300 hadith
Nafi 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 824SahihAbu 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 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 19917HasanHe 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 1975SahihIn 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 772SahihAbu Hurairah said, "There is recitation in every prayer. Whatever the Prophet ﷺ recited aloud for us, we recite aloud for you, and whatever he recited silently, we recite silently. Whoever recites the Opening of the Book has fulfilled the…
مسلم 884SahihI 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 1989SahihA 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 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 16789SahihThe Prophet's ﷺ recitation was loud enough to be heard by someone in the courtyard while he was inside the house.
أبو داود 1327HasanThe 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 22745DifficultThe 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 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 5056SahihThe 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 22750DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He is not one of us who does not chant the Quran melodiously." Another narrator added, "reciting it aloud."
البخاري 7527DifficultSulayman, with part of the hadith from Amr bin Mura, reported that his father told him, from Abu Duha, from Abdullah, who said, The Prophet ﷺ said to me, "Recite the Quran to me." I said, "Shall I recite it to you when it was revealed to…
أحمد 3606SahihDid the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite the Quran aloud or silently? She replied, "Sometimes he recited aloud and sometimes silently." I said, "Allahu Akbar! Praise be to Allah, who has made room for flexibility in this matter."
ابن ماجه 1354HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in one of the prayers in which the recitation is said aloud, and he said, "None of you should recite anything when I recite aloud except the Mother of the Quran."
النسائي 921SahihThe Messenger of Allah's ﷺ recitation at night was loud enough that someone in the courtyard could hear him while he was inside the house.
أحمد 2446HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the Quran after relieving himself, before touching water. Sometimes Israil narrated it from a man, from Ali [[r1]], from the Prophet ﷺ.
أحمد 686DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has not listened to anything as He listens to a Prophet reciting the Quran melodiously and aloud."
مسلم 1849SahihOn 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah [[r4]] has not listened to anything as He listens to a prophet reciting the Quran melodiously aloud."
أحمد 9805SahihI 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 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 5049SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has not listened to anything as He listens to a Prophet ﷺ reciting the Quran melodiously." His companion added, meaning that he recites it aloud.
البخاري 7482SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Recite the Quran to me." I said, "Shall I recite it to you, when it was revealed to you?" He said, "I love to hear it from someone else." So I recited Surah Nisa, and when I reached "*So how will it be…
الأعظمي 9584SahihThe Prophet's ﷺ recitation was such that someone in the chamber could hear him while he was inside the house.
الأعظمي 2710HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Recite the Quran to me." I said, "Shall I recite it to you, when it was revealed to you?" He said, "I love to hear it from someone else." So I recited Surah Nisa, and when I reached "*So how will it be…
الأعظمي 11800SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Recite the Quran to me." I said, "Messenger of Allah, how can I recite it to you when it was revealed to you?" He replied, "I would love to hear it from someone other than myself." So I began with Surah…
أحمد 4118SahihHe prayed behind the Prophet ﷺ and heard him recite during the Fajr prayer *"Qaf. By the glorious Quran"* [Qaf 50:1] and *"Ya Sin. By the wise Quran"* [Ya-Sin 36:1–2].
أحمد 16396SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah has not listened to anything as He listens to a Prophet reciting the Quran melodiously." In another wording, "Allah has not listened to anything as He listens to a Prophet with a beautiful voice reciting the Quran…
الأعظمي 11794SahihIbn Masud said, "The Messenger of Allah 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 else." So I recited Surah Nisa, and when I reached,…
الأعظمي 12158SahihThe 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 said, "Beautify the Quran with your voices."
الأعظمي 11795SahihI went out with the Prophet ﷺ on a journey, and he passed by a man who was reciting *"Say, O you disbelievers"* [Kafirun 109:1]. He said, "As for this one, he has freed himself from polytheism." Then he passed another man reciting *"Say, He…
أحمد 16605SahihImran bin Husayn passed by a man who was telling stories to an audience for payment. Imran said, "We belong to Allah, and to Him we shall return. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Recite the Quran and ask Allah [[r5]] through it,…
أحمد 19997DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Recite the Quran to me." I said, "Messenger of Allah, shall I recite it to you when it was revealed to you?" He replied, "I would love to hear it from someone else." So I recited Surah an-Nisa, and when…
مسلم 1867SahihHe 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 1978HasanHe heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Allah has not listened to anything as He listens to a Prophet with a beautiful voice reciting the Quran aloud."
البخاري 7544SahihThe 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 1853SahihHe used to inform them in every prayer of what he was reciting. Whatever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited aloud for us, we recite aloud for you, and whatever he kept silent from us, we keep silent from you. Ibn Bakr said, "In every prayer…
أحمد 7696SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ finished reciting the Mother of the Quran, he would raise his voice and say, "Ameen."
الأعظمي 1983HasanThe Prophet ﷺ entered the mosque and found a group of people reciting the Quran. He said, "Recite the Quran and seek Allah [[r4]] through it before a people come who will straighten it as an arrow is straightened, seeking its reward in this…
أحمد 14855SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no prayer without recitation." Abu Hurairah said, "Whatever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited aloud, we recite aloud for you, and whatever he recited silently, we recite silently for you."
مسلم 882DifficultIn 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, we recite silently for you.
أحمد 9761SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Among the people with the most beautiful voices in reciting the Quran is the one whom, when you hear him recite, you sense that he fears Allah."
ابن ماجه 1339DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade me from reciting the Quran while bowing or prostrating.
مسلم 1077SahihI heard the Prophet ﷺ reciting in the evening prayer *"By the fig and the olive"* [Tin 95:1], and I have never heard anyone with a more beautiful voice or recitation than his.
الأعظمي 9455SahihHe 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 13375SahihRecitation is part of 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 before you.
النسائي 970SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited in every prayer. What he made audible to us, we make audible to you, and what he kept silent from us, we keep silent from you.
أحمد 9389SahihIbn 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 9156SahihHe passed by a man who was reciting the Quran to a group of people, and when the man finished, he asked them for something. Imran said, *"To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return."* I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever…
أحمد 19885DifficultHe passed by a storyteller who recited the Quran and then begged from people. He said, "We belong to Allah, and to Him we shall return," and added, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever recites the Quran, let him ask Allah [[r4]]…
أحمد 19944DifficultHe passed by a storyteller who was reciting the Quran and then asking for charity. He said, "We belong to Allah and to Him we return," and then said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever recites the Quran, let him ask Allah by…
الترمذي 2917HasanHe prayed behind the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I heard him reciting in the Fajr prayer, *'Qaf. By the glorious Quran'* [Qaf 50:1], and *'Ya Sin. By the wise Quran'* [Yasin 36:1–2]."
الأعظمي 1994HasanI 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 11857Sahih"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 20765SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said in this hadith that every Muslim should recite it.
أبو داود 4318Sahih