267 hadith
We were at al-Taff with Anas, and he led us in the noon prayer. When he finished, he said, "I prayed the noon prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he recited these two surahs for us in the two rakahs, *'Glorify the name of your Lord,…
النسائي 973DaifA man named Nuhayk bin Sinan came to Abdullah and said, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, how do you recite this word? Do you find it with an alif or a ya, *'of water unstaling'* [Muhammad 47:15]?" Abdullah replied, "Have you mastered the whole Quran…
مسلم 1908SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not teach you a surah the like of which has not been revealed in the Torah, nor in the Psalms, nor in the Gospel, nor in the Quran?" I said, "Yes indeed." He said, "I hope that I will not leave…
أحمد 21095SahihA man named Nuhayk bin Sinan came to Abdullah and said, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, how do you recite this word, do you find it with an alif or a ya, *min main ghayri asin* or *min main ghayri yasin*?" Abdullah replied, "Have you memorized the…
الأعظمي 11805SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited them both in the dawn prayer.
النسائي 5437SahihI have memorized the entire Sunnah, except that I do not know whether the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite aloud in Zuhr and Asr or not, and I do not know how he used to recite this word, *"and I have reached extreme old age"* [Maryam…
أحمد 2246SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Abu Musa and Muaz bin Jabal to Yemen. He sent each of them to one of its districts, for Yemen had two districts. He said to them, "Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give glad tidings and do not…
الأعظمي 9289SahihI said to Ayesha, "Umm Muiminin, there are people who recite the entire Quran twice or three times in a single night." She replied, "Those people have recited and yet they have not truly recited. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would stand in…
أحمد 24875HasanAti said, I said to Ikrima, "I recite Qul Audhu bi Rabb al-Falaq and Qul Audhu bi Rabb an-Nas in the Maghrib prayer, and some people criticize me for that." He replied, "There is no harm in that. Recite them both, for they are part of the…
أحمد 2550DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ never established a practice that I did not come to know, except for three. I do not know whether he used to recite aloud in Dhuhr and Asr or not, and I do not know how he recited *"and I have reached extreme old…
أحمد 2332SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Abu Musa and Muaz bin Jabal to Yemen. He sent each of them to govern a separate district, for Yemen consisted of two districts. Then he said, "Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give glad tidings…
البخاري 4341-4342SahihWe went early in the morning to Abdullah, and a man said, "I recited all of the Mufassal last night." Abdullah replied, "This is reciting it as hastily as one rattles off poetry. We have heard how recitation should be, and I have memorized…
البخاري 5043SahihA man from Banu Bajila named Nahik bin Sinan came to Abdullah and said, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, how do you recite this verse, with a ya or with an alif, *'min main ghayri asin'* or *'ghayri yasin'*?" Abdullah replied, "Have you memorized the…
أحمد 3607SahihOne day after the dawn prayer, we went early to visit Abdullah bin Masud. We greeted him at the door, and he gave us permission to enter. A man among the group said, "I recited the entire Mufassal portion of the Quran last night." Abdullah…
أحمد 4410SahihA man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Teach me to recite, Messenger of Allah." He said to him, "Recite three surahs from those that begin with Alif Lam Ra." The man replied, "I have grown old in years, my heart has hardened, and…
أحمد 6575HasanAbu Musa Ashari sent for the reciters of Basra, and three hundred men who had memorized the Quran came to him. He said to them, "You are the best of the people of Basra and their reciters, so recite it often, and do not let a long time pass…
الأعظمي 15259SahihAbu Musa Ashari summoned the reciters of Basra, and three hundred men who had memorized the Quran came in to him. He said to them, "You are the finest people of Basra and its reciters. So recite the Quran, and do not let a long time pass…
مسلم 2419SahihHe asked, "Which of the two recitations do you consider to be the earlier one?" They replied, "The recitation of Abdullah." He said, "No, rather it is the later one. The Quran used to be reviewed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once every…
أحمد 3422SahihUqba bin Amir said, "I met the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said to me, 'Uqba bin Amir, shall I not teach you surahs the like of which was never sent down in the Torah, nor in the Psalms, nor in the Gospel, nor in the Quran? Let no night…
الأعظمي 13811HasanHe led his companions in the evening prayer and made it long for them. So the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Recite *'By the sun and its brightness'* [Shams 91:1], *'Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High'* [Ala 87:1], *'By the night when it…
ابن ماجه 836SahihA man came to Abdullah bin Masud and said, "Last night I recited the entire Mufassal portion in a single rakah." Abdullah replied, "Was it scattered like the dropping of dry dates, or rushed like the hurried recitation of poetry? I know…
أحمد 4062SahihI said to Ayesha, "Umm Muiminin, there are people who recite the entire Quran twice or three times in a single night." She replied, "Those people have recited, yet they have not truly recited. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to stand in…
الأعظمي 11793HasanA man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Teach me to recite something, Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Recite three of the surahs that begin with Alif Lam Ra." The man replied, "I have grown old, my heart has hardened,…
الأعظمي 13759HasanA man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Teach me to recite, Messenger of Allah." He said, "Recite three from those that begin with Alif Lam Ra." The man replied, "I have grown old in years, my heart has hardened, and my tongue has…
أبو داود 1399HasanI prayed one night with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He stood and recited Surah al-Baqarah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without pausing to ask, nor a verse of punishment without pausing to seek refuge. Then he bowed for as long as he had…
أبو داود 873SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever recites Surah al-Mursalat and reaches the verse *'Then in what statement after this will they believe?'* [Mursalat 77:50] should say, 'We believe in Allah.' And whoever recites Surah at-Tin and…
أحمد 7391DaifI have memorized the pairings that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite together, eighteen surahs from the Mufassal and two surahs from the Ha-Mim chapters.
أحمد 3999SahihAmash reported from Saad bin Ubayda, from Mustawrid bin Ahnaf, from Salah bin Zafar, from Hudhayfah, that the Prophet ﷺ recited Surah al-Baqarah, Aal Imran, and an-Nisa in a single rakah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without asking for…
النسائي 1010SahihI do not know whether the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite during the Zuhr and Asr prayers or not.
أبو داود 809SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me to recite the two surahs of refuge after every prayer.
الترمذي 2903HasanMuaz used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ and then return and lead us in prayer. Mura said in his version, then return and lead his people in prayer. One night the Prophet ﷺ delayed the prayer. Mura said, the Isha prayer. Muaz prayed with the…
أبو داود 790SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the two units of prayer before Fajr the Opening of the Book along with the two verses from the end of al-Baqarah in the first unit, and in the second unit he would recite the Opening of the Quran…
أحمد 2386DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever among you recites *"By the fig and the olive"* [Tin 95:1] and reaches its end, *"Is Allah not the most just of judges?"* [Tin 95:8], let him say, 'Yes indeed, and I am among those who bear witness to…
أبو داود 887DaifI observed the Prophet ﷺ twenty-four or twenty-five times reciting in the two units of prayer before Fajr and after Maghrib, *"Say, O disbelievers"* [Kafirun 109:1] and *"Say, He is Allah, the One"* [Ikhlas 112:1].
أحمد 5699SahihSomeone who heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ told me that he said, "Every surah has its share of bowing and prostration." He said, I met him later and said to him, "Ibn Umar used to recite multiple surahs in a single rakah. Do you remember…
أحمد 20651SahihA man said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey. The people were taking turns riding, as the mounts were few. When it was the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ turn to dismount and walk, and my turn as well, he caught up with me from…
أحمد 20284DifficultA man from his people reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by him and said, "Recite these two in your prayer," meaning the two surahs of refuge.
الأعظمي 13819SahihA man came to him and said, "I recited the entire Mufassal in a single rakah tonight." He replied, "That is the rapid recitation of poetry. But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite the matched pairs, twenty surahs from the Mufassal…
النسائي 1007SahihA man asked him about this word, whether it was *"ghayra asin"* or *"yasin"*. Ibn Masud said, "Have you read the whole Quran apart from this one word?" The man replied, "Yes." He said, "There are people who recite it, scattering it the way…
الترمذي 602SahihA man came to Ibn Masud and said, "I recited the Mufassal section in a single rakah tonight." Ibn Masud replied, "That is reciting as hastily as one rattles off poetry. I know the pairs that the Prophet ﷺ used to recite together." He then…
البخاري 775SahihA man stood and prayed the two rakats of Fajr. In the first rakat he recited *"Say, you disbelievers"* [Kafirun 109:1] until he completed the surah, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "This is a servant who knows his Lord." Then in the second he…
الأعظمي 2432HasanMuaz stood and led the night prayer, prolonging it greatly. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Are you causing hardship to people, Muaz? Why did you not recite *"Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High"* [Ala 87:1], or *"By the morning brightness"*…
الأعظمي 13683SahihI stood in prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. He stood and recited Surah al-Baqarah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without pausing to ask, nor a verse of punishment without pausing to seek refuge. Then he bowed for as long…
الأعظمي 2129HasanI stood in prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. He stood and recited Surah al-Baqarah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without pausing to ask, nor a verse of punishment without pausing to seek refuge. Then he bowed for as long…
الأعظمي 11004HasanThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite the Opening of the Quran along with two other surahs in the first two units of the Zuhr and Asr prayers, and at times he would let us hear a verse. He would prolong the first unit.
أحمد 22597SahihI said to Ubayy, "Your brother erases them from the mushaf," and he did not object. Sufyan was asked, "Do you mean Ibn Masud?" He replied, "Yes. They are not in the mushaf of Ibn Masud. He used to see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seeking refuge…
أحمد 21189SahihI stood in prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. He rose and recited Surah al-Baqarah. He did not pass a verse of mercy without pausing to ask Allah for it, nor a verse of punishment without pausing to seek refuge from it. Then he…
الأعظمي 13159HasanA man came to Ibn Masud and said, "I recited the entire Mufassal portion of the Quran in a single rakah tonight." Ibn Masud replied, "That is reciting as hastily as one rattles off poetry. I know well the pairs of surahs that the Prophet ﷺ…
الأعظمي 13630SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ with a son of his and said, "Messenger of Allah, this son of mine recites the Quran by day and stays up at night." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "What do you find blameworthy in your son spending his day in…
أحمد 6614DaifWhen Abdullah bin Umar prayed alone, he would recite in all four rakats, in every rakat, the Mother of the Quran together with a surah from the Quran. Sometimes he would recite two or three surahs in a single rakat of an obligatory prayer.…
مالك 179SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by him and said, "Recite these two in your prayer," referring to the two surahs of refuge.
أحمد 20744DifficultA man said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey. People were taking turns riding, as the mounts were few. The time came for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to dismount and for me to dismount as well. Then he caught up with me from…
أحمد 20745DifficultMuaz led the maghrib prayer and recited Surah al-Baqarah and Surah an-Nisa. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Are you trying to drive people away, Muaz? Would it not have sufficed you to recite *'By the sky and the night visitor'* [Tariq 86:1] and *'By…
الأعظمي 13702SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The two verses at the end of Surah al-Baqarah, whoever recites them at night, they will suffice him." Hafs said in his narration that Abdul-Rahman said, "I met Abu Masud while he was performing tawaf, and he…
ابن ماجه 1368SahihA man said in the presence of Abdullah, "I recited the Mufassal in a single rakah." Abdullah replied, "That is reciting as hastily as one rattles off poetry. I know the pairings that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite together." He…
النسائي 1006SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the first two rakahs of Zuhr and Asr the Opening of the Quran along with two surahs, and in the last two rakahs the Opening of the Quran alone. He would let us hear a verse from time to time, and…
النسائي 978SahihHe passed by them and recited Surah al-Fatihah over the man as a healing for three days, morning and evening. Each time he completed it, he would gather his saliva and spit. The man recovered as though released from a binding. They gave him…
أبو داود 3897HasanI asked Ubayy bin Kaab about the two surahs of refuge. He said, "I asked the Prophet ﷺ about them, and he said, 'It was said to me, so I said it to you, so say it.'" Ubayy said, "The Prophet ﷺ said it to us, so we say it."
أحمد 21182SahihSomeone said to Ibn Masud, "How do you read this word, is it 'maain ghayri yasin' or 'aasin'?" The man added, "I have already read the entire Quran." Ibn Masud asked, "And how do you read it?" The man replied, "I recite the entire Mufassal…
أحمد 3910SahihThere are two pauses that I memorized from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Imran bin Husayn rejected this, so we wrote to Ubayy bin Kaab in Madinah, and he wrote back that Samura had memorized correctly. Saeed said, We asked Qatada, "What are…
ابن ماجه 844Hasan