I said, "Messenger of Allah, in how long should I complete the Quran?"He said, "Finish it in a month."I said, "I am able to do more than that."He said, "Finish it in twenty days."I said, "I am able to do more than that."He said, "Finish it in fifteen days."I said, "I am able to do more than that."He said, "Finish it in ten days."I said, "I am able to do more than that."He said, "Finish it in five days."I said, "I am able to do more than that."But he did not grant me permission for less than that.
حدثنا عبيد بن أسباط بن محمد القرشي قال حدثني أبي عن مطرف عن أبي إسحق عن أبي بردة
قلت يا رسول الله في كم أقرأ القرآن قال اختمه في شهر قلت إني أطيق أفضل من ذلك قال اختمه في عشرين قلت إني أطيق أفضل من ذلك قال اختمه في خمسة عشر قلت إني أطيق أفضل من ذلك قال اختمه في عشر قلت إني أطيق أفضل من ذلك قال اختمه في خمس قلت إني أطيق أفضل من ذلك قال فما رخص لي
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[Its isnad is daif] Nasai also recorded it in al-Kubra, hadith no. 8065, from the hadith of Asbat bin Muhammad, through the same chain.Abu Ishaq narrated with "an" (an ambiguous form of transmission).The hadith, "Whoever recites the Quran in less than three days does not understand it," will come at 2949.The hadith, "Read the Quran in forty," will come at 2947.