Ahadith

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn ‘As relates that the Holy Prophet said: One who is given to reciting the Quran will be told on the Day of Judgment: Go on reciting and ascending, and recite slowly as was thy wont in life, for thy station, will be where the last verse of thy recitation will end (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). (Al-Ma'idah 8)

Abu Musa relates that the Holy Prophet said: Safeguard the Quran in your memories, for by Him in Whose hands is the life of Muhammad, it escapes sooner from memory than does a camel from its rope (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-Ma'idah 8)

Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: The case of one who has the Quran by heart is like that of one who has a camel secured by a rope. If he watches it, he retains it; and if he neglects it, it wanders away (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-Ma'idah 8)

Abu Hurairah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Allah does not lend ear so joyously to anything as he does to the recitation of the Quran by a" Prophet who has a beautiful voice and recites well and audibly (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-Ma'idah 8)

Abu Musa Ash‘ari relates that the Holy Prophet said to him: You have been granted one of the tunes of David (Bokhari and Muslim). Muslim has added: I wish you could have seen me when I was listening to your recitation last night. (Al-Ma'idah 8)

Bra‘a ibn ‘Azib relates: I heard the Holy Prophet recite sura Al-Tin (Chapter 95) during the evening service. I have never heard anyone recite in a more beautiful voice than his (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-Ma'idah 8)

Bashir ibn Abd al-Munzir relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who does not recite the Quran tunefully is not one of us (Abu Daud). (Al-Ma'idah 8)

This hadith is the same as No. 449.

Abu Sa‘id Rafi’ relates: The Holy Prophet said to.me: Shall J tell you before you go out of the mosque which is the greatest chapter of the Quran? and he took hold of my hand. When we were about to issue from the mosque I said to him: Messenger of Allah, you had said you would tell me which is the greatest chapter of the Quran. He answered: The opening chapter which contains the seven oft-repeated verses and the Great Quran which has been bestowed upon me (Bokhari).

Abu Sa‘id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet said concerning the recitation of sura Al-Ikhlas (Chapter 112): By Him in Whose hands is my life, it is equal to the recitation of one third of the Quran. Another version is: The Holy Prophet inquired from his companions: Would any of you find it burdensome to recite one third of the Quran in the course of a night? They considered it difficult and said: Which of us would have the strength to do that, Messenger of Allah? He said: sura Al-Ikhias is one third of the Quran (Békhari).