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 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 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 Proph –
et 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.”
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