Volume 6- Book 66 , Virtues of the Qur’an
List Of Hadith
Chapter: How the Divine Revelation used to be revealed and what was the first thing revealed
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4978
Narrated Aisha and Ibn Abbas: The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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.
Chapter: How the Divine Revelation used to be revealed and what was the first thing revealed
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4980
Narrated Abu Uthman: I was informed that Gabriel came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) while Um Salama was with him. Gabriel started talking to the Prophet. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 (peace be upon him) 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.
Chapter: How the Divine Revelation used to be revealed and what was the first thing revealed
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4981
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: How the Divine Revelation used to be revealed and what was the first thing revealed
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4982
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 Messenger (peace be upon him) died after that.
Chapter: How the Divine Revelation used to be revealed and what was the first thing revealed
4983
Narrated Jundub: Once the Prophet (peace be upon him) fell ill and did not offer the night 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; Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor hated you.” (93)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4984
Chapter: The Qur’an was revealed in the language of Quraish and the Arabs
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Caliph Uthman ordered Zaid bin Thabit, Sa’id bin Al-As, Abdullah bin Az-Zubair and Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith bin Hisham to write the Qur’an in the form of a book (Mushafs) and said to them: “In case you disagree with Zaid bin Thabit regarding any dialectic Arabic utterance of the Qur’an, then write it in the dialect of Quraish, for the Qur’an was revealed in this dialect.” So they did it.
Chapter: The Qur’an was revealed in the language of Quraish and the Arabs
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4985
Narrated Safwan bin Ya’la bin Umaiya: Ya’la used to say, “I wish I could see Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) at the time he is being inspired Divinely.” When the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 Messenger (peace be upon him)! What is your opinion regarding a man who assumes Ihram and puts on a cloak after perfuming his body with scent?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 (peace be upon him), 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 (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: The collection of the Qur’an
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4986
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 Musailima). 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 Qur’an by heart) on the day of the Battle of Yamama, 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 Messenger (peace be upon him) 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 Messenger (peace be upon him). 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 Messenger (peace be upon him) 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 palm 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 Bara’a [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.
Chapter: The collection of the Qur’an
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4987
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 Armenia and Adharbijan. Hudhaifa was afraid of their 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 (Qur’an) 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 Az-Zubair, Sa’id bin Al-As and Abdur-Rahman bin Harith bin Hisham to rewrite the manuscripts in perfect copies. Uthman said to the three Qurayshi men, “In case you disagree with Zaid bin Thabit on any point in the Qur’an, then write it in the dialect of Quraysh, as 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.
Chapter: The collection of the Qur’an
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4988
Zaid 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 Messenger (peace be upon him) reciting it. So we searched for it and found it with Khuza`ima bin Thabit Al-Ansari. That Verse was: ‘Among the Believers are men who have been true in their covenant with Allah.’ (33:23)”
Chapter: The scribe of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4989
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me and said, “You used to write the Divine Revelations for Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). 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 Khuza`ima 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).
Chapter: The scribe of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4990
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 (peace be upon him) 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…'”
At that time Amr bin Um Maktum, the blind man, was sitting behind the Prophet (peace be upon him). 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)
Chapter: The Qur’an was revealed to be recited in seven different ways
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4991
Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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.”
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4992
Chapter: The Qur’an was revealed to be recited in seven different ways
Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab:
I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited in several different ways which Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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 Messenger (peace be upon him) taught it to me.” I said, “You have told a lie, for Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) has taught it to me in a different way from yours.” So I dragged him to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and said, “I heard this person reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a way which you haven’t taught me!” On that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Release him, (O Umar!) Recite, O Hisham!” Then he recited in the same way as I heard him reciting. Then Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “It was revealed in this way,” and added, “Recite, O Umar!” I recited it as he had taught me. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: The compilation of the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4993
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.
Chapter: The compilation of the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4994
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud:
Surat Bani-lsrael, Al-Kahf (The Cave), Maryam, Taha, and Al-Anbiya (The Prophets) are amongst my first earnings and my old property, and in fact, they are my old property.
Chapter: The compilation of the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4995
Narrated Al-Bara:
I learnt, “Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High” (Surat al-A’la, No. 87) before the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to Medina.
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4996
Chapter: The compilation of the Qur’an
Narrated Shaqiq:
Abdullah said, “I learnt An-Naza’ir which the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 by Ibn Masud, and end with the Suras starting with Ha Mim, e.g. Ha Mim (The Smoke), and ‘About what they question one another?’ (78:1)”
Chapter: Jibril used to present the Qur’an to the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4997
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) was the most generous person, and he used to become more so particularly in the month of Ramadan because Gabriel used to meet him every night of the month of Ramadan till it elapsed. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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.
Chapter: Jibril used to present the Qur’an to the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4998
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Gabriel used to repeat the recitation of the Qur’an with the Prophet (peace be upon him) once a year, but he repeated it twice with him in the year he died. The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to stay in Itikaf for ten days every year (in the month of Ramadan), but in the year of his death, he stayed in Itikaf for twenty days.
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 4999
Chapter: The Qurra from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Narrated Masruq:
Abdullah bin Amr mentioned Abdullah bin Masud and said, “I shall ever love that man, for I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying, ‘Take (learn) the Qur’an from four: Abdullah bin Masud, Salim, Muadh, and Ubai bin Ka’b.'”
Chapter: The Qurra from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5000
Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama:
Once Abdullah bin Masud delivered a sermon before us and said, “By Allah, I learnt over seventy Suras directly from Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). By Allah, the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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.
Chapter: The Qurra from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5001
Narrated Alqama:
While we were in the city of Hims (in Syria), Ibn Masud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him, “It was not revealed in this way.” Then Ibn Masud said, “I recited it in this way before Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and he confirmed my recitation by saying, ‘Well done!'” Ibn Masud 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.
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5002
Chapter: The Qurra from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud:
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 it was revealed. And if I know that there is somebody who knows Allah’s Book better than I, and he is at a place that camels can reach, I would go to him.
Chapter: The Qurra from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5003
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas bin Malik, “Who collected the Qur’an at the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him)?” He replied, “Four, all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka’b, Muadh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit, and Abu Zaid.”
Chapter: The Qurra from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5004
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the Prophet (peace be upon him) died, none had collected the Qur’an but four persons: Abu Ad-Darda, Muadh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit, and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritors of Abu Zaid as he had no offspring.
Chapter: The Qurra from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5005
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Umar said, “Ubayy was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur’an) yet we leave some of what he recites. Ubayy says, ‘I have taken it from the mouth of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and I will not leave it for anything.’ But Allah said: ‘None of Our Revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten but We substitute something better or similar.’ (Qur’an 2:106)”
Chapter: The superiority of Fatiha-til-Kitab
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5006
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Mu’alla:
While I was praying, the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: The superiority of Fatiha-til-Kitab
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5007
Narrated Abu Sa’id 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 ask the Prophet (peace be upon him).” 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 (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: The superiority of Surat Al-Baqarah (No.2)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5008
Narrated Abu Mas’ud: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “If somebody recited the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqara at night, that will be sufficient for him.”
Chapter: The superiority of Surat Al-Baqarah (No.2)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5009
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) ordered me to guard the Zakat revenue of Ramadan. Then somebody came to me and started stealing from the foodstuff. I caught him and said, “I will take you to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)!” Then Abu Huraira described the whole narration and said: That person said (to me), “(Please don’t take me to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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 no Satan will come near you until the morning.” When the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 a Satan.”
Chapter: The superiority of Surat Al-Kahf (No.18)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5011
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 (peace be upon him) said, “That was As-Sakina (tranquility) which descended because of the recitation of the Qur’an.”
Chapter: The superiority of Surat Al-Fath (No.48)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5012
Narrated Aslam: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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 Messenger (peace be upon him) 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 Messenger (peace be upon him) 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), a manifest victory.’ (Surat al-Fath 48:1).”
Chapter: The superiority of Qul-Huwa Allahu Ahad (Surat Al-Ikhlas) (No.112)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5013
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 Messenger (peace be upon him) and informed him about it as if he thought that it was not enough to recite. On that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, this Surah is equal to one-third of the Qur’an!”
Chapter: The superiority of Qul-Huwa Allahu Ahad (Surat Al-Ikhlas) (No.112)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5014
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 (peace be upon him) 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 (peace be upon him) and told him about that. The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied the same as above.”
Chapter: The superiority of Qul-Huwa Allahu Ahad (Surat Al-Ikhlas) (No.112)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5015
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 Messenger (peace be upon him)?” Allah’s 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.”
Chapter: The superiority of Al-Mu’awwidhat (Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas) (No.113 & 114)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5016
Narrated Aisha: Whenever Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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.
Chapter: The superiority of Al-Mu’awwidhat (Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas) (No.113 & 114)
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5017
Narrated Aisha: Whenever the Prophet (peace be upon him) went to bed every night, he used to cup his hands together and blow over them 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.
Chapter: The descent of As-Sakinah and angels at the time of the recitation of the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5018
Narrated Usaid bin Hudair: 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 Messenger (peace be upon him)! My son, Yahya was near the horse and I was afraid that it might trample on him, so I looked towards the sky. When I looked, I saw something like a cloud containing what looked like lamps, so I went out in order not to see it.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Do you know what that was?” Ibn Hudair replied, “No.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 disappeared.”
Chapter: Whoever said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not leave anything after his death
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5019
Narrated Abdul Aziz bin Rufai: Shaddad bin Ma’qil and I entered upon Ibn Abbas. Shaddad bin Ma’qil asked him, “Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 (peace be upon him) did not leave except what is between the bindings (of the Qur’an).”
Chapter: The superiority of the Qur’an above other kinds of speech
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5020
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari: The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: The superiority of the Qur’an above other kinds of speech
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5021
Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 a person who employed laborers and said to them, ‘Who will work for me till the middle of the day for one Qirat?’ 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 Asr 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.'”
Chapter: To recommend the Book of Allah
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5022
Narrated Talha: I asked Abdullah bin Abi Aufa, “Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) make a will?” 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 (peace be upon him) did not make any will?” He said, “He made a will wherein he recommended Allah’s Book.”
Chapter: Whoever does not recite the Qur’an in a pleasant tone
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5023
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: Whoever does not recite the Qur’an in a pleasant tone
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5024
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 him dispense with many worldly pleasures.”
Chapter: Wish to be the like of the one who recites the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5025
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: Wish to be the like of the one who recites the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5026
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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 another man may say, ‘I wish I had been given what so-and-so has been given, for then I would do what he does.'”
Chapter: The best among you are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5027
Narrated Uthman: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.”
Chapter: The best among you are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5028
Narrated Uthman bin Affan: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The most superior among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it.”
Chapter: The best among you are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5029
Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d: A lady came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and declared that she had decided to offer herself to Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “I am not in need of women.” A man said to the Prophet (peace be upon him), “Please marry her to me.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him, “Give her a garment.” The man said, “I cannot afford it.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Give her anything, even if it were an iron ring.” The man apologized again. The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 (peace be upon him) said, “Then I marry her to you for that much of the Qur’an which you know by heart.”
Chapter: The recitation of the Qur’an by heart
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5030
Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d: A lady came to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! 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. A man from his companions got up and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! If you are not in need of this woman, then marry her to me.” Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Do you have anything to offer her?” He replied, “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)!” The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 Messenger (peace be upon him)! I have not found anything.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Try to find something, even if it is an iron ring.” He went again and returned, saying, “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him), 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 of his waist sheet. So Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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 the man sat for a long period and then got up. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) saw him going away, so he ordered somebody to call him back. When he came, the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 them. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked him, “Can you recite them by heart?” He replied, “Yes.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Go, I have married this lady to you for the amount of the Qur’an you know by heart.”
Chapter: The learning of the Qur’an by heart and the reciting of it repeatedly
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5031
Narrated Ibn Umar: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: The learning of the Qur’an by heart and the reciting of it repeatedly
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5032
Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 camels do.”
Chapter: The learning of the Qur’an by heart and the reciting of it repeatedly
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5032b
Narrated Abdullah: I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying the same as above.
Chapter: The learning of the Qur’an by heart and the reciting of it repeatedly
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5033
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Commit yourself to the Qur’an, for by Him in Whose Hand is my soul, it is surely more prone to break away than a camel in its bind.”
Chapter: The recitation of the Qur’an on an animal
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5034
Narrated Abdullah bin Mughaffal:
I saw Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) reciting Surat Al-Fath on his she-camel on the day of the Conquest of Mecca.
Chapter: Teaching the Qur’an to the children
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5035
Narrated Sa’id bin 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).”
Chapter: Teaching the Qur’an to the children
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5036
Narrated Sa’id bin Jubair:
Ibn Abbas said, “I have learnt all the Muhkam Suras during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him).” I said to him, “What is meant by the Muhkam?” He replied, “The Mufassal.”
Chapter: Forgetting the Qur’an. And can one say: ‘I forgot such and such a Verse?’
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5037
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: Forgetting the Qur’an. And can one say: ‘I forgot such and such a Verse?’
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5037b
Narrated Hisham:
(The same Hadith as above, adding): which I missed (modifying the Verses).
Chapter: Forgetting the Qur’an. And can one say: ‘I forgot such and such a Verse?’
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5038
Narrated Aisha:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: Forgetting the Qur’an. And can one say: ‘I forgot such and such a Verse?’
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5039
Narrated Abdullah:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: Whoever thinks that there is no harm in saying: Surat Al-Baqarah or Surat so-and-so
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5040
Narrated Abu Mas’ud al-Ansari:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “If one recites the last two verses of Surat al-Baqarah at night, it is sufficient for him (for that night).”
Chapter: Whoever thinks that there is no harm in saying: Surat Al-Baqarah or Surat so-and-so
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5041
Narrated Umar bin Khattab:
I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him), and I noticed that he recited it in several ways which Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) had not taught me. So I was on the point of attacking him in the prayer, but I waited till he finished his prayer. Then I seized him by the collar and said, “Who taught you this Surah which I have heard you reciting?” He replied, “Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) taught it to me.” I said, “You are telling a lie! By Allah! Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) taught me (in a different way) this very Surah.” So I took him to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! I heard this person reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach me.” The Prophet said, “O Hisham, recite!” So he recited in the same way as before. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “It was revealed to be recited in this way.” Then he said, “Recite, O Umar!” So I recited it as he had taught me. He then said, “It was revealed to be recited in this way. The Qur’an has been revealed to be recited in several different ways, so recite of it that which is easier for you.”
Chapter: Whoever thinks that there is no harm in saying: Surat Al-Baqarah or Surat so-and-so
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5042
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) heard a reciter reciting the Qur’an in the mosque at night. The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 missed.”
Chapter: The recitation of Qur’an in Tartil
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5043
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 (peace be upon him) used to recite, and they were eighteen Suras from the Mufassal, and two Suras from the Suras that start with Ha Mim.”
Chapter: The recitation of Qur’an in Tartil
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5044
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Regarding His (Allah’s) Statement: “Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur’an) to make haste therewith.” And whenever Gabriel descended to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) with the Divine Inspiration, Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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”: “Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur’an) to make haste therewith. 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 through Gabriel then follow you its recital.” This means: When We reveal it to you, listen to it; it is up to Us to explain it through your tongue. So, when Gabriel came to him, Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) would listen to him attentively, and as soon as Gabriel left, he would recite the Revelations, as Allah had promised him.
Chapter: Prolonging certain sounds while reciting the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5045
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas bin Malik about the recitation of the Prophet. He said, “He used to pray long (certain sounds) very much.”
Chapter: Prolonging certain sounds while reciting the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5046
Narrated Qatada:
Anas was asked, “How was the recitation 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.”
Chapter: At-Tarji’
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5047
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mughaffal:
I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) reciting the 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.
Chapter: To recite the Qur’an in a charming voice
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5048
Narrated Abu Musa:
That the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him, “O Abu Musa! You have been given one of the mazamir (sweet melodious voices) of the family of David.”
Chapter: Whoever likes to hear the Qur’an from another person
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5049
Narrated `Abdullah:
That the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: The saying of the listener to the reciter: “Enough!”
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5050
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me, “Recite the Qur’an to me.” I said, “O Allah’s Messenger, 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 as a witness against these people.” He said, “Enough for the present.” I looked at him and behold! His eyes were overflowing with tears.
Chapter: What is the proper period for reciting the whole Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5051
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.'”
Chapter: What is the proper period for reciting the whole Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5051b
Narrated Abu Mas’ud:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “If somebody recites the last two Verses of Surat al-Baqara at night, it will be sufficient for him.”
Chapter: What is the proper period for reciting the whole Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5052
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 (peace be upon him) 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 Qur’an?” I replied, “I finish it every night.” On that he said, “Fast for three days every month and recite the Qur’an 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 Messenger (peace be upon him) as I have become a weak old man. It is said that Abdullah used to recite one-seventh of the Qur’an during the daytime 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 (peace be upon him).
Chapter: What is the proper period for reciting the whole Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5053
Narrated Abdullah bin Amr:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked me, “How long does it take you to finish the recitation of the whole Qur’an?”
Chapter: What is the proper period for reciting the whole Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5054
Narrated Abdullah bin Amr:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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 Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Then finish the recitation of the Qur’an in seven days, and do not finish it in less than this period.”
Chapter: To weep while reciting the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5055
Narrated Abdullah (bin Masud):
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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.
Chapter: To weep while reciting the Qur’an
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5056
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me, “Recite Qur’an 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.”
Chapter: The sin of the person who recites the Qur’an to show off or to gain some worldly benefit, or to feel proud etc.
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5057
Narrated Ali:
I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) 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.”
Chapter: The sin of the person who recites the Qur’an to show off or to gain some worldly benefit, or to feel proud etc.
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5058
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) 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). 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.”
Chapter: The sin of the person who recites the Qur’an to show off or to gain some worldly benefit, or to feel proud etc.
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5059
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The example of a believer who recites the Qur’an and acts on it is like a citron which tastes nice and smells nice. 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. The example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur’an is like a sweet basil which smells good but tastes bitter. And the example of a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur’an is like a colocynth which tastes bitter and has a bad smell.”
Chapter: Recite the Qur’an together as long as you agree about its interpretation
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5060
Narrated Abdullah:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) 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 its interpretation and meaning then you should stop reciting it (for the time being).”
Chapter: Recite the Qur’an together as long as you agree about its interpretation
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5061
Narrated Jundub:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Recite (and study) the Qur’an 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).”
Chapter: Recite the Qur’an together as long as you agree about its interpretation
Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 5062
Narrated Abdullah:
He heard a man reciting a Quranic Verse which he had heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) reciting in a different way. So he took that man to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and told him the story. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Both of you are reciting in a correct way, so carry on reciting.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) further added, “The nations which were before you were destroyed because they differed.”