I said, “How is it prescribed then for the people
to make wills, and they are ordered to do so while the Prophet did not make any
will?” He said, “He made a will wherein he recommended Allah’s Book.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 541:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens to a
prophet who recites the Qur’an in a pleasant tone.” The companion of the
sub-narrator (Abu Salama) said, “It means, reciting it aloud.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 542:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet I said, “Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens to a
prophet who recites the Qur’an in a loud and pleasant tone.” Sufyan said, “This
saying means: a prophet who regards the Qur’an as something that makes hi
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 543:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin
‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said,
“Not to wish to be the like except of two men. A man whom Allah has given the
knowledge of the Book and he recites it during the hours of the night, and a
man whom Allah has given wealth, and he spends it in charity during the night
and the hours of the day.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 544:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle I
said, “Not to wish to be the like of except two men: A man whom Allah has
taught the Qur’an and he recites it during the hours of the night and during
the hours of the day, and his neighbor listens to him and says, ‘I wish I had
been given what has been given to so-and-so, so that I might do what he does;
and a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it on what is just and
right, whereupon an other man May say, ‘I wish I had been given what so-and-so
has been given, for then I would do what he does.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 545:
Narrated ‘Uthman:
The Prophet said, “The
best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 546:
Narrated Uthman bin
Affan:
The Prophet said, “The
most superior among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 547:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A lady came to the
Prophet and declared that she had decided to offer herself to Allah and His
Apostle. The Prophet said, “I am not in need of women.” A man said (to the
Prophet) “Please marry her to me.” The Prophet said (to him), “Give her a
garment.” The man said, “I cannot afford it.” The Prophet said, “Give her
anything, even if it were an iron ring.” The man apologized again. The Prophet
then asked him, “What do you know by heart of the Qur’an?” He replied, “I know
such-and-such portion of the Qur’an (by heart).” The Prophet said, “Then I marry
her to you for that much of the Qur’an which you know by heart.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 548:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A lady came to Allah’s
Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have come to you to offer myself to
you.” He raised his eyes and looked at her and then lowered his head. When the
lady saw that he did not make any decision, she sat down. On that, a man from
his companions got up and said. “O Allah’s Apostle! If you are not in need of
this woman, then marry her to me.” Allah’s Apostle said, “Do you have anything
to offer her?” He replied. “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet said
to him, “Go to your family and see if you can find something.’ The man went and
returned, saying, “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle! I have not found anything.”
The Prophet said, “Try to find something, even if it is an iron ring.” He went
again and returned, saying, “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle, not even an iron
ring, but I have this waist sheet of mine.” The man had no upper garment, so he
intended to give her, half his waist sheet. So Allah’s Apostle said, ”What
would she do with your waist sheet? If you wear it, she will have nothing of it
over her body, and if she wears it, you will have nothing over your body.” So
that man sat for a long period and then got up, and Allah’s Apostle saw him
going away, so he ordered somebody to call him. When he came, the Prophet asked
him, ” How much of the Qur’an do you know?” He replied, “I know such Surat and
such Surat and such Surat,” and went on counting it, The Prophet asked him,
“Can you recite it by heart?” he replied, “Yes.” The Prophet said, “Go, I have
married this lady to you for the amount of the Qur’an you know by heart.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 549:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said,
“The example of the person who knows the Qur’an by heart is like the owner of
tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them, but if he releases
them, they will run away.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 550:
Narrated Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “It
is a bad thing that some of you say, ‘I have forgotten such-and-such verse of
the Qur’an,’ for indeed, he has been caused (by Allah) to forget it. So you
must keep on reciting the Qur’an because it escapes from the hearts of men
faster than camel do.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 551:
Narrated Abdullah:
I heard the Prophet
saying… (as above, no. 550).
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 552:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said,
“Keep on reciting the Qur’an, for, by Him in Whose Hand my life is, Quran runs
away (is forgotten) faster than camels that are released from their tying
ropes.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 553:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin
Mughaffal:
I saw Allah’s Apostle
reciting Surat-al-Fath on his she-camel on the day of the Conquest of Mecca.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 554:
Narrated Said bid
Jubair:
Those Suras which you
people call the Mufassal, are the Muhkam. And Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Allah’s Apostle
died when I was a boy of ten years, and I had learnt the Muhkam (of the
Qur’an).
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 555:
Narrated Said bin
Jubair:
Ibn ‘Abbas said, “I
have learnt all the Muhkam Suras during the life time of Allah’s Apostle.” I
said to him, ‘What is meant by the Muhkam?” He replied, “The Mufassal.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 556:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet heard a
man reciting the Qur’an in the mosque and said, “May Allah bestow His Mercy on
him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such a Surah.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 557:
Narrated Hisham:
(The same Hadith,
adding): which I missed (modifying the Verses).
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 558:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle heard
a man reciting the Qur’an at night, and said, “May Allah bestow His Mercy on
him, as he has reminded me of such-and-such Verses of such-and-such Suras,
which I was caused to forget.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 559:
Narrated Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “Why
does anyone of the people say, ‘I have forgotten such-and-such Verses (of the
Qur’an)?’ He, in fact, is caused (by Allah) to forget.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 560:
Narrated Abu Mas’ud
Al-Ansari:
The Prophet said, “If
one recites the last two Verses of Surat-al-Baqara at night, it is sufficient
for him (for that night).”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 561:
Narrated Umar bin
Khattab:
I heard Hisham bin
Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat-al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah’s
Apostle, and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited it in
several ways which Allah’s Apostle had not taught me. So I was on the point of
attacking him in the prayer, but I waited till he finished his prayer, and then
I seized him by the collar and said, “Who taught you this Surah which I have
heard you reciting?” He replied, “Allah’s Apostle taught it to me.” I said,
“You are telling a lie; By Allah! Allah’s Apostle taught me (in a different
way) this very Surah which I have heard you reciting.” So I took him, leading
him to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I heard this person
reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach me, and you have taught
me Surat-al-Furqan.” The Prophet said, “O Hisham, recite!” So he recited in the
same way as I heard him recite it before. On that Allah’s Apostle said, “It was
revealed to be recited in this way.” Then Allah’s Apostle said, “Recite, O
‘Umar!” So I recited it as he had taught me. Allah’s Apostle then said, “It was
revealed to be recited in this way.” Allah” Apostle added, “The Quran has been
revealed to be recited in several different ways, so recite of it that which is
easier for you.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 562:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet heard a
reciter reciting, the Qur’an in the mosque at night. The Prophet said, “May
Allah bestow His Mercy on him, as he has remind ed me of such-and-such Verses
of such and-such Suras, which I missed!”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 563:
Narrated Abu Wail:
We went to ‘Abdullah
in the morning and a man said, “Yesterday I recited all the Mufassal Suras.” On
that ‘Abdullah said, “That is very quick, and we have the (Prophet’s)
recitation, and I remember very well the recitation of those Suras which the
Prophet used to recite, and they were eighteen Suras from the Mufassal, and two
Suras from the Suras that start with Ha Mim.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 564:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Regarding His
(Allah’s) Statement:– ‘Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur’an) to make
haste therewith.’ (75.16) And whenever Gabriel descended to Allah’s Apostle
with the Divine Inspiration, Allah’s Apostle used to move his tongue and lips,
and that used to be hard for him, and one could easily recognize that he was
being inspired Divinely. So Allah revealed the Verse which occurs in the Surah
starting with “I do swear by the Day of Resurrection.’ (75.1) i.e. ‘Move not
your tongue concerning (the Qur’an) to make haste then with. It is for Us to
collect it (in your mind) (O Muhammad) an give you the ability to recite it ‘by
heart.’ (75.16-17) which means: It is for us to collect it (in your mind) and
give you the ability to recite it by heart. And when We have recited it to you
(O Muhammad) through Gabriel then follow you its recital. (75.18) means: ‘When
We reveal it (the Qur’an) to you, Listen to it.’ for then: It is for Us to
explain it and make it clear to you’ (75.19) i.e. It is up to Us to explain it
through your tongue. So, when Gabriel came to him, Allah’s Apostle would listen
to him attentively, and as soon as Gabriel left, he would recite the
Revelations, as Allah had promised him.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 565:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas bin Malik
about the recitation of the Prophet. He said, “He used to pray long (certain
sounds) very much.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 566:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas was asked, “How
was the recitation (of the Quran) of the Prophet?’ He replied, “It was characterized
by the prolongation of certain sounds.” He then recited: In the Name of Allah,
the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful prolonging the pronunciation of ‘In the
Name of Allah, ‘the most Beneficent,’ and ‘the Most Merciful.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 567:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin
Mughaffal:
I saw the Prophet
reciting (Qur’an) while he was riding on his she camel or camel which was
moving, carrying him. He was reciting Surat Fath or part of Surat Fath very
softly and in an Attractive vibrating tone.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 568:
Narrated Abu Musa:
That the Prophet said
to him’ “O Abu Musa! You have been given one of the musical wind-instruments of
the family of David .’
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 569:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
That the Prophet said
to him, “Recite the Qur’an to me.” ‘Abdullah said, “Shall I recite (the Qur’an)
to you while it has been revealed to you?” He said, “I like to hear it from
others.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 570:
Narrated Abdullah bin
Mas’ud:
The Prophet said to
me, “Recite (the Quran) to me.” I said, “O Allah’s Apostle Shall I recite (the
Qur’an) to you while it has been revealed to you?” He said, “Yes.” So I recited
Surat-An-Nisa’ (The Women), but when I recited the Verse:
‘How (will it be) then
when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness
against these people.’ (4.41) He said, “Enough for the present,” I looked at
him and behold! His eyes were overflowing with tears
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 571:
Narrated Sufyan:
Ibn Shubruma said, “I
wanted to see how much of the Qur’an can be enough (to recite in prayer) and I
could not find a Surah containing less than three Verses, therefore I said to
myself), “One ought not to recite less than three (Quranic) Verses (in
prayer).”
Narrated Abu Mas’ud:
The Prophet said, “If somebody recites the last two Verses of Surat al-Baqara
at night, it will be sufficient for him.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 572:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin
Amr bin Al-As:
My father got me
married to a lady of a noble family, and often used to ask my wife about me,
and she used to reply, “What a wonderful man he is! He never comes to my bed,
nor has he approached me since he married me.” When this state continued for a
long period, my father told the story to the Prophet who said to my father,
“Let me meet him.” Then I met him and he asked me, “How do you fast?” I
replied, “I fast daily,” He asked, “How long does it take you to finish the
recitation of the whole Quran?” I replied, “I finish it every night.” On that
he said, “Fast for three days every month and recite the Qur’an (and finish it)
in one month.” I said, “But I have power to do more than that.” He said, “Then
fast for three days per week.” I said, “i have the power to do more than that.”
He said, “Therefore, fast the most superior type of fasting, (that is, the
fasting of (prophet) David who used to fast every alternate day; and finish the
recitation of the whole Qur’an In seven days.” I wish I had accepted the
permission of Allah’s Apostle as I have become a weak old man. It is said that
‘Abdullah used to recite one-seventh of the Qur’an during the day-time to some
of his family members, for he used to check his memorization of what he would
recite at night during the daytime so that it would be easier for him to read
at night. And whenever he wanted to gain some strength, he used to give up
fasting for some days and count those days to fast for a similar period, for he
disliked to leave those things which he used to do during the lifetime of the
Prophet.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 573:
Narrated Abdullah bin
Amr:
The Prophet asked me,
“How long does it take you to finish the recitation of the whole Qur’an?”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 574:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin
‘Amr:
Allah’s Apostle said
to me, “Recite the whole Qur’an in one month’s time.” I said, “But I have power
(to do more than that).” Allah’s Apostle said, “Then finish the recitation of
the Qur’an in seven days, and do not finish it in less than this period.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 575:
Narrated ‘Abdullah
(bin Mas’ud):
Allah’s Apostle said
(to me), “Recite the Qur’an to me.” I said, “Shall I recite (it) to you while
it has been revealed to you?” He said, “I like to hear it from another person.”
So I recited Surat An-Nisa (The Women) till I reached the Verse: ‘How (will it
be) then when We bring from each nation a witness, and We bring you (O
Muhammad) as a witness against these people.’ (4.41) Then he said to me,
“Stop!” Thereupon I saw his eyes overflowing with tears.
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 576:
Narrated Abdullah bin
Masud:
The Prophet said to
me, “Recite Quran to me.” I said to him. “Shall I recite (it) to you while it
has been revealed to you?” He said, “I like to hear it from another person.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 577:
Narrated ‘Ali:
I heard the Prophet
saying, “In the last days (of the world) there will appear young people with
foolish thoughts and ideas. They will give good talks, but they will go out of
Islam as an arrow goes out of its game, their faith will not exceed their
throats. So, wherever you find them, kill them, for there will be a reward for
their killers on the Day of Resurrection.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 578:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah’s
Apostle saying, “There will appear some people among you whose prayer will make
you look down upon yours, and whose fasting will make you look down upon yours,
but they will recite the Qur’an which will not exceed their throats (they will
not act on it) and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out through the
game whereupon the archer would examine the arrowhead but see nothing, and look
at the unfeathered arrow but see nothing, and look at the arrow feathers but
see nothing, and finally he suspects to find something in the lower part of the
arrow.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 579:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, “The
example of a believer who recites the Qur’an and acts on it, like a citron
which tastes nice and smells nice. And the example of a believer who does not
recite the Qur’an but acts on it, is like a date which tastes good but has no
smell. And the example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur’an is like a Raihana
(sweet basil) which smells good but tastes bitter And the example of a
hypocrite who does not recite the Quran is like a colocynth which tastes bitter
and has a bad smell.”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 580:
Narrated Abdullah:
The Prophet said,
“Recite (and study) the Qur’an as long as you agree about its interpretation,
but if you have any difference of opinion (as regards to its interpretation and
meaning) then you should stop reciting it (for the time being).”
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 581:
Narrated Jundub:
The Prophet said,
“Recite (and study) the Quran as long as you agree about its interpretation,
but when you have any difference of opinion (as regards its interpretation and
meaning) then you should stop reciting it (for the time being)’
Volume 6, Book 61,
Number 582:
Narrated Abdullah:
That he heard a man
reciting a Quranic Verse which he had heard the Prophet reciting in a different
way. So he took that man to the Prophet (and told him the story). The Prophet
said, “Both of you are reciting in a correct way, so carry on reciting.” The
Prophet further added, “The nations which were before you were destroyed (by
Allah) because they differed.”
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