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 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
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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 recit –
ing.” So I took him, leading him to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I heard this person re –
citing Surat-al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach me, and you have taught me Surat-al-Fur –
qan.” The Prophet said, “O Hisham, recite!” So he recited in the same way as I heard him recite it be –
fore. 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 dif –
ferent ways, so recite of it that which is easier for you.”
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 562:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet heard a reciter reciting, the Qur’an in the mosque at night. The Prophet said, “May Al –
lah 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 578:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
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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 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 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 re –
cites 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 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 con –
cerning (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
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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.