Our pious predecessors and their recitation of the Qur’an

Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, say:  “One who was devoted to the Qur’an will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in this world, for he will reach his abode (in Paradise) when he comes to the last verse he recites.”[Ahmad, Abu Daawood & At-Tirmithi]

Abu Umaamah Al-Bujali, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, say: “Recite the Qur’an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite it …” [Muslim]’

Ataa’, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported that Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmaan As-Sulami, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “We learnt the Qur’an from people (i.e. the Companions) who told us that they would never go beyond memorising ten verses until they comprehended their meanings and applied them. We learnt the meanings of these verses of the Qur’an and their practical implications. However, a time will come when some people will recite the Qur’an, but it will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they would not comprehend what they read).”

Ibraaheem, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported: “Al-Aswad, may Allah have mercy upon him, used to recite the entire Qur’an once every six nights, except during Ramadan where he would finish it twice each night.”

Ibn Shathoob, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported: “’Urwah ibn Az-Zubayr, may Allah have mercy upon him, used to recite one quarter of the Qur’an once every six nights, except during Ramadan where he would finish it twice each night. He would pray the optional night prayer reciting one fourth of the entire Qur’an every night, except the night when his leg was amputated due to gangrene.”

Salaam ibn Abu Mutli’, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “Qataadah, may Allah have mercy upon him, used to recite the Qur’an once every seven days, except during Ramadan where he used to finish it once every three nights.”

When Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyaash, may Allah have mercy upon him, the known scholar of the science of the Qur’an was on his death-bed, his sister cried, so he said to her: “What makes you cry? I swear by Allah that I have recited the Qur’an in full in the corner of this room around 18,000 times during my life.”

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