48. Virtues of the Qur'ān

1. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7922No grade recorded

   أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «لَبِثَ بِمَكَّةَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ يُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرًا»

   ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stayed in Makkah for ten years while the Qurʾān was being revealed to him, and in Madinah for ten years.

2. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7923No grade recorded

   أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ إِلَّا قَدْ أُعْطِيَ مِنَ الْآيَاتِ مَا مِثْلَهُ آمَنَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَشَرُ وَإِنَّمَا كَانَ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُ وَحْيًا أَوْحَاهُ اللهُ إِلَيَّ فَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ تَابِعًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»

   ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There is no prophet among the prophets but was given signs the like of which caused people to believe in him. What I have been given is a revelation that Allah revealed to me, so I hope to have the most followers on the Day of Resurrection."

3. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7924No grade recorded

   «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ يُعَالِجُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شِدَّةً»

   ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when revelation descended upon him, used to struggle intensely because of that.

4. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7925No grade recorded

   سَأَلَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ يَأْتِيكَ الْوَحْيُ؟ قَالَ «فِي مِثْلِ صَلْصَلَةِ الْجَرَسِ فَيُفْصَمُ عَنِّي وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ عَنْهُ وَهُو أَشَدُّهُ عَلَيَّ وَأَحْيَانًا يَأْتِينِي فِي مِثْلِ صُورَةِ الْفَتَى فَيَنْبِذُهُ إِلَيَّ»

   ✧ Al-Harith b. Hisham asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, 'How does the revelation come to you?' He said, 'Sometimes it comes to me like the ringing of a bell, then it leaves me after I have memorized it, and that is the hardest on me. And sometimes the angel comes to me in the form of a young man and delivers it to me.'

5. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7926No grade recorded

   كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ كُرِبَ لِذَلِكَ وَتَرَبَّدَ لَهُ وَجْهُهُ فَأُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمًا فَلَقِيَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ قَالَ «خُذُوا عَنِّي قَدْ جُعِلَ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا الثَّيِّبُ بِالثَّيِّبِ وَالْبِكْرُ بِالْبِكْرِ الثَّيِّبُ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ ثُمَّ رَجْمٌ بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَالْبِكْرُ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ ثُمَّ نَفْيُ سَنَةٍ»

   ✧ The Prophet of Allah ﷺ, when revelation was sent down upon him, would be distressed by that, and his face would change color. One day it was sent down upon him and he experienced that. When it was relieved from him, he said, 'Take it from me: Allah has made a way for them. The previously married for the previously married, and the virgin for the virgin. The previously married is to be given one hundred lashes then stoned with stones, and the virgin is to be given one hundred lashes then exiled for a year.'

6. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7927No grade recorded

   لَيْتَنِي أَرَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُو يُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي قُبَّةٍ فَأَتَاهُ الْوَحْيُ أَشَارَ إِلَيَّ عُمَرُ أَنْ تَعَالَ فَأَدْخَلْتُ رَأْسِي الْقُبَّةَ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ قَدْ أَحْرَمَ فِي جُبَّةٍ بِعُمْرَةٍ مُتَضَمِّخٌ بِطِيبٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولِ اللهِ «مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ أَحْرَمَ فِي جُبَّةٍ؟ إِذْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَغِطُّ لِذَلِكَ فَسُرِّيَ عَنْهُ» فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي سَأَلَنِي آنِفًا؟ فَأُتِيَ بِالرَّجُلِ» فَقَالَ «أَمَّا الْجُبَّةُ فَاخْلَعْهَا وَأَمَّا الطِّيبُ فَاغْسِلْهُ»

   ✧ I wished to see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while revelation was descending upon him. While we were at al-Ji'ranah and the Prophet ﷺ was in a tent, revelation came to him. Umar gestured to me to come, so I put my head into the tent. A man came to him who had entered ihram for Umrah wearing a jubbah and smeared with perfume, and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about a man who entered ihram wearing a jubbah?' Then revelation was sent down upon him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began to snore because of that. When it was relieved from him, he said, 'Where is the man who asked me just now?' The man was brought to him, and he said, 'As for the jubbah, take it off, and as for the perfume, wash it off.'

7. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7928No grade recorded

   «وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي أَرَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ يُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ وَعَلَيْهِ مُقَطَّعَاتٌ مُتَضَمِّخٌ بِخَلُوقٍ» فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَهْلَلْتُ بِالْعُمْرَةِ وَعَلَيَّ هَذَا فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ فِي حَجِّكَ» قَالَ وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ فَسُجِّيَ بِثَوْبٍ فَدَعَانِي عُمَرُ فَكَشَفَ لِي عَنِ الثَّوْبِ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَغِطُّ مُحْمَرًّا وَجْهُهُ

   ✧ I wished to see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when revelation was descending upon him. When we were at al-Ji'ranah, a man came to him wearing pieces of cloth and smeared with khaluq perfume, and said, 'I have entered ihram for Umrah while wearing this, so what should I do?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, 'What would you do in your Hajj?' Then revelation came down upon him, and he was covered with a cloth. Umar called me and uncovered the cloth for me, and I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ snoring with a reddened face.

8. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7929No grade recorded

   أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ تَابَعَ الْوَحْيَ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ الْوَحْيُ يَوْمَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ

   ✧ Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, sent revelation continuously to His Messenger ﷺ before his death, until he passed away; the most frequent revelation was on the day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died.

9. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7930No grade recorded

   «نَزَلَتِ الْكُتُبُ مِنْ بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ مِنْ سَبْعَةِ أَبْوَابٍ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ»

   ✧ The scriptures were revealed from one door, and the Quran was revealed from seven doors upon seven ahruf.

10. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7931No grade recorded

    سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمٍ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَؤُهَا وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا فَكِدْتُ أَعْجَلُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَمْهَلْتُهُ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ لَبَبْتُهُ بِرِدَائِهِ فَجِئْتُ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ هَذَا يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَأْتَنِيهَا» فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ» فَقَرَأَ الْقِرَاءَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي «اقْرَأْ» فَقَرَأْتُ فَقَالَ «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ»

    ✧ I heard Hisham b. Hakim reciting Surah al-Furqan in a way different from how I recited it, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had taught it to me. I almost rushed at him, but I gave him respite until he finished, then I grabbed him by his cloak and brought him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I heard this man reciting Surah al-Furqan in a way different from what you taught me.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, 'Recite.' He recited in the way I had heard him recite. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Thus it was revealed.' Then he said to me, 'Recite.' I recited, and he said, 'Thus it was revealed. This Quran was revealed upon seven ahruf, so recite whatever of it is easy for you.'

11. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7932No grade recorded

    «مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِي مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلَّا أَنِّي قَرَأْتُ آيَةً فَقَرَأَهَا رَجُلٌ عَلَى غَيْرِ قِرَاءَتِي» فَقَالَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَكَذَا فَقُلْتُ أَقْرَأَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَكَذَا فَأَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ أَتَيَانِي فَعَمَدَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَعَدَ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَقَعَدَ مِيكَائِيلُ عَنْ شِمَالِي» فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ اقْرَأْ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ فَقُلْتُ «زِدْنِي فَزَادَنِي» فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ» فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ «اسْتَزِدْهُ» فَقُلْتُ «زِدْنِي» فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْرُفٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ» فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ «اسْتَزِدْهُ» فَقَالَ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ كُلُّهَا شَافٍ كَافٍ»

    ✧ Nothing disturbed me in my heart since I became Muslim except that I recited a verse and a man recited it in a way different from my recitation. He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me this way.' I said, 'The Prophet ﷺ taught me this way.' We came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I said, 'You taught me such and such verse.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Yes.' The man said, 'You taught me such and such verse.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Yes.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Jibril and Mikail, peace be upon them, came to me. Jibril sat on my right and Mikail sat on my left.' Jibril said, 'Recite the Quran in one harf.' Mikail said, 'Ask him for more.' I said, 'Increase me,' and he increased me. Jibril said, 'Recite the Quran in two ahruf.' Mikail said, 'Ask him for more.' I said, 'Increase me.' Jibril said, 'Recite the Quran in three ahruf,' until it reached seven ahruf. Mikail said, 'Ask him for more.' He said, 'Recite the Quran in seven ahruf, all of which are sufficient and healing.'

12. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7933No grade recorded

    وَيْحَكَ وَمَا يَضُرُّكَ أَيَّهُ قَرَأْتَ قَبْلُ؟ إِنَّمَا نُزِّلَ أَوَّلُ مَا نُزِّلَ سُورَةٌ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ فِيهَا ذِكْرُ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ حَتَّى إِذَا ثَابَ النَّاسُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ نُزِّلَ الْحَلَالُ وَالْحَرَامُ وَلَوْ نُزِّلَ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ لَا تَشْرَبُوا الْخَمْرَ لَقَالُوا «لَا نَدَعُ شُرْبَ الْخَمْرِ وَلَوْ نُزِّلَ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ لَا تَزْنُوا» لَقَالُوا لَا نَدَعُ الزِّنَا وَإِنَّهُ أُنْزِلَتْ {وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرٌ} [القمر 46] بِمَكَّةَ وَإِنِّي جَارِيَةٌ أَلْعَبُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَمَا نَزَلَتْ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِلَّا وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ قَالَ «فَأَخَرَجَتْ إِلَيْهِ الْمُصْحَفَ فَأَمَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ آيَ السُّوَرِ»

    ✧ Woe to you! What harm is it to you whichever you recite first? The first thing that was revealed was a surah from the Mufassal containing mention of Paradise and Hell, until when people became steadfast in Islam, the halal and haram were revealed. If the first thing revealed had been 'Do not drink wine,' they would have said, 'We will never give up drinking wine.' If the first thing revealed had been 'Do not commit adultery,' they would have said, 'We will never give up adultery.' It was revealed in Makkah, 'And the Hour is more grievous and more bitter' [al-Qamar 46], while I was a young girl playing around Muhammad ﷺ. Surah al-Baqarah and an-Nisa were not revealed except while I was with him. She said, 'She brought out the mushaf to him and dictated to him the verses of the surahs.'

13. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7934No grade recorded

    أَنَّ حُذَيْفَةَ قَدِمَ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ وَكَانَ يُغَازِي أَهْلَ الشَّامِ مَعَ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ فِي فَتْحِ أَرْمِينِيَةَ وَأَذْرَبِيجَانَ فَأَفْزَعَ حُذَيْفَةَ اخْتِلَافُهُمْ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ لِعُثْمَانَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ «أَدْرِكْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْتَلِفُوا فِي الْكِتَابِ كَمَا اخْتَلَفْتُ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى فَأَرْسَلَ عُثْمَانُ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ أَنْ أَرْسِلِي إِلَيْنَا بِالصُّحُفِ نَنْسَخُهَا فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ ثُمَّ نَرُدُّهَا إِلَيْكِ فَأَرْسَلَتْ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ وَعَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ وَسَعِيدَ بْنَ الْعَاصِ وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ أَنْ يَنْسِخُوا الصُّحُفَ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ فَإِنِ اخْتَلَفُوا وَزِيدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَاكْتُبُوهُ بِلِسَانِ قُرَيْشٍ فَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ نَزَلَ بِلِسَانِهِمْ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ حَتَّى إِذَا نَسَخُوا الصُّحُفَ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ رَدَّ عُثْمَانُ الصُّحُفَ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى كُلِّ أُفُقٍ مُصْحَفًا مِمَّا نَسَخُوا»

    ✧ Hudhayfah came to Uthman while he was fighting the people of Syria together with the people of Iraq in the conquest of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Their differences in the Quran alarmed Hudhayfah, so he said to Uthman, 'O Commander of the Faithful, catch this ummah before they differ about the Book as the Jews and Christians differed.' Uthman sent to Hafsah, saying, 'Send us the suhuf so we may copy them into the masahif, then we will return them to you.' She sent them to him. He commanded Zayd b. Thabit, Abdullah b. al-Zubayr, Sa'id b. al-As, and Abd al-Rahman b. al-Harith b. Hisham to copy the suhuf into the masahif. If they differed with Zayd b. Thabit about something of the Quran, they were to write it in the language of Quraysh, for the Quran was revealed in their language. They did that until they had copied the suhuf into the masahif. Uthman returned the suhuf to Hafsah and sent a mushaf from what they copied to every region.

14. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7935No grade recorded

    «نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ فِي رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فَكَانَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَكَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ أَنْ يُحْدِثَ شَيْئًا نَزَّلَ فَكَانَ بَيْنَ أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً»

    ✧ The Quran was revealed in Ramadan on the Night of Decree and was placed in the lowest heaven. Whenever Allah willed to bring about something, He sent it down. Between its beginning and its end was twenty years.

15. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7936No grade recorded

    نُزِّلَ الْقُرْآنُ جُمْلَةً فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَكَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ أَنْ يُحْدِثَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا أَحْدَثَهُ

    ✧ The Qur'an was sent down all at once on the Night of Decree to the lowest heaven. Then whenever Allah willed to bring forth something from it, He brought it forth.

16. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7937No grade recorded

    «فُصِلَ الْقُرْآنُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ فَوُضِعَ فِي بَيْتِ الْعِزَّةِ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَجَعَلَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَنْزِلُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُرَتِّلُهُ تَرْتِيلًا» قَالَ سُفْيَانُ «خَمْسَ آيَاتٍ وَنَحْوهَا»

    ✧ The Qur'an was separated from the Remembrance and placed in the House of Might in the lowest heaven. Then Jibril ﷺ began to descend with it upon the Prophet ﷺ, reciting it in a measured recitation." Sufyan said: "Five verses and the like of that.

17. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7938No grade recorded

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ فِي كُلِّ رَمَضَانَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ ﷺ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَكَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الْأَوَاخِرَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْعَامُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ اعْتَكَفَ عِشْرِينَ

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to have the Qur'an presented to him every Ramadan. In the year in which he passed away ﷺ, it was presented to him twice, and he used to observe i'tikaf during the last ten nights. In the year in which he passed away, he observed i'tikaf for twenty days.

18. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7939No grade recorded

    أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ وَكَانَ أَجْوَدَ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ وَكَانَ جِبْرِيلُ يَلْقَاهُ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَيُدَارِسُهُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ «فَلَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ أَجْوَدُ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ»

    ✧ Abd Allah b. Abbas used to say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most generous of people, and he was most generous in Ramadan when Jibril (peace be upon them) met him. Jibril used to meet him every night of Ramadan and study the Qur'an with him. He said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was more generous when Jibril met him than the sent wind."

19. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7940No grade recorded

    «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ مَرَّةً وَإِنَّهُ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْعَامِ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَشَهِدَ عَبْدُ اللهِ مَا نُسِخَ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to have the Qur'an presented to him once every year, and in the year in which he passed away it was presented to him twice. Then Abd Allah witnessed what was abrogated.

20. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7941No grade recorded

    أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَقْتَلَ أَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَعِنْدَهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ عُمَرَ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْقَتْلَ اسْتَحَرَّ يَوْمَ الْيَمَامَةِ بِقُرَّاءِ الْقُرْآنِ وَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تَأْمُرَ بِجَمْعِ الْقُرْآنِ» فَقُلْتُ «كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ «هُوَ وَاللهِ خَيْرٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَاجِعُنِي حَتَّى شَرَحَ اللهُ صَدْرِي لِلَّذِي شَرَحَ لَهُ صَدْرَ عُمَرَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّكَ غُلَامٌ شَابٌّ عَاقِلٌ لَا نَتَّهِمُكَ قَدْ كُنْتَ تَكْتُبُ الْوَحْيَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَتَّبَعِ الْقُرْآنَ فَاجْمَعْهُ» فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ تَفْعَلَانِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَفْعَلْهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ «هُوَ وَاللهِ خَيْرٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَاجِعُنِي حَتَّى شَرَحَ اللهُ صَدْرِي لِلَّذِي شَرَحَ لَهُ صَدْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَاللهِ لَوْ كَلَّفَانِي نَقْلَ جَبَلٍ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ مَا كَانَ أَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الَّذِي كَلَّفَانِي ثُمَّ تَتَبَّعْتُ الْقُرْآنَ أَجْمَعُهُ مِنَ الْعُسُبِ وَالرِّقَاعِ وَالصُّحُفِ وَصُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ»

    ✧ Abu Bakr sent for me after the killing of the people of Yamamah. I went to him and Umar was with him. He said: Umar came to me and said: "The killing was intense on the day of Yamamah among the reciters of the Qur'an, and I think you should command that the Qur'an be collected." I said: "How can I do something the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not do?" Umar said: "By Allah, it is good." He kept urging me until Allah opened my chest to that to which He opened Umar's chest. Then he said: "You are a young, intelligent man and we do not suspect you. You used to write the revelation for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so seek out the Qur'an and collect it." I said: How can you two do something the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not do? Abu Bakr said: "By Allah, it is good." He kept urging me until Allah opened my chest to that to which He opened the chests of Abu Bakr and Umar. By Allah, if they had tasked me with moving a mountain, it would not have been heavier upon me than what they tasked me with. Then I sought out the Qur'an, collecting it from palm stalks, parchments, sheets, and the hearts of men.

21. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7942No grade recorded

    ذُكِرَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ لَا أَزَالُ أُحِبُّهُ بَعْدَمَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «اسْتَقْرِئُوا مِنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَسَالِمٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ» قَالَ شُعْبَةُ «بَدَأَ بِهَذَيْنِ وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ» قَالَ «لَا أَدْرِي بِأَيِّهِمَا بَدَأَ»

    ✧ I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Learn from four: Abdullah, Sālim, the servant of Abu Hudhaifah." Shu'bah said, "He started with these two, and Ubayy ibn Ka'b and Mu'adh ibn Jabal." He said, "I do not know which of the two he started with."

22. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7943No grade recorded

    لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنِّي أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ وَلَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمَ بِهِ مِنِّي لَرَحَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ شَقِيقٌ «فَجَلَسْتُ فِي حِلَقِ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا يَعِيبُ ذَلِكَ وَلَا يَرُدَّهُ»

    ✧ I recited to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seventy-some surahs, and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ know that I am the most knowledgeable of them regarding the Book of Allah. If I knew that anyone was more knowledgeable of it than me, I would travel to him." Shaqiq said: "I sat in the circles of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and did not hear anyone criticize that or reject it."

23. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7944No grade recorded

    لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقْرِئَكَ الْقُرْآنَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ أَوَ ذُكِرْتُ هُنَاكَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» فَبَكَى أُبَيٌّ قَالَ «فَلَا أَدْرِي أَبِشَوْقٍ أَوْ بِخَوْفٍ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: "I have been commanded to teach you the Qur'an." He said: I said: Was I mentioned there? He said: "Yes." Ubayy wept. He said: "I do not know whether it was out of longing or fear."

24. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7945No grade recorded

    أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِأُبَيٍّ «إِنَّ رَبِّي أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَعْرِضَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ» قَالَ أَوَ سَمَّانِي لَكَ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» فَبَكَى أُبَيٌّ

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ubayy: "My Lord commanded me to present the Qur'an to you." He said: Did He name me to you? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Yes." Ubayy wept.

25. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7946No grade recorded

    جَمَعَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْبَعَةٌ كُلُّهُمْ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَزِيدٌ وَأَبُو زَيْدٍ قُلْتُ مَنْ أَبُو زَيْدٍ؟ قَالَ «أَحَدُ عُمُومَتِي»

    ✧ Four people collected the Qur'an during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, all of them—Muhammad said—from the Ansar: Ubayy b. Ka'b, Mu'adh b. Jabal, Zayd, and Abu Zayd. I said: Who is Abu Zayd? He said: "One of my paternal uncles."

26. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7947No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «اسْتَقْرِئُوا الْقُرْآنَ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَسَالِمٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ وَمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ»

    ✧ From the Prophet ﷺ who said: "Take the Qur'an from four: from Abd Allah b. Mas'ud, Salim the freedman of Abu Hudhayfah, Mu'adh b. Jabal, and Ubayy b. Ka'b."

27. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7948No grade recorded

    أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَقْتَلَ أَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَعِنْدَهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْقَتْلَ قَدِ اسْتَحَرَّ يَوْمَ الْيَمَامَةِ بِقُرَّاءِ الْقُرْآنِ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ» مُعَادٌ

    ✧ Abu Bakr sent for me after the killing of the people of Yamamah. I went to him and Umar was with him. He said: "The killing was intense on the day of Yamamah among the reciters of the Qur'an." And he narrated the hadith in full. Mu'adh repeated it.

28. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7949No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَرَأَ الْآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever recites the two verses at the end of Surat al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him."

29. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7950No grade recorded

    أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ قَرَأَ الْآيَتَيْنِ الْآخِرَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ» قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever recites the last two verses of al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him." 'Abd al-Rahman said: I met Abu Mas'ud and he narrated it to me.

30. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7951No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْآيَتَانِ الْأُخْرَتَانِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ مَنْ قَرَأَهُمَا فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The last two verses of Surat al-Baqarah, whoever recites them at night, they will suffice him."

31. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7952No grade recorded

    سَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ لَيْلًا فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ أَذْكَرَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ آيَةٍ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَسْقَطْهُنَّ مِنْ سُورَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard a man reciting in the mosque at night and said: "He has reminded me of such and such a verse which I had forgotten from such and such a surah."

32. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7953No grade recorded

    أَنْ عَمَدْتُمْ إِلَى الْأَنْفَالِ وَهِيَ مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَإِلَى بَرَاءَةَ وَهِيَ مِنَ الْمِئِينَ فَقَرَنْتُمْ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَمْ تَكْتُبُوا سَطْرَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَوَضَعْتُمُوهَا فِي السَّبْعِ الطِّوَالِ فَمَا حَمَلَكُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الشَّيْءُ يَدْعُو بَعْضَ مَنْ يَكْتُبُ عِنْدَهُ فَيَقُولُ «ضَعُوا هَذِهِ فِي السُّورَةِ الَّتِي يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا وَتُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِ الْآيَاتُ» فَيَقُولُ «ضَعُوا هَذِهِ الْآيَاتِ فِي السُّورَةِ الَّتِي يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا وَكَانَتِ الْأَنْفَالُ مِنْ أَوَائِلِ مَا أُنْزِلَ وَبَرَاءَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ الْقُرْآنِ وَكَانَتْ قِصَّتُهَا شَبِيهًا بِقِصَّتِهَا وَقُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا أَنَّهَا مِنْهَا فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهَا مِنْهَا فَمِنْ ثَمَّ قَرَنْتُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَمْ أَكْتُبْ بَيْنَهُمَا بِسَطْرِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ»

    ✧ Why did you take al-Anfal, which is one of the mathani, and Bara'ah, which is one of the mi'in, and join them together without writing the line 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' between them, and you placed them among the seven long surahs? What led you to do that? 'Uthman said: When something was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he would call one of those who wrote for him and say: 'Put this in the surah in which such and such is mentioned.' And when verses were revealed to him, he would say: 'Put these verses in the surah in which such and such is mentioned.' Al-Anfal was among the first of what was revealed in Madinah, and Bara'ah was among the last of the Qur'an, and its story was similar to its story, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away without making clear to us that it was part of it. So I thought it was part of it, and for that reason I joined them together and did not write the line 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' between them.

33. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7954No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تَكْتُبُوا عَنِّي شَيْئًا غَيْرَ الْقُرْآنِ» وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ «إِلَّا الْقُرْآنَ فَمَنْ كَتَبَ عَنِّي شَيْئًا غَيْرَ الْقُرْآنِ فَلْيَمْحُهُ»

    ✧ From the Prophet ﷺ, and Muhammad said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Do not write anything from me except the Qur'an." And Muhammad said: "Except the Qur'an. Whoever writes anything from me other than the Qur'an, let him erase it."

34. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7955No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ»

    ✧ From the Prophet ﷺ: "There is no prayer for one who does not recite the Opening of the Book."

35. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7956No grade recorded

    مَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي فَدَعَانِي فَلَمْ آتِهِ حَتَّى صَلَّيْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي «مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي؟» قُلْتُ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فَقَالَ أَلَمْ يَقِلِ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ} [الأنفال 24]؟ قَالَ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ أَعْظَمَ سُورَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ؟» فَذَهَبَ لِيُخْرِجَ فَذَكَّرْتُهُ فَقَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُهُ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by me while I was praying and called me, but I did not come to him until I finished praying. Then I came to him and he said: "What prevented you from coming to me?" I said: I was praying. He said: Did not Allah ﷻ say: {O you who believe, respond to Allah and the Messenger} [al-Anfal: 24]? Then he said: "Shall I not teach you the greatest surah in the Qur'an before I leave the mosque?" He went to leave, and I reminded him, and he said: "Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil-'alamin. It is the seven oft-repeated verses and the great Qur'an that I was given."

36. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7957No grade recorded

    كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ لَهُ فَنَزَلَ وَنَزَلَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُ بِأَفْضَلِ الْقُرْآنِ» قَالَ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ was on a journey and stopped, and a man stopped beside him. The Prophet ﷺ turned to him and said: "Shall I not tell you of the best of the Qur'an?" He said: Then he recited to him: Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil-'alamin.

37. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7958No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَلَّى صَلَاةً لَمْ يَقْرَأْ فِيهَا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ هِيَ خِدَاجٌ هِيَ خِدَاجٌ هِيَ خِدَاجٌ غَيْرُ تَمَامٍ» فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ إِنِّي أَحْيَانًا أَكُونُ وَرَاءَ الْإِمَامِ فَغَمَزَ ذِرَاعِي وَقَالَ اقْرَأْ بِهَا يَا فَارِسِيُّ فِي نَفْسِكَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ «قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ فَنِصْفُهَا لِي وَنِصْفُهَا لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ» قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْرَءُوا يَقُولُ الْعَبْدُ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] يَقُولُ اللهُ «حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي» يَقُولُ {الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] يَقُولُ اللهُ «أَثْنَى عَلَيَّ عَبْدِي» يَقُولُ الْعَبْدُ {مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ} يَقُولُ اللهُ مَجَّدَنِي عَبْدِي وَهَذِهِ الْآيَةُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ يَقُولُ الْعَبْدُ {اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ} [الفاتحة 7] فَهَؤُلَاءِ لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ خَالَفَهُ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ

    If anyone observes a prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Qur’an, it is incomplete, it is incomplete, it is incomplete, and deficient. (The narrator said) I said: Abu Hurairah, sometime I pray behind the imam(then what should I do)? Pressing my hand he replied: O Persian, recite it inwardly, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying that Allah, Most High, has said: I have Me and the Half for my servant and My servant will receive what he asks. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Recite. When the servant says: “praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe,” Allah, Most High says: “My servant has praised me.” When the servant says: “ The Compassionate, the merciful, “Allah Most High says: “My servant has lauded me.” When the servant says: “Owner of the Day of Judgment,” Allah, Most High, says: “My servant has glorified Me” When the servant says: “ Thee do we worship and of thee we ask help. “ (Allah says) “This is between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks.” When the servant says: “ Guide us to the Straight Path, the path of those whom thou hast favoured, not ( the path) of those who earn thine anger nor of those who go astray,”(Allah says: ) “This is for My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 821)

38. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7959No grade recorded

    سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كُلُّ صَلَاةٍ لَا يُقْرَأُ فِيهَا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ» قَالَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ إِنِّي أَحْيَانًا أَكُونُ وَرَاءَ الْإِمَامِ قَالَ يَا فَارِسِيُّ اقْرَأْ بِهَا فِي نَفْسِكَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ «قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ» قَالَ الْعَبْدُ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] قَالَ اللهُ «حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي» فَإِذَا قَالَ {الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] قَالَ «اللهُ أَثْنَى عَلَيَّ عَبْدِي» فَإِذَا قَالَ {مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ} قَالَ اللهُ «مَجَّدَنِي عَبْدِي» أَوْ قَالَ «فَوَّضَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدِي» فَإِذَا قَالَ {إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ} [الفاتحة 5] قَالَ هَذِهِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ

    ✧ I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Any prayer in which the Mother of the Qur'an is not recited is deficient, is deficient, is deficient." He said: O Abu Hurayrah, sometimes I am behind the imam. He said: O Farisi, recite it to yourself, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah ﷻ said: "I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks." The servant says: {Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil-'alamin} [al-Fatihah: 2]. Allah says: "My servant has praised Me." When he says: {Al-Rahman al-Rahim} [al-Fatihah: 1], He says: "My servant has extolled Me." When he says: {Maliki yawmid-din}, Allah says: "My servant has glorified Me," or He says: "My servant has entrusted to Me." When he says: {Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in} [al-Fatihah: 5], He says: "This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks." Sufyan said: I entered upon al-'Ala' b. 'Abd al-Rahman in his house while he was ill and asked him about this hadith, and he narrated it to me.

39. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7960No grade recorded

    بَيْنَا جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَاعِدٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سَمِعَ صَوْتًا نَقِيضًا مِنْ فَوْقِهِ فَقَالَ «هَذَا بَابٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فُتِحَ الْيَوْمَ لَمْ يُفْتَحْ قَطُّ إِلَّا الْيَوْمَ فَنَزَلَ مِنْهُ مَلَكٌ» فَقَالَ «هَذَا مَلَكٌ نَزَلَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ قَطُّ إِلَّا الْيَوْمَ فَسَلَّمَ» وَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ بِنُورَيْنِ أُوتِيتَهُمَا لَمْ يُؤْتَهُمَا نَبِيٌّ قَبْلَكَ فَاتِحَةُ الْكِتَابِ وَخَوَاتِيمُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ لَمْ تُقْرَأْ بِحَرْفٍ مِنْهَا إِلَّا أُعْطِيتَهُ

    ✧ While Jibril ﷺ was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ, he heard a creaking sound from above him and said: "This is a gate in heaven that has been opened today and has never been opened before today." Then an angel descended from it, and he said: "This is an angel who has descended to earth and has never descended before today." He greeted and said: Rejoice in two lights that you have been given and that no prophet before you was given: the Opening of the Book and the closing verses of Surat al-Baqarah. You will not recite a letter of them except that you will be given it.

40. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7961No grade recorded

    أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ مَقَابِرَ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْفِرُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي تُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Do not turn your houses into graves. Satan flees from a house in which Surat al-Baqarah is recited."

41. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7962No grade recorded

    «قَرَأْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ وَفَرَسٌ لِي مَرْبُوطٌ وَيَحْيَى ابْنِي مُضْطَجِعٌ قَرِيبًا مِنِّي وَهُوَ غُلَامٌ فَجَالَتْ جَوْلَةً فَقُمْتُ لَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا يَحْيَى ابْنِي فَسَكَنَتِ الْفَرَسُ ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَقُمْتُ لَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا بِشَيْءٍ كَهَيْئَةِ الْظُّلَّةِ فِي مِثْلِ الْمَصَابِيحِ مُقْبِلٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَهَالَنِي فَسَكَنَتْ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ» فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْ يَا أَبَا يَحْيَى» قُلْتُ قَدْ قَرَأْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ وَلَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْ يَا ابْنَ حُضَيْرٍ» قَالَ «قَدْ قَرَأْتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا كَهَيْئَةِ الْظُّلَّةِ فِيهَا مَصَابِيحُ فَهَالَنِي» فَقَالَ «ذَلِكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ دَنَوْا لِصَوْتِكَ وَلَوْ قَرَأْتَ حَتَّى تُصْبِحَ لَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ»

    ✧ «I recited Surah al-Baqarah tonight while a horse of mine was tethered and Yahya, my son, was lying near me, and he was a young boy. The horse made a sudden movement, so I got up, and my only concern was my son Yahya. Then the horse became still. Then I recited and the horse made a sudden movement, so I got up, and my only concern was my son. Then I recited and the horse made a sudden movement, so I raised my head, and there was something like a canopy containing lamps, approaching from the sky. That alarmed me, and the horse became still. When morning came, I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him.» He said: «Recite, O Abu Yahya.» I said: «I did recite, O Messenger of Allah, and the horse made a sudden movement, and my only concern was my son.» He said: «Recite, O Ibn Hudayr.» He said: «I recited, then I raised my head, and there was something like a canopy containing lamps, and that alarmed me.» He said: «Those were angels who drew near to your voice. Had you kept reciting until morning, the people would have looked at them.»

42. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7963No grade recorded

    كَأَنَّهُ قَدْ أَخَذَ مِنْهُ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَأْخُذَهُ؟» قُلْ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ سَخَّرَكَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ «فَإِذَا جِنِّيٌّ قَائِمٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ فَأَخَذْتُهُ لِأَذْهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ» فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا أَخَذْتُهُ لِأَهْلِ بَيْتٍ فُقَرَاءَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَلَنْ أَعُودَ» قَالَ «فَعَادَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ» فَقَالَ «تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَأْخُذَهُ؟» فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ مَا سَخَّرَكَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ «فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَعَاهَدَنِي أَنْ لَا يَعُودَ فَتَرَكْتُهُ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ» فَقَالَ «تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَأْخُذَهُ؟» فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ «قُلْ سُبْحَانَ مَا سَخَّرَكَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ» فَقُلْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ فَقُلْتُ «عَاهَدْتَنِي فَكَذَبْتَ وَعُدْتَ لَأَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ» فَقَالَ «خَلِّ عَنِّي أُعَلِّمْكَ كَلِمَاتٍ إِذَا قُلْتَهُنَّ لَمْ يَقْربْكَ ذَكَرٌ وَلَا أُنْثَى مِنَ الْجِنِّ» قُلْتُ وَمَا هَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ؟ قَالَ «آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ اقْرَأْهَا عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ وَمَسَاءٍ» قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ «فَخَلَّيْتُ عَنْهُ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ» فَقَالَ لِي «أَوَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ كَذَلِكَ»

    ✧ It was as if he had taken some of it. He mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ, who said: «Do you want to seize him?» Say: ‘Glory be to the One who has subjected you to Muhammad ﷺ.’ Abu Hurayrah said: «Then I found a jinni standing before me, so I seized him to take him to the Prophet ﷺ.» He said: «I only took it for a poor household of the jinn, and I will not return.» He said: «Then he returned, and I mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ.» He said: «Do you want to seize him?» I said: «Yes.» He said: «Say: Glory be to the One who has subjected you to Muhammad ﷺ.» I said: «Then I found him, and I wanted to take him to the Prophet ﷺ. He made a covenant with me that he would not return, so I let him go. Then he returned, and I mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ.» He said: «Do you want to seize him?» I said: «Yes.» He said: «Say: Glory be to the One who has subjected you to Muhammad ﷺ.» I said: «Then I found him, and I said: You made a covenant with me, yet you lied and returned. I will certainly take you to the Prophet ﷺ.» He said: «Let me go, and I will teach you some words which, if you say them, no male or female jinni will come near you.» I said: «What are these words?» He said: «The Verse of the Throne; recite it every morning and evening.» Abu Hurayrah said: «So I let him go, and I mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ.» He said to me: «Did you not know that it is indeed so?»

43. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7964No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَرَأَ الْآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «Whoever recites the two verses from the end of Surah al-Baqarah in a night, they will suffice him.»

44. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7965No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ قَرَأَ بِالْآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ كَفَتَاهُ»

    ✧ From the Prophet ﷺ, he said: «Whoever recites the two verses from the end of Surah al-Baqarah, they will suffice him.»

45. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7966No grade recorded

    أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ قَرَأَ بِالْآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ» قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ فِي الطَّوَافِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said: «Whoever recites the two verses from the end of Surah al-Baqarah in a night, they will suffice him.» Abd al-Rahman b. Yazid said: I met Abu Mas'ud while doing tawaf and asked him, and he narrated it to me.

46. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7967No grade recorded

    بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعِنْدَهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذْ سَمِعَ نَقِيضًا فَوْقَهُ فَرَفَعَ جِبْرِيلُ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ «هَذَا الْبَابُ قَدْ فُتِحَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَا فُتِحَ قَطُّ» قَالَ «فَنَزَلَ مَلَكٌ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ» فَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ بِنُورَيْنِ أُوتِيتَهُمَا لَمْ يُؤْتَهُمَا نَبِيٌّ قَبْلَكَ فَاتِحَةُ الْكِتَابِ وَخَوَاتِيمُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ لَنْ تَقْرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْهُ إِلَّا أُعْطِيتَهُ

    ✧ While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with Jibril ﷺ, he heard a creaking sound above him. Jibril raised his eyes to the sky and said: «This is a gate that has been opened in the sky, which has never been opened before.» He said: «Then an angel descended and came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Rejoice in two lights that you have been given and which no prophet before you was given: the Opening of the Book and the closing verses of Surah al-Baqarah. You will not recite a letter of them except that you will be given it.»

47. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7968No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فُضِّلْنَا عَلَى النَّاسِ بِثَلَاثٍ جُعِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ كُلَّهَا لَنَا مَسْجِدًا وَجُعِلَتْ تُرْبَتُهَا لَنَا طَهُورًا وَجُعِلَتْ صُفُوفَنَا كَصُفُوفِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَأُوتِيتُ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ آخِرَ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ مِنْ كَنْزٍ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ لَمْ يُعْطَ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلِي وَلَا يُعْطَى مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ بَعْدِي»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «We have been favored over the people with three things: the earth has been made entirely a mosque for us, its soil has been made a means of purification for us, and our rows have been made like the rows of the angels. And I have been given these verses, the end of Surah al-Baqarah, from a treasure beneath the Throne, which no one before me was given, and no one after me will be given.»

48. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7969No grade recorded

    قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «خَوَاتِيمُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ أُنْزِلَتْ مِنْ كَنْزٍ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ»

    ✧ Abdullah said: «The closing verses of Surah al-Baqarah were sent down from a treasure beneath the Throne.»

49. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7970No grade recorded

    ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الدَّجَّالَ قَالَ «مَنْ رَآهُ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَقْرَأْ فَوَاتِحَ سُورَةِ الْكَهْفِ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned the Dajjal and said: «Whoever sees him from among you, let him recite the opening verses of Surah al-Kahf.»

50. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7971No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ قَرَأَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنَ الْكَهْفِ عُصِمَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدَّجَّالِ»

    ✧ From the Prophet ﷺ, he said: «Whoever recites ten verses from al-Kahf will be protected from the trial of the Dajjal.»

51. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7972No grade recorded

    أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ وَيَقُولُ «إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ used to recite the musabbihat before sleeping and say: «Indeed, in them there is a verse better than a thousand verses.»

52. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7973No grade recorded

    أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَاتِ الر» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ كَبِرَتْ سِنِيَّ وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَاتِ حم» فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ الْأُولَى قَالَ «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ» فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَلَكِنْ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةَ جَامِعَةً قَالَ فَاقْرَأْ {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا} [الزلزلة 1] حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا شَيْئًا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ»

    ✧ A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: «Teach me to recite, O Messenger of Allah.» The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: «Recite three of those beginning with alif-lam-ra.» The man said: «My age has advanced, my heart has hardened, and my tongue has become heavy.» He said: «Recite three of those beginning with ha-mim.» He said the same as his earlier statement. He said: «Recite three of the musabbihat.» He said the same as his earlier statement. Then the man said: «But teach me a comprehensive surah.» He said: «Then recite: {When the earth is shaken with its final earthquake} [al-Zalzalah 1]» until he finished it. The man said: «By the One who sent you with the truth, I will never add anything to it.» Then the man turned away, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «The little man has succeeded, the little man has succeeded.»

53. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7974No grade recorded

    عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَسِيرُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأُ {قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ} [الكافرون 1] حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا قَالَ «قَدْ بَرِئَ هَذَا مِنَ الشِّرْكِ» ثُمَّ سِرْنَا فَسَمِعَ آخَرَ يَقْرَأُ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ فَقَالَ «أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ»

    A man from the companions of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ narrated: I was traveling with the Prophet ﷺ when I heard a man reciting "Say: O disbelievers!" (Kāfirūn, 109:1) until he completed it. The Prophet ﷺ said, "He has been absolved from committing shrik (associating partners with Allah.)" Then we continued our journey and heard another person reciting "Say: He is Allah, the One." (Ikhlāṣ 112:1) The Prophet ﷺ said, "As for this person, his sins have been forgiven."

54. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7975No grade recorded

    قَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ السُّورَةُ يُرَدِّدُهَا لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ رَجُلًا قَامَ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ السَّحَرِ يَقْرَأُ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا كَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَتَقَلَّلُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّهَا لَتَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنَ»

    ✧ A man stood at night and recited “Qul Huwa Allāhu Aḥad,” repeating the sūrah and not adding anything to it. When morning came, a man said, “O Messenger of God, a man stood tonight in the pre-dawn hours reciting ‘Qul Huwa Allāhu Aḥad’ and not adding anything to it, as if the man considered it insignificant.” The Messenger of God ﷺ said, “By the One in whose hand is my soul, it is equal to one-third of the Qur’ān.”

55. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7976No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيَّ آيَاتٌ لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهُنَّ قَطُّ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ»

    ✧ The Messenger of God ﷺ said: “Verses were sent down upon me the like of which has never been seen—the two sūrahs of seeking refuge (al-Muʿawwidhatayn).”

56. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7977No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ» قَالُوا وَمَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ هُمْ أَهْلُ اللهِ وَخَاصَّتُهُ»

    ✧ The Messenger of God ﷺ said: “God has people among His creation.” They said, “And who are they, O Messenger of God?” He said, “The people of the Qur’ān; they are the people of God and His elect.”

57. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7978No grade recorded

    «مَنِ الْقَوْمُ؟» قُلْنَا بَنُو لَيْثٍ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ وَسَأَلْنَا ثُمَّ قُلْنَا أَتَيْنَاكَ نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ حَدِيثِ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ «أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ أَبِي مُوسَى قَافِلِينَ وَغَلَتِ الدَّوَابُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِي أَبَا مُوسَى فَأَذِنَ لَنَا فَقَدِمْنَا الْكُوفَةَ» فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي إِنِّي دَاخِلُ الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا قَامَتِ السُّوقُ خَرَجْتُ إِلَيْكِ قَالَ «فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ حَلْقَةٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ رَجُلٍ فَقُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَامَ إِلَى جَنْبِي» فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ «أَبَصْرِيٌّ أَنْتَ» فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «قَدْ عَرَفْتُ لَوْ كُنْتَ كُوفِيًّا لَمْ تَسَلْ عَنْ هَذَا» هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَأَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَنْ يَسْبِقَنِي» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الشَّرِّ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ «هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَلَى أَقْذَاءِ فِيهَا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ «فِتْنَةٌ عَمْيَاءُ صَمَّاءُ عَلَيْهَا دُعَاةٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ النَّارِ وَأَنْ تَمُوتَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جِذْلٍ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ»

    ✧ He said: “Who are the people?” We said, “Banū Layth.” Then we asked him and he asked us. Then we said, “We came to ask you about the ḥadīth of Ḥudhayfah.” He said: “We returned with Abū Mūsā, and the riding beasts became expensive in Kūfah. My companion and I asked permission from Abū Mūsā, and he granted it to us, so we arrived in Kūfah.” I said to my companion, “I am going into the mosque, and when the market opens I will come out to you.” He said: “I entered the mosque and found a circle of people listening to the ḥadīth of a man. I stood over them, and a man came and stood beside me.” I said to him, “Who is this?” He said, “Are you from Baṣrah?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “I knew that if you were from Kūfah you would not ask about this. This is Ḥudhayfah b. al-Yamān.” I drew near to him and heard him say: “The people used to ask the Messenger of God ﷺ about good, but I used to ask him about evil, and I knew that good would never overtake me.” I said, “O Messenger of God, after this good will there be evil?” He said, “O Ḥudhayfah, learn the Book of God and follow what is in it—three times.” I said, “O Messenger of God, after this good will there be evil?” He said, “O Ḥudhayfah, learn the Book of God and follow what is in it—three times.” I said, “O Messenger of God, after this evil will there be good?” He said, “A truce upon corruption, and a community upon filth within it.” I said, “O Messenger of God, after this good will there be evil?” He said, “O Ḥudhayfah, learn the Book of God and follow what is in it—three times.” I said, “O Messenger of God, after this good will there be evil?” He said, “A blind and deaf trial, with callers at the gates of Hell. And should you die, O Ḥudhayfah, while biting onto a stump, that is better for you than following any one of them.”

58. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7979No grade recorded

    «كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ كَيْمَا أَعْرِفَهُ فَأَتَّقِيَهُ وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَا يَفُوتَنِي» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلَ ثَلَاثًا» فَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ «فِتْنَةٌ وَاخْتِلَافٌ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الشَّرِّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ «هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَلَى قَذًى فِيهَا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ «فِتَنٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِهَا دُعَاةٌ إِلَى النَّارِ فَلَأَنْ تَمُوتَ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جِذْلٍ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ»

    ✧ He said: “The people used to ask the Messenger of God ﷺ about good, but I used to ask him about evil so that I might know it and avoid it, and I knew that good would not pass me by.” I said, “O Messenger of God, will there be evil after good?” He said, “O Ḥudhayfah, learn the Book of God and act upon what is in it.” I repeated the words to him three times, and on the third he said, “A trial and difference.” I said, “O Messenger of God, will there be good after that evil?” He said, “O Ḥudhayfah, learn the Book of God and act upon what is in it—three times.” Then on the third he said, “A truce upon corruption, and a community upon filth within it.” I said, “O Messenger of God, will there be evil after that good?” He said, “O Ḥudhayfah, learn the Book of God and act upon what is in it—three times.” Then on the third he said, “Trials at whose gates are callers to Hell. And should you die while biting onto a stump, that is better for you than following any one of them.”

59. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7980No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَتَغَنُّوا بِهِ وَاقْتَنُوهُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَلُّتًا مِنَ الْمَخَاضِ فِي الْعَقْلِ»

    ✧ The Messenger of God ﷺ said: “Learn the Qur’ān, chant it beautifully, and keep it. By the One in whose hand is my soul, it slips away more readily than a pregnant camel from its tether.”

60. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7981No grade recorded

    سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ يَقُولُ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ نَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ فَرَدَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ فَقَالَ «تَعَلَّمُوا كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاقْتَنُوهُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَلُّتًا مِنَ الْعِشَارِ فِي الْعُقُلِ»

    ✧ I heard ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir al-Juhanī say: “We were sitting in the mosque reciting the Qur’ān when the Messenger of God ﷺ entered upon us, greeted us, and we returned the greeting. He said, ‘Learn the Book of God and keep it. By the One in whose hand is Muḥammad’s soul, it slips away more readily than a she-camel from its tether.’”

61. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7982No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said: “The best of you is the one who teaches the Qur’ān and has been taught it.”

62. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7983No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ «خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ» وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ «أَفْضَلُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said—Shuʿbah said: “The best of you is the one who learns the Qur’ān and teaches it.” And Sufyān said: “The most virtuous of you is the one who learns the Qur’ān and teaches it.”

63. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7984No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَفْضَلُكُمْ مَنْ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ عَلَّمَهُ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most virtuous of you is the one who teaches the Qur’ān and then has been taught it.”

64. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7985No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ بِئْسَمَا لَأَحَدِهِمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ «نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ اسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ أَسْرَعُ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النَّعَمِ مِنْ عُقُلِهِ» وَقَفَهُ جَرِيرٌ

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said: “How bad it is for one of them to say, ‘I forgot a verse of such-and-such.’ Recall the Qur’ān, for it slips away from the chests of men more quickly than a camel from its tether.” Jarīr treated it as mawqūf.

65. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7986No grade recorded

    اسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَلَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النَّعَمِ مِنْ عُقُلِهِ وَلَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ»

    ✧ Recall the Qur’ān, for it slips away from the chests of men more quickly than a camel from its tether. Let none of you say, ‘I forgot a verse of such-and-such.’ He said: The Messenger of God ﷺ said: “Rather, he was made to forget.”

66. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7987No grade recorded

    أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثْلُ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِذَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِنْ أُطْلِقَتْ ذَهَبَتْ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The example of the companion of the Qur'an is like the example of the owner of hobbled camels. If he keeps his covenant with them, he holds them; but if he lets them loose, they go away."

67. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7988No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِئْسَمَا لَأَحَدِهِمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "How bad it is for one of them to say, 'I forgot such-and-such a verse.' Rather, he was made to forget."

68. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7989No grade recorded

    أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَثَلِ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِذَا عَاهَدَهَا صَاحِبُهَا عَلَى عُقُلِهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِذَا أَغْفَلَهَا ذَهَبَتْ إِذَا قَامَ صَاحِبُ الْقُرْآنِ فَقَرَأَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ ذَكَرَهُ وَإِذَا لَمْ يَقْرَأْهُ نَسِيَهُ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The example of the Qur'an is only like the example of hobbled camels. If their owner keeps his covenant with their hobbles, he holds them, but if he neglects them, they go away. When the companion of the Qur'an stands and recites it night and day, he remembers it, but if he does not recite it, he forgets it."

69. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7990No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاسْتَعْجَمَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى لِسَانِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ مَا يَقُولُ فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said: "When one of you gets up at night and the Qur'an becomes difficult on his tongue so that he does not know what he is saying, let him lie down."

70. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7991No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْمَاهِرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ وَالَّذِي يُتَعْتِعُ فِيهِ لَهُ أَجْرَانِ» قَالَ عِمْرَانُ «اثْنَانِ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The one who is proficient in the Qur'an will be with the noble, righteous scribes (angels), and the one who stumbles in it will have two rewards." Imran said: "Two."

71. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7992No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْمَاهِرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ وَالَّذِي يَقْرَأُ وَهُوَ يَتَتَعْتَعُ فِيهِ وَهُوَ شَاقٌّ عَلَيْهِ لَهُ أَجْرَانِ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The one who is proficient in the Qur'an will be with the noble, righteous scribes, and the one who recites it, stammering in it and finding it difficult for him, will have two rewards."

72. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7993No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهُوَ مَاهِرٌ بِهِ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ وَالَّذِي يَقْرَؤُهُ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ شَاقٌّ فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said: "The example of the one who recites the Qur'an and is proficient in it is that he will be with the noble, righteous scribes, and the one who recites it and finds it difficult for him will have two rewards."

73. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7994No grade recorded

    أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا أَذِنَ اللهٌ لِشَيْءٍ يَعْنِي إِذْنَهُ لِنَبِيٍّ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said: "Allah does not listen to anything as He listens to a prophet reciting the Qur'an in a melodious voice."

74. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7995No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَعَلَّمُوا كِتَابَ اللهِ وَتَعَاهَدُوهُ وَتَغَنَّوْا بِهِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَلُّتًا مِنَ الْمَخَاضِ فِي الْعُقُلِ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Learn the Book of Allah, keep to it, and recite it in a melodious voice. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, it slips away more quickly than a pregnant camel from its hobbles."

75. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7996No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Adorn the Qur'an with your voices."

76. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7997No grade recorded

    أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «سَمِعَ صَوْتَ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ» قَالَ «لَقَدْ أُوتِي أَبُو مُوسَى مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ heard the voice of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari while he was reciting, and he said: "Abu Musa has been given one of the flutes of the family of Dawud."

77. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7998No grade recorded

    أنه سمع رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا أَذِنَ اللهُ لِشَيْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ حَسَنِ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقُرْآنِ يَجْهَرُ بِهِ»

    ✧ He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Allah does not listen to anything as He listens to a prophet with a beautiful voice reciting the Qur'an aloud."

78. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7999No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا أَذِنَ اللهُ لِشَيْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Allah does not listen to anything as He listens to a prophet reciting the Qur'an melodiously."

79. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8000No grade recorded

    كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ فَقَرَأَ فَرَجَّعَ أَبُو إِيَاسٍ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ فَذَكَرَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «رَجَّعَ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ was on his she-camel and he recited, and Abu Iyas made his recitation reverberant. He mentioned on the authority of Ibn Mughaffal that the Prophet ﷺ made his recitation reverberant.

80. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8001No grade recorded

    «قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ بِسُورَةِ الْفَتْحِ فَمَا سَمِعْتُ قِرَاءَةً أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا يُرَجِّعُ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited Surah al-Fath on the day of the conquest of Makkah, and I never heard a recitation more beautiful than his, reverberating.

81. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8002No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُقَالُ لِصَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ اقْرَأْ وَارْتَقِ وَرَتِّلْ كَمَا كُنْتَ تُرَتِّلُ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّ مَنْزِلَتَكَ عِنْدَ آخِرِ آيَةٍ تَقْرَؤُهَا»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "It will be said to the companion of the Qur'an: 'Recite and ascend, and recite distinctly as you used to recite distinctly in the world, for your station will be at the last verse you recite.'"

82. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8003No grade recorded

    أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَاتِهِ فَقَالَتْ «مَا لَكُمْ وَصَلَاتَهُ ثُمَّ نَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا»

    ✧ He asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and she said: "What concern is his prayer of yours?" Then she described his recitation, and lo, she described a clearly articulated recitation, letter by letter.

83. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8004No grade recorded

    مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ» فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ أُعْطِيَ مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ» فَقَالَ «لَوْ كُنْتَ أَعْلَمْتَنِي لَحَبَّرْتُ ذَلِكَ تَحْبِيرًا»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ passed by Abu Musa one night while he was reciting, and said: "He has been given one of the flutes of the family of Dawud." When morning came, they mentioned that to him, and he said: "Had you informed me, I would have embellished it beautifully."

84. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8005No grade recorded

    سَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «كَانَ يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا»

    ✧ I asked Anas: "How was the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said: "He would prolong his voice greatly."

85. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8006No grade recorded

    «كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَنْهَى أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ used to forbid traveling with the Qur'an to the land of the enemy, fearing that the enemy might seize it.

86. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8007No grade recorded

    أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «جِئْتُ لِأَهَبَ لَكَ نَفْسِي فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَعَّدَ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَصَوَّبَهُ ثُمَّ طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ فِيهَا شَيْئًا جَلَسَتْ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ» فَقَالَ «أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ فِيهَا حَاجَةٌ فَزَوِّجْنِيهَا» فَقَالَ «هَلْ عِنْدِكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟» قَالَ «لَا وَاللهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ شَيْئًا» قَالَ «انْظُرْ وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فَذَهَبَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ» قَالَ «لَا وَاللهِ وَلَا خَاتَمٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَلَكِنْ هَذَا إِزَارِي» قَالَ «سَهْلٌ مَا لَهُ رِدَاءٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُهُ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا تَصْنَعُ بِإِزَارِكَ إِنْ لَبِسْتَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهَا مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ وَإِنْ لَبِسْتَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ فَجَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى طَالَ مَجْلِسُهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَرَآهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُوَلِّيًا فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَدُعِيَ» فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ «مَاذَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ؟» قَالَ «مَعِي سُورَةُ كَذَا سُورَةُ كَذَا سُورَةُ كَذَا عَدَّدَهَا» قَالَ «تَقْرَؤُهُنَّ عَنْ ظَهْرِ قَلْبِكَ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ «قَدْ مَلَّكْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ»

    ✧ A woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have come to gift myself to you." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at her, raising and lowering his gaze, then bowed his head. When the woman saw that he had not decided anything concerning her, she sat down. A man from his companions stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah, if you have no need of her, marry her to me." He said: "Do you have anything?" He said: "No, by Allah, I have found nothing." He said: "Look, even if it is an iron ring." He went and then returned, saying: "No, by Allah, not even an iron ring, but this is my lower garment." Sahl said: "He has no upper garment, so she may have half of it." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "What would you do with your lower garment? If you wear it, she would have nothing of it, and if she wears it, you would have nothing of it." The man sat until his sitting became long, then he stood. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw him turning away, so he ordered that he be called. When he came, he said: "How much of the Qur'an do you have with you?" He said: "I have Surah such-and-such, Surah such-and-such, Surah such-and-such," enumerating them. He said: "Do you recite them by heart?" He said: "Yes." He said: "I have married her to you for what you have of the Qur'an."

87. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8008No grade recorded

    رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ يَسِيرُ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ فَقَرَأَ {إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا} [الفتح 1] فَرَجَّعَ أَبُو إِيَاسٍ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ وَذَكَرَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «فَرَجَّعَ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ»

    ✧ I saw the Prophet ﷺ on the day of the conquest riding on his she-camel, and he recited {Indeed, We have granted you a clear conquest} [al-Fath: 1], and Abu Iyas made his recitation reverberant. He mentioned on the authority of Ibn Mughaffal from the Prophet ﷺ that he made his recitation reverberant.

88. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8009No grade recorded

    كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ قُلْتُ «مَاذَا أَقُولُ؟ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي» ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ قُلْتُ «مَاذَا أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي» فَقُلْتُ «اللهُمَّ ارْدُدْهُ عَلَيَّ» فَقَالَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ فَقُلْتُ «مَاذَا أَقُولُ؟» فَقَالَ «قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ فَقَرَأْتُهَا حَتَّى آتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِهَا» ثُمَّ قَالَ قُلْ قُلْتُ «مَاذَا أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟» قَالَ «قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ» فَقَرَأْتُهَا حَتَّى آتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ «مَا سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِمِثْلِهِمَا وَلَا اسْتَعَاذَ مُسْتَعِيذٌ بِمِثْلِهِمَا»

    ✧ I was walking with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: "O 'Uqbah, say." I said: "What should I say?" He was silent about me. Then he said: "O 'Uqbah, say." I said: "What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?" He was silent about me. So I said: "O Allah, make him return to me." He said: "O 'Uqbah, say." I said: "What should I say?" He said: "Say: 'I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak.'" So I recited it until I came to its end. Then he said: "Say." I said: "What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Say: 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.'" So I recited it until I came to its end. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said at that: "No one has ever asked with the like of these two, and no one has ever sought refuge with the like of these two."

89. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8010No grade recorded

    جَمَعْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَرَأْتُ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي «اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ» فَقُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ عِشْرِينَ» قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي فَقَالَ «اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ عَشْرٍ» قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي قَالَ «اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ سَبْعٍ» قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَشَبَابِي فَأَبَى

    ✧ I gathered the Quran and started reciting it every night. The Prophet ﷺ was informed about this and he said to me, "Recite it in its entirety every month." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He replied, "Recite it in its entirety every twenty days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He then said, "Recite it in its entirety every ten days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." He finally said, "Recite it in its entirety every seven days." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me enjoy my strength and youth." But he refused.

90. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8011No grade recorded

    قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فِي كَمْ أَخْتِمُ الْقُرْآنَ؟ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ» قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسٍ وعشرين» قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي خمس عشرة» قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي عَشْرٍ» قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسٍ» قَالَ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «فَمَا رَخَّصَ لِي»

    ✧ I said: "O Messenger of Allah, in how many days should I complete the Qur'an?" He said: "Complete it in a month." I said: "I can do better than that." He said: "Complete it in twenty-five." I said: "I can do better than that." He said: "Complete it in fifteen." I said: "I can do better than that." He said: "Complete it in ten." I said: "I can do better than that." He said: "Complete it in five." He said: "I can do better than that." He said: "But he did not grant me any concession."

91. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8012No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «صُمْ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ» قَالَ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ حَتَّى قَالَ «صُمْ يَوْمًا وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا» وَقَالَ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ» فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي ثَلَاثٍ»

    ✧ From the Prophet ﷺ, he said: "Fast three days of the month." He said: "I can do more than that." He said: He kept on until he said: "Fast one day and break the fast one day." And he said: "Read the Qur'an in a month." I said: "I can do more than that," until he said: "Read the Qur'an in three [days]."

92. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8013No grade recorded

    أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَمْ يَفْقَهْ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي أَقَلِّ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "He has not understood who reads the Qur'an in less than three [days]."

93. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8014No grade recorded

    أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي كَمْ يُقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنُ؟ قَالَ «فِي أَرْبَعِينَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «فِي شَهْرٍ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «فِي عِشْرِينَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «فِي عَشْرٍ» ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ يَعْنِي مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَهْبٌ لَمْ يَسْمَعْهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو

    ✧ He asked the Prophet ﷺ: In how many [days] should the Qur'an be read? He said: "In forty." Then he said: "In a month." Then he said: "In twenty." Then he said: "In fifteen." Then he said: "In ten." Then he did not go below – meaning seven. Wahb did not hear it from 'Abdullah b. 'Amr.

94. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8015No grade recorded

    أَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ ثُمَّ فِي شَهْرٍ ثُمَّ فِي عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ فِي خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ وَفِي عَشْرٍ ثُمَّ فِي سَبْعٍ» قَالَ «انْتَهَى إِلَى سَبْعٍ»

    ✧ The Prophet ﷺ commanded him to read it in forty, then in a month, then in twenty, then in fifteen, and in ten, then in seven. He said: "He stopped at seven."

95. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8016No grade recorded

    أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكُمْ مَا جَهِلْتُمْ مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي يَوْمِي هَذَا وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لِي «كُلُّ مَالٍ نَحَلْتُهُ عِبَادِي فَهُوَ حَلَالٌ لَهُمْ وَإِنِّي خَلَقْتُ عِبَادِي حُنَفَاءَ كُلَّهُمْ فَأَتَتْهُمُ الشَّيَاطِينُ فَاجْتَالَتْهُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِمْ وَحَرَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَحْلَلْتُ لَهُمْ وَأَمَرَتْهُمْ أَنْ يُشْرِكُوا بِي مَا لَمْ أُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ نَظَرَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ فَمَقَتَهُمْ عَرَبَهُمْ وَعَجَمَهُمْ إِلَّا بَقَايَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُحَرِّقَ قُرَيْشًا» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ إِذًا يَثْلَغُوا رَأْسِي حَتَّى يَدَعُوهُ خُبْزَةً قَالَ «إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُكَ لِأَبْتَلِيَكَ وَأَبْتَلِيَ بِكَ وَقَدْ أَنْزَلْتُ عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا لَا يَغْسِلُهُ الْمَاءُ تَقْرَؤُهُ فِي الْمَنَامِ وَالْيَقَظَةِ فَاغْزُهُمْ نُغْزِكَ وَأَنْفِقْ نُنْفِقْ عَلَيْكَ وَابْعَثْ جَيْشًا نُمِدُّكَ بِخَمْسَةِ أَمْثَالِهِمْ وَقَاتِلْ بِمَنْ أَطَاعَكَ مَنْ عَصَاكَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ إِمَامٌ مُقْسِطٌ وَرَجُلٌ رَحِيمٌ رَقِيقُ الْقَلْبِ لِكُلِّ ذِي قُرْبَى وَمُسْلِمٌ وَرَجُلٌ غَنِيٌّ عَفِيفٌ مُتَصَدِّقٌ وَأَهْلُ النَّارِ خَمْسَةٌ الضَّعِيفُ الَّذِي لَا زَبْرَ لَهُ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِيكُمْ تَبَعًا الَّذِينَ لَا يَبْتَغُونَ أَهْلًا وَلَا مَالًا وَرَجُلٌ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ أَصْبَحَ يُخَادِعُكَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ وَرَجُلٌ لَا يَخْفَى لَهُ طَمَعٌ وَإِنْ دَقَّ إِلَّا ذَهَبَ بِهِ وَالشِّنْظِيرُ الْفَاحِشُ وَذَكَرَ الْبُخْلَ وَالْكَذِبَ

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Allah, Exalted is He, commanded me to teach you what you did not know of what He taught me this day of mine. He said to me: 'Every wealth I have granted My servants is lawful for them. I created all My servants as upright, but the devils came to them and diverted them from their religion, forbade them what I had made lawful for them, and commanded them to associate with Me what I had not sent down any authority for. Allah, Exalted is He, looked at the people of the earth and despised them, Arabs and non-Arabs, except remnants of the People of the Book. Allah, Exalted is He, commanded me to burn Quraysh.' I said: 'My Lord, then they would split my head until they leave it like bread.' He said: 'I have only sent you to test you and to test by you. I have sent down to you a Book that water does not wash away; you will read it in sleep and wakefulness. Raid them, and We will raid for you; spend, and We will spend on you; send an army, and We will reinforce you with five times their number; fight with those who obey you against those who disobey you.' Then he said: 'The people of Paradise are three: a just leader, a compassionate and tender-hearted man to every relative and Muslim, and a wealthy, chaste, charitable man. The people of the Fire are five: the weak who has no restraint, those among you who are followers without seeking family or wealth; a man who, when morning comes, tries to deceive you about your family and wealth; a man who has no greed, no matter how small, but he takes it; the vulgar obscene one; and he mentioned miserliness and lying.'"

96. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8017No grade recorded

    قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي خُطْبَةٍ خَطَبَهَا «إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكُمْ مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي يَوْمِي هَذَا» وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لِي كُلُّ مَالٍ نَحَلْتُهُ عِبَادِي فَهُوَ حَلَالٌ وَإِنِّي خَلَقْتُ عِبَادِي حُنَفَاءَ كُلُّهُمْ وَإِنَّهُ أَتَتْهُمُ الشَّيَاطِينُ فَاجْتَالَتْهُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِمْ وَحَرَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الَّذِي أَحْلَلْتُ لَهُمْ وَأَمَرَتْهُمْ أَنْ يُشْرِكُوا بِي مَا لَمْ أُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَمَرَتْهُمْ أَنْ يُغَيِّرُوا خَلْقِي وَإِنَّ اللهَ نَظَرَ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنِي فَمَقَتَهُمْ عَرَبَهُمْ وَعَجَمَهُمْ إِلَّا بَقَايَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُكَ لِأَبْتَلِيَكَ وَأَبْتَلِيَ بِكَ وَأَنْزَلْتُ عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا لَا يَغْسِلُهُ الْمَاءُ تَقْرَؤُهُ نَائِمًا وَيَقْظَانًا وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَوْحَى إِلَيَّ أَنْ أُحَرِّقَ قُرَيْشًا» قُلْتُ إِذَا يَثْلَغُوا رَأْسِي فَيَدَعُوهُ خُبْزَةً وَإِنَّ اللهَ قَالَ «اسْتَخْرِجْهُمْ كَمَا اسْتَخْرَجُوكَ وَاغْزُهُمْ سَنُغْزِكَ وَأَنْفِقْ نُنْفِقْ عَلَيْكَ وَابْعَثْ جَيْشًا نَبْعَثْ بِخَمْسَةِ أَمْثَالِهِ وَقَاتِلْ بِمَنْ أَطَاعَكَ مَنْ عَصَاكَ»

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said in a sermon he delivered: "Allah commanded me to teach you some of what He taught me this day of mine. He said to me: 'Every wealth I have granted My servants is lawful. I created all My servants as upright, but the devils came to them and diverted them from their religion, forbade them what I had made lawful for them, and commanded them to associate with Me what I had not sent down any authority for, and commanded them to change My creation. Allah looked at the people of the earth before He sent me and despised them, Arabs and non-Arabs, except remnants of the People of the Book. Allah, Exalted is He, said: "I have only sent you to test you and to test by you. I have sent down to you a Book that water does not wash away; you will read it asleep and awake. Allah, Exalted is He, revealed to me to burn Quraysh." I said: "Then they would split my head and leave it like bread." Allah said: "Extract them as they extracted you; raid them and We will raid for you; spend and We will spend on you; send an army and We will send five times its like; fight with those who obey you against those who disobey you."'"

97. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8018No grade recorded

    أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا فَهُوَ يُنْفِقُهُ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَآنَاءَ النَّهَارِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ قُرْآنًا فَهُوَ يَقُومُ بِهِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَآنَاءَ النَّهَارِ

    ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There is no envy except in two cases: a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it during the hours of night and day, and a man whom Allah has given the Qur'an and he stands with it during the hours of night and day."

98. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8019No grade recorded

    عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهٌ الْقُرْآنَ فَهُوَ يَقُومُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا فَيُهْلِكُهُ فِي الْحَقِّ

    ✧ From the Prophet ﷺ, he said: "There is no envy except in two cases: a man whom Allah has given the Qur'an and he stands with it by night and day, and a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in truth."

99. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8020No grade recorded

    «قَرَأْتُ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ وَفَرَسٌ لِي مَرْبُوطٌ وَيَحْيَى ابْنِي مُضْطَجِعٍ قَرِيبًا مِنِّي وَهُوَ غُلَامٌ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ جَوْلَةً فَقُمْتُ لَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي يَحْيَى فَسَكَنَتِ الْفَرَسُ ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَقُمْتُ لَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا بِشَيْءٍ كَهَيْئَةِ الظُّلَّةِ فِي مِثْلِ الْمَصَابِيحِ مُقْبِلٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَهَالَنِي فَسَكَتَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ» فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ يَا أَبَا يَحْيَى فَقُلْتُ «قَدْ قَرَأْتُ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَقُمْتُ لَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي» قَالَ «اقْرَأْ يَا أَبَا يَحْيَى» قُلْتُ لَهُ قَدْ قَرَأْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَجَالَتِ الْفَرَسُ ولَيْسَ لِي هَمٌّ إِلَّا ابْنِي قَالَ اقْرَأْ يَا ابْنَ حُضَيْرٍ قَالَ قَدْ قَرَأْتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا كَهَيْئَةِ الظُّلَّةِ فِيهَا مَصَابِيحُ فَهَالَتْنِي فَقَالَ «تِلْكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ دَنَوْا لِصَوْتِكَ وَلَوْ قَرَأْتَ لَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ»

    ✧ "I recited Surah al-Baqarah while a horse of mine was tethered, and my son Yahya was lying near me, and he was a boy. The horse moved, so I got up, having no concern except my son Yahya. Then the horse calmed down. Then I recited, and the horse moved, so I got up, having no concern except my son. Then I recited, and the horse moved, so I raised my head, and there was something like a canopy with lamps coming from the sky, and it alarmed me, so I fell silent. When morning came, I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him." He said: "Recite, Abu Yahya." I said: "I recited, and the horse moved, so I got up, having no concern except my son." He said: "Recite, Abu Yahya." I said to him: "I recited, O Messenger of Allah, and the horse moved, and I had no concern except my son." He said: "Recite, O Ibn Hudayr." He said: "I recited, then I raised my head, and there was something like a canopy with lamps, and it alarmed me." He said: "Those were angels who came near to your voice; had you recited, the people would have woken up looking at them."

100. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8021No grade recorded

     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ» قُلْتُ أَوَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ؟ قَالَ «بَلَى وَلَكِنْ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي» فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ {فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أَمَةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا} [النساء 41] فَغَمَزَنِي عَامِرٌ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا عَيْنَاهُ تَهْمِلَانِ

     ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Recite Surah al-Nisa' to me." I said: "Was it not sent down upon you?" He said: "Yes, but I love to hear it from someone other than me." So I recited to him until I reached: {So how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and bring you as a witness against these?} [al-Nisa' 41], then 'Amir nudged me, so I raised my head, and his eyes were flowing with tears.

101. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8022No grade recorded

     أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغْتُ {فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أَمَةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا} [النساء 41] غَمَزَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَدْمَعَانِ

     ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me to recite to him while he was on the pulpit. So I recited Surah al-Nisa' to him until when I reached: {So how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and bring you as a witness against these?} [al-Nisa' 41], the Messenger of Allah ﷺ nudged me with his hand, so I looked at him, and his eyes were shedding tears.

102. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8023No grade recorded

     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ» فَاسْتَفْتَحْتُ النِّسَاءَ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى قَوْلِ اللهِ ﷻ {فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أَمَةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَعَصَوَا الرَّسُولَ لَوْ تُسَوَّى بِهِمُ الْأَرْضُ وَلَا يَكْتُمُونَ اللهَ حَدِيثًا} [النساء 42] قَالَ فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ وَقَالَ «حَسْبُنَا»

     ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Recite." So I began Surah al-Nisa' until I reached the saying of Allah, Exalted is He: {So how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and bring you as a witness against these? On that Day, those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish that the earth were leveled with them, and they will not hide from Allah any statement.} [al-Nisa' 42]. He said: His eyes shed tears, and he said: "Sufficient for us."

103. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8024No grade recorded

     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ» فَقُلْتُ أَقْرَأُ وَعَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ قَالَ «إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي» فَافْتَتَحْتُ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ فَلَمَّا بَلَّغْتُ {فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أَمَةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا} [النساء 41] قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ عَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ فَقَالَ لِي «حَسْبُكَ»

     ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Recite to me." I said: "Should I recite while it was revealed to you?" He said: "I love to hear it from someone other than myself." So I began Surah al-Nisa'. When I reached {So how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and We bring you as a witness against these?} [al-Nisa' 41], he said: "I saw his eyes overflowing." Then he said to me: "That is enough for you."

104. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8025No grade recorded

     قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ» قُلْتُ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ قَالَ «إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي» فَقَرَأْتُ حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ {فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أَمَةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا} [النساء 41] قَالَ «أَمْسِكْ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ»

     ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: "Recite to me." I said: "Should I recite to you while it was revealed to you?" He said: "I love to hear it from someone other than myself." So I recited until I reached {So how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and We bring you as a witness against these?} [al-Nisa' 41]. He said: "Stop," while his eyes were overflowing.

105. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8026No grade recorded

     بَيْنَا أَنَا بِالشَّامِ بِحِمْصَ فَقِيلَ لِي اقْرَأْ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ فَقَرَأْتُهَا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ «مَا كَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ» فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَحْسَنْتَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أُكَلِّمُهُ إِذْ وَجَدْتُ رِيحَ الْخَمْرِ قُلْتُ أَتُكَذِّبُ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ وَتَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ وَاللهِ لَا تَبْرَحُ حَتَّى أَجْلِدَكَ الْحَدَّ

     ✧ While I was in Syria, in Homs, I was told: "Recite Surah Yusuf." So I recited it. A man said: "It was not revealed like that." I said: "By Allah, I recited it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: 'You have done well.'" While I was talking to him, I noticed the smell of wine. I said: "You deny the Book of Allah and you drink wine? By Allah, you will not leave until I flog you with the prescribed punishment."

106. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8027No grade recorded

     عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَرِيحُهَا وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ التَّمْرَةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الرَّيْحَانِ رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْحَنْظَلِ طَعْمُهَا خَبِيثٌ وَرِيحُهَا»

     ✧ From the Prophet ﷺ: "The example of the believer who recites the Qur'an is that of a citron: its taste is good and its fragrance is good. The example of the believer who does not recite the Qur'an is that of a date: its taste is good but it has no fragrance. The example of the hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is that of basil: its fragrance is good but its taste is bitter. The example of the hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is that of colocynth: its taste is bitter and it has no fragrance."

107. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8028No grade recorded

     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَثَلُ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَمَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ التَّمْرَةِ لَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَطَعْمُهَا حُلْوٌ وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الرَّيْحَانَةِ رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ لَيْسَ لَهَا رِيحٌ وَطَعْمُهَا مُرٌّ»

     ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The example of the believer who recites the Qur'an is that of a citron: its fragrance is good and its taste is good. The example of the believer who does not recite the Qur'an is that of a date: it has no fragrance but its taste is sweet. The example of the hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is that of basil: its fragrance is good but its taste is bitter. The example of the hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is that of colocynth: it has no fragrance and its taste is bitter."

108. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8029No grade recorded

     سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَوَّلُ النَّاسِ يُقْضَى فِيهِ رَجُلٌ اسْتُشْهِدَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا» قَالَ فَمَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ «قَاتَلْتُ فِيكَ حَتَّى اسْتُشْهِدْتُ» قَالَ كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّكَ قَاتَلْتَ لِيُقَالَ «فُلَانٌ جَرِيءٌ» فَقَدْ قِيلَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ حَتَّى أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ وَقَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا قَالَ «فَمَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟» قَالَ تَعَلَّمْتُ فِيكَ وَعَلَّمْتُهُ وَقَرَأْتُ فِيكَ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ «كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنْ تَعَلَّمْتَ» لِيُقَالَ هُوَ عَالِمٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ وَقَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ لِيُقَالَ «هُوَ قَارِئٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ وَسَّعَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَعْطَاهُ مِنَ الْمَالِ أَنْوَاعًا فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا» قَالَ مَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ «مَا تَرَكْتَ مِنْ سَبِيلٍ تُحِبُّ أَنْ يُنْفَقَ فِيهَا إِلَّا أَنْفَقْتُ فِيهَا» قَالَ كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنْ فَعَلْتَ لِيُقَالَ «هُوَ جَوَادٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى يُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ»

     ✧ I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "The first person to be judged will be a man who was martyred. He will be brought, and Allah will remind him of His favors, and he will acknowledge them. He will say: 'What did you do with them?' The man will say: 'I fought for Your sake until I was martyred.' Allah will say: 'You lie. You fought so that it would be said, "He is brave," and it was said.' Then He will order him to be dragged on his face until he is thrown into the Fire. And a man who learned the Qur'an, taught it, and recited it. He will be brought, and Allah will remind him of His favors, and he will acknowledge them. He will say: 'What did you do with them?' The man will say: 'I learned knowledge for Your sake, taught it, and recited the Qur'an for Your sake.' Allah will say: 'You lie. You learned so that it would be said, "He is a scholar," and it was said. And you recited the Qur'an so that it would be said, "He is a reciter," and it was said.' Then He will order him to be dragged on his face until he is thrown into the Fire. And a man whom Allah had given ample wealth and various kinds of property. He will be brought, and Allah will remind him of His favors, and he will acknowledge them. He will say: 'What did you do with them?' The man will say: 'I did not leave any avenue in which You love that wealth be spent except that I spent in it for Your sake.' Allah will say: 'You lie. You did it so that it would be said, "He is generous," and it was said.' Then He will order him to be dragged on his face until he is thrown into the Fire."

109. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8030No grade recorded

     عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ مَخْلَدٌ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»

     that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever says (something) about the Qur'an without knowledge, then let him take his seat in the Fire." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2950)

110. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8031No grade recorded

     عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِرَأْيِهِ أَوْ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ

     that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever says (something) about the Qur'an without knowledge, then let him take his seat in the Fire." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2950)

111. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8032No grade recorded

     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَالَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ بِرَأْيِهِ فَأَصَابَ فَقَدْ أَخْطَأَ»

     ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever speaks about the Book of Allah based on his own opinion, and even if he is correct, he has erred."

112. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8033No grade recorded

     أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ مُنْصَرَفَهُ مِنْ حُنَيْنٍ وَفِي ثَوْبِ بِلَالٍ فِضَّةٌ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْبِضُ مِنْهَا وَيُعْطِي النَّاسَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اعْدِلْ قَالَ «وَيْلَكَ وَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدِلْ لَقَدْ خِبْتَ وَخَسِرْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدِلُ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «دَعْنِي أَقْتَلُ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقَ» قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللهِ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّي أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنْهُ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ

     Muhammad, do justice. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Woe be upon thee, who would do justice if I do not do justice, and you would be very unfortunate and a loser if I do not do justice. Upon this Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) said: Permit me to kill this hypocrite. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: May there be protection of Allah! People would say that I kill my companions. This man and his companions would recite the Qur'an but it would not go beyond their throat, and they swerve from it just as the arrow goes through the prey. (Using translation from Muslim 1063a)

113. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8034No grade recorded

     وَسَمِعَتْ أُذُنَايَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْجِعْرَانَةِ وَفِي ثَوْبِ بِلَالٍ فِضَّةٌ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْبِضُهَا لِلنَّاسِ فَيُعْطِيهُمْ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اعْدِلْ قَالَ «وَيْلَكَ وَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدِلْ لَقَدْ خَبْتَ وَخَسِرْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْدِلُ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ دَعْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأَقْتُلُ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنِّي أَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابِي إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حُلُوقَهُمْ وَحَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ»

     ✧ My ears heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at al-Ji'ranah, while there was silver in Bilal's garment and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was taking it and giving it to the people. A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, be just." He said: "Woe to you! Who will be just if I am not just? You would have failed and lost if I were not just." Umar said: "Let me kill this hypocrite, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I seek refuge with Allah that people should say I kill my companions. This man and his companions recite the Qur'an, but it does not go beyond their throats and gullets. They pass through the religion as an arrow passes through the target."

114. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8035No grade recorded

     سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَخْرُجُ قَوْمٌ تَحْقِرُونَ صَلَاتَكُمْ مَعَ صَلَاتِهِمْ وَصِيَامَكُمْ مَعَ صِيَامِهِمْ وَعَمَلَكُمْ مَعَ عَمَلِهِمْ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ يَنْظُرُ فِي النَّصْلِ فَلَا يَرَى شَيْئًا ثُمَّ يَنْظُرُ فِي الْقَدَحِ فَلَا يَرَى شَيْئًا ثُمَّ يَنْظُرُ فِي الرِّيشِ فَلَا يَرَى شَيْئًا وَيَتَمَادَى فِي الْفُوقِ»

     ✧ I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "A people will emerge whose prayer you will despise in comparison to your prayer, whose fasting you will despise in comparison to your fasting, and whose deeds you will despise in comparison to your deeds. They recite the Qur'an, but it does not go beyond their throats. They pass through the religion as an arrow passes through the target. He looks at the arrowhead and sees nothing, then looks at the shaft and sees nothing, then looks at the fletching and sees nothing, and he is uncertain about the notch."

115. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8036No grade recorded

     سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْحَرُورِيَّةِ قَالَ أُخْبِرُكُ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ نَحْوَ الْمَغْرِبِ قَالَ «يَخْرُجُ مِنْ هَاهُنَا قَوْمٌ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ»

     ✧ You heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the Haruriyyah? He said: "I will tell you what I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, without adding to it. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he struck his hand toward the west, saying: 'From here there will emerge a people who recite the Qur'an, but it does not go beyond their collarbones. They pass through the religion as an arrow passes through the target.'"

116. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8037No grade recorded

     أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «خَرَجَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَقَدْ عَلَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمْ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ» فَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْمُصَلِّيَ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلْيَنْظُرْ مَاذَا يُنَاجِيهِ بِهِ وَلَا يَجْهَرُ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ»

     ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to the people while they were praying and their voices were raised with recitation. He said, "Verily, the one who is in prayer is having a confidential conversation with his Lord, so let each one of you see what he converses with his Lord in, and do not compete with one another in recitation of the Quran."

117. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8038No grade recorded

     «اعْتَكَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَسَمِعَهُمْ يَجْهَرُونَ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ وَهُوَ فِي قُبَّةٍ فَكَشَفَ السُّتُورَ» وَقَالَ «أَلَا إِنَّ كُلَّكُمْ مُنَاجٍ رَبَّهُ فَلَا يُؤْذَيَنَّ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا وَلَا يَرْفَعَنَّ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ» أَوْ قَالَ «فِي الصَّلَاةِ»

     The Messenger of Allah ﷺ retired to the mosque. He heard them (the people) reciting the Qur'an in a loud voice. He removed the curtain and said: Lo! every one of you is calling his Lord quietly. One should not trouble the other and one should not raise the voice in recitation or in prayer over the voice of the other. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1332)

118. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8039No grade recorded

     أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ الْمِرَاءُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ كُفْرٌ»

     ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf. Disputing about the Qur'an is disbelief."

119. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8040No grade recorded

     سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ غَيْرَهَا فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ تَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُهُ فَقَالَ «كِلَاكُمَا مُحْسِنٌ لَا تَخْتَلِفُوا فِيهِ فَإِنَّ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمُ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ»

     ✧ I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite it differently, so I took him by the hand and brought him to the Prophet ﷺ. I saw the Prophet's ﷺ face change. He said: "Both of you are correct. Do not differ about it, for those before you differed and were destroyed."

120. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8041No grade recorded

     هَجَرْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَسَمِعَ رَجُلَيْنِ يَخْتَلِفَانِ فِي آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ فَخَرَجَ وَالْغَضَبُ يُعْرَفُ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بِاخْتِلَافِهِمْ فِي الْكِتَابِ»

     ✧ One day I went out to the Messenger of God ﷺ, and he heard two men disagreeing about a verse of the Book of God. He came out with anger recognizable on his face and said, "Those before you were destroyed only by their disagreement about the Book."

121. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8042No grade recorded

     أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «اجْتَمِعُوا عَلَى الْقُرْآنِ مَا ائْتَلَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَإِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَقُومُوا» وَأَخْبَرَنَا بِهِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ

     ✧ The Prophet ﷺ said, "Gather together over the Qur'an as long as you agree about it, and when you disagree about it, then depart." He informed us of it another time without raising it to the Prophet.

122. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8043No grade recorded

     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ مَا ائْتَلَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ قُلُوبُكُمْ فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَقُومُوا»

     ✧ The Messenger of God ﷺ said, "Recite the Qur'an as long as your hearts are in harmony over it, and when you disagree about it, then depart."

123. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8044No grade recorded

     قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ مَا ائْتَلَفَتْ عَلَيْهِ قُلُوبُكُمْ فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِيهِ فَقُومُوا عَنْهُ»

     ✧ The Messenger of God ﷺ said, "Recite the Qur'an as long as your hearts are in harmony over it, and when you disagree about it, then depart from it."

124. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8045No grade recorded

     قَالَ عُمَرُ «اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ مَا اتَّفَقْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فَقُومُوا»

     ✧ Umar said, "Recite the Qur'an as long as you agree about it, and when you disagree, then depart."

125. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8046No grade recorded

     عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْخَلِيلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُمَارَةُ بْنُ غَزِيَّةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْبَخِيلُ مَنْ ذُكِرْتُ عِنْدَهُ فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيَّ» ﷺ

     ✧ From the Prophet ﷺ: And Ahmad b. al-Khalil narrated to us, he said: Khalid narrated to us, he said: Sulayman narrated to me, he said: 'Umara b. Ghaziyya al-Ansari narrated to me, he said: I heard 'Abd Allah b. 'Ali b. Husayn relating from his father, from his grandfather, who said: The Messenger of God ﷺ said, "The miser is the one before whom I am mentioned and he does not invoke blessings upon me." ﷺ

126. al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 8047No grade recorded

     أَنَّهُ قَالَ عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ فِي الْوِتْرِ قَالَ «قُلِ اللهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَتَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَقِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَذِلُّ مَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ»

     “My grandfather, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, taught me some words to say in Qunut of Witr: Allahumma ‘afini fiman ‘afait, wa tawallani fiman tawallait, wahdini fiman hadait, wa qini sharra ma qadait, wa barik li fima a’tait. Innaka taqdi wa la yuqda ‘alaik, innahu la yudhillu man walait. Subhanaka rabbana tabarakta wa ta’alait (O Allah, pardon me along with those whom You have pardoned, be an ally to me along with those whom You are an ally to, guide me along with those whom You have guided, protect me from the evil that You have decreed, and bless for me that which You have bestowed. For verily You decree and none can decree over You. He whom You support can never be humiliated. Glory is to You, our Lord, You are Blessed and Exalted).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1178)