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.
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 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 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).