300 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Ubayy, I have been commanded to recite to you such-and-such surah." I said, "Messenger of Allah, was I mentioned there by name?" He replied, "Yes." So I said to him, "Abu al-Mundhir, you rejoiced at…
أحمد 21137SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite the Musabbihat before sleeping and said, "Among them is a verse better than a thousand verses."
أبو داود 5057HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me to recite, *"And We have certainly made the Quran easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?"* [Qamar 54:17] with the word "muddakir." A man asked, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, is it 'muddakir' or…
أحمد 3755SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said in this hadith that every Muslim should recite it.
أبو داود 4318SahihI heard him, meaning the Prophet ﷺ, reciting on the Day of the Conquest. Were it not that people would gather around me, I would have demonstrated for you the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said, he recited Surah al-Fath. He…
أحمد 16789SahihA man entered the mosque, and the narrator mentioned his story. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "When you stand and face the qiblah, say the takbir. Then recite the Mother of the Quran and whatever else Allah wills for you to recite..."
الأعظمي 1970HasanI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the conquest of Mecca riding his she-camel, reciting Surah al-Fath. Ibn Mughafal recited it and drew out his voice in melodious recitation. Muawiya said, "Were it not for the people, I would have…
أحمد 20565SahihThe Prophet ﷺ recited Surah al-Fath while riding his mount during a journey in the year of the Conquest, and he repeated his recitation in a melodious tone. Muawiya said, "Were it not that I fear people would crowd around me, I would…
مسلم 1853SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to recite the Musabbihat before going to sleep, and he would say, "Among them is a verse better than a thousand verses."
الترمذي 2921HasanIt was narrated from the Prophet ﷺ with a meaning similar to the hadith of Malik. In the hadith of Musa bin Uqba, there is an addition, "When the keeper of the Quran rises and recites it by night and by day, he remembers it, but if he does…
مسلم 1840SahihHe narrated to them that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite the Musabbihat before going to sleep, and he said, "Among them is a verse better than a thousand verses."
أحمد 17160DaifI prayed behind Ibn Abbas at a funeral, and he recited the Opening of the Book and another surah aloud, loud enough for us to hear. When he finished, I took him by the hand and asked him about it. He replied, "It is the established practice…
النسائي 1989SahihHe said, "In every prayer there is recitation. Whatever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited aloud to us, we recite aloud to you, and whatever he recited silently, we recite silently to you. If you do not add anything beyond the Mother of the…
الأعظمي 1975SahihAbu Hurairah said, "Recitation is performed in every prayer. What the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited aloud for us, we recite aloud for you, and what he recited silently, we recite silently for you." A man said to him, "What if I do not recite…
مسلم 883SahihI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the conquest of Mecca, riding his she-camel, reciting Surat al-Fath. Ibn Mughafal recited it and repeated the recitation in a melodious tone. Muawiya said, "Were it not for the people, I would…
مسلم 1854SahihThe Prophet ﷺ recited Surah al-Fath while on his mount during his journey in the year of the Conquest. On another occasion he said, Surah al-Fath was revealed to him while he was on a journey, and he began reciting it on his mount,…
أحمد 20542SahihIbn Mughafal said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the Conquest, riding his she-camel and reciting Surah al-Fath," or "a portion of Surah al-Fath." He added, "And he would draw out his voice in melodious repetition while…
الأعظمي 9156SahihWe were with Abdullah bin Umar when we mentioned a hadith from Abdullah bin Masud. He said, "I will never cease to love that man after something I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I heard him say, 'Learn the Quran from four men, from…
مسلم 6335SahihI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the conquest of Mecca, mounted on his she-camel, reciting Surah al-Fath. Ibn Mughafal recited it with a melodious, undulating voice. Muawiya then said, "Were it not for the people, I would have…
الأعظمي 11857SahihAbdullah bin Masud read *"Come here to me"* [Yusuf 12:23], and he said, "We recite it only in the way we were taught it." *"His lodging"* [Yusuf 12:21] means his place of residence. *"And the two found"* [Yusuf 12:25] means the two came…
البخاري 4692SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Recite, and the servant will stand and say..."
أحمد 7837SahihSimilar to the hadith of Rabi bin Sulayman. They said that Makhul used to recite the Opening of the Book silently in every rakat of Maghrib, the evening prayer, and the dawn prayer. Makhul said, "Recite it in the prayers the imam recites…
أبو داود 825SahihI saw a man ask Aswad bin Yazid, while he was teaching the Quran in the mosque, "How should we recite this word, *"fahal min muddakir"* [Qamar 54:15], with a dhal or with a dal?" He replied, "No, with a dal." Then he said, "I heard Abdullah…
أحمد 4401SahihI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the conquest of Mecca, riding on his she-camel, reciting Surah al-Fath in a vibrating tone.
أبو داود 1467SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the dawn prayer, and the recitation became difficult for him. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he turned his face toward us and said, "I see you reciting behind your imam when he recites…
أحمد 22745DifficultIn every prayer there is recitation. What the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited aloud for us, we recite aloud for you, and what he recited silently to us, we recite silently for you. If you do not add anything beyond the Mother of the Quran, it…
البخاري 772SahihI was walking with Imran bin Husayn, each of us holding the other's hand, when we passed by a beggar who was reciting the Quran. Imran stopped me and said, "Wait, let us listen to the Quran." When the man finished, he began asking for…
أحمد 19917HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the dawn prayer, and the recitation became difficult for him. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he turned his face toward us and said, "I see that you recite behind your imam when he…
أحمد 22750DifficultI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the conquest of Makkah on his she-camel reciting Surah al-Fath, repeating his recitation in a melodious tone. He said, "Were it not that the people would gather around me, I would have repeated…
البخاري 4281SahihNafi reported that Ubada bin Samit was late for the dawn prayer, so Abu Naeem the muadhin called the iqamah and led the people in prayer. Ubada arrived, and I was with him, and we lined up in a row behind Abu Naeem, who was reciting aloud.…
أبو داود 824SahihOn the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, while mounted on his she-camel, recited Surah al-Fath. Abu Iyas then recited it himself with the same melodious tone and said, "Were it not that people would crowd around me, I…
أحمد 20558SahihThe Prophet ﷺ recited Surah al-Fath on the day of the conquest of Mecca, and he repeated the verses melodiously while reciting it. Muawiya said, "If I wished to imitate for you the recitation of the Prophet ﷺ, I would do so."
البخاري 4835SahihI saw the Prophet ﷺ reciting while on his she-camel, or his camel, as it carried him along. He was reciting Surah al-Fath, or a portion of Surah al-Fath, in a soft, gentle recitation, repeating the verses as he recited.
البخاري 5047SahihHe was one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ. He said, "A man came while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in the mosque." He then mentioned the hadith about the man praying poorly, followed by the Prophet's ﷺ instruction to him, in which he…
الأعظمي 1978HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard a man reciting *"Say, He is Allah, the One"* [Ikhlas 112:1] until he completed the surah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It has become obligatory." Someone asked, "Messenger of Allah, what has become…
أحمد 10919Sahih"Do you recite while the imam is reciting?" Or he said, "Do you recite behind the imam while the imam is reciting?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Do not do so, except that one of you should recite the Opening of the Book to himself." Khalid…
أحمد 20765SahihIbn Masud was mentioned in the presence of Abdullah bin Amr, and he said, "That is a man I have never ceased to love since I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Learn the recitation of the Quran from four, from Ibn Masud, Salim the…
مسلم 6339SahihI came to Madinah during the caliphate of Abu Bakr Siddiq, and I prayed Maghrib behind him. In the first two units he recited the Mother of the Quran and a surah from the short surahs of the Mufassal. Then he stood for the third unit, and I…
مالك 178SahihHe asked me, "In how many days do you complete the Quran?" I replied, "I do not divide it into set portions." Nafi said to me, "Do not say, 'I do not divide it into portions,' for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I have read a portion of the…
أبو داود 1392DaifThe Prophet ﷺ heard Abu Musa's recitation and said, "This man has been given one of the melodies of the family of Dawud."
الأعظمي 10350SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Let me not find any of you reclining on his couch when news of a hadith from me reaches him, and he says, 'Recite to me the Quran instead.' Whatever good word has been spoken, I have said it."
ابن ماجه 21DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the dawn prayer, and the recitation became heavy upon him. When he finished, he said, "I see that you are reciting behind your imam." They replied, "Yes, by Allah, Messenger of Allah, we do that." He said,…
أحمد 22694DifficultHe said to me, "Recite some of the Quran to me." I replied, "Did I not learn it from you, and are you not the one who teaches it to us?" He said, "I came to the Prophet ﷺ one day, and he said, 'Recite some of the Quran to me.' I said,…
أحمد 3550DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ said to me, "Recite the Quran to me." I said, "Shall I recite it to you when it was revealed to you?" He replied, "I love to hear it from someone other than myself."
البخاري 5056SahihHe said, "I prayed, and the Messenger of Allah led us in prayer. He recited *'Qaf. By the glorious Quran'* [Qaf 50:1] until he recited *'And the towering palm trees'* [Qaf 50:10]." He said, "I kept repeating it to myself, but I did not know…
الأعظمي 13375SahihI complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I was unwell. He said, "Perform the tawaf behind the people while riding." So I performed the tawaf while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was praying beside the House, reciting *"By the Mount, and by a…
البخاري 464SahihThe Prophet ﷺ entrusted the daughter of Umm Salama to me and said, "You are simply her nurse." He stayed for as long as Allah willed, then he came to the Prophet, who asked, "What has the girl, or the little girl, been doing?" He replied,…
الأعظمي 11257HasanI complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I was unwell. He said, "Perform the tawaf behind the people while riding." So I performed the tawaf while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was praying beside the House, reciting *"By the Mount, and by a…
البخاري 1633SahihI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the Conquest mounted on his she-camel, reciting Surah al-Fath, or part of Surah al-Fath. He drew out his recitation in a wavering tone. Then Muawiya recited, imitating the recitation of Ibn…
الأعظمي 13307SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard a man reciting a surah at night, so he said, "May Allah have mercy on him. He has reminded me of such-and-such verses that I had forgotten from surah such-and-such."
الأعظمي 11808SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led the dawn prayer, and the recitation became difficult for him. When he finished, he said, "I see that you recite behind your imam." We said, "Yes, by Allah, Messenger of Allah." He said, "Do not do so, except for…
الترمذي 311SahihI complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I was unwell. He said, "Perform the tawaf behind the people while riding." So I performed the tawaf while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was praying beside the Kabah, reciting *"By the Mount, and by a…
البخاري 4853SahihWe were behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the Fajr prayer, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited, but the recitation became difficult for him. When he finished, he asked, "Do you perhaps recite behind your imam?" We replied, "Yes, we do,…
أبو داود 823SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said this regarding recitation during bowing and prostration.
أبو داود 4045SahihWe were behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the dawn prayer, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited, but the recitation became difficult for him. When he finished, he asked, "Are you perhaps reciting behind your imam?" We answered, "Yes, we…
الأعظمي 1964HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, his prayer is deficient and incomplete." I said, "Abu Hurayrah, sometimes I pray behind the imam." He pinched my arm and said,…
ابن ماجه 838SahihI saw a man ask Aswad bin Yazid, while he was teaching the Quran in the mosque, "How do you recite this verse, *'Is there any who will remember?'* [Qamar 54:15] With a 'd' or with a 'dh'?" He replied, "With a 'd.' I heard Abdullah bin Masud…
مسلم 1914SahihThe Prophet ﷺ entrusted to me the daughter of Umm Salama and said, "You are as one who nursed me." He stayed for as long as Allah willed, then came to him, and the Prophet asked, "What became of the girl?" or "the little girl?" He said, "I…
الأعظمي 13785HasanI asked Umm Salama about the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his recitation. She said, "What concern is his prayer and his recitation to you? He used to pray as much as he slept and sleep as much as he prayed." Then she went on…
أحمد 26564DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said to me, "Recite the Quran to me." I said, "Shall I recite it to you when it was revealed to you?" He replied, "I love to hear it from someone other than myself."
البخاري 5049Sahih