6. (The Book Of The Chapters Pertaining To The Month Of Ramaḍān)

English translation

1371. (A number of narrators) reported that Ma'mar informed them — and Al-Hasan (one of the narrators) said in his narration: "And Mālik bin Anas" — from Az-Zuhri, from Abū Salamah, from Abū Hurairah, who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would encourage them to pray (the night prayers) during Ramaḍān, without commanding them to do so. He would say: 'Whoever stands (in prayer) during Ramaḍān, having faith and expecting his reward (from Allāh), he will have all his previous sins forgiven.' So when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ passed away, the situation was the same. During the Khilāfah of Abū Bakr, may Allāh be pleased with him, and the early part of the Khilāfah of 'Umar, may Allāh be pleased with him, it also remained the same." (Ṣaḥīḥ) Abū Dāwud said: And this was reported by 'Uqail, Yūnus, and Abū Uwais: "Whoever stood (in night prayer) during Ramaḍān." While 'Uqail reported: "Whoever fasted Ramaḍān and stood (in prayer) during it."

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1371 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، قَالَ الْحَسَنُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: وَمَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرَغِّبُ فِي قِيَامِ رَمَضَانَ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُمْ بِعَزِيمَةٍ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا، غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»، فَتُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْأَمْرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ كَانَ الْأَمْرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فِي خِلَافَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَصَدْرًا مِنْ خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: وَكَذَا رَوَاهُ عُقَيْلٌ، وَيُونُسُ، وَأَبُو أُوَيْسٍ: «مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ»، وَرَوَى عُقَيْلٌ: «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَقَامَهُ»

English translation

1372. It was reported from Sufyān, from Az-Zuhri, from Abū Salamah, from Abū Hurairah, conveying it from the Prophet ﷺ: "Whoever fasts during Ramaḍān, having faith and expecting his reward (from Allāh), will have all his previous sins forgiven. And whoever stands in prayer on Lailat Al-Qadr (the Night of Decree), having faith and expecting his reward (from Allāh) will have all his previous sins forgiven." (Sahih) Abū Dāwud: This is how it was reported by Yaḥyā bin Abī Kathīr, from Abū Salamah, as well as Muḥammad bin 'Amr from Abū Salamah.

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1372 - حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، وَابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، الْمَعْنَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا، غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ، وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا، غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: وَكَذَا رَوَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ

English translation

1373. It was reported from 'Urwah bin Az-Zubaiir, from 'Āishah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ that the Prophet ﷺ once prayed in the Masjid, and the people prayed behind him, following him in his prayer. Then he prayed the next night, and the number of people increased. Then they gathered together on the third night, but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ did not come out to them. When morning came, he (ﷺ) said: 'I saw what you had done, and the only reason I did not come out to you is that I feared that it would become obligatory upon you.' And this occurred in Ramaḍān." (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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1373 - حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَصَلَّى بِصَلَاتِهِ نَاسٌ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى مِنَ الْقَابِلَةِ، فَكَثُرَ النَّاسُ، ثُمَّ اجْتَمَعُوا مِنَ اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ، فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ، قَالَ: «قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الَّذِي صَنَعْتُمْ فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ إِلَيْكُمْ، إِلَّا أَنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ تُفْرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ» وَذَلِكَ فِي رَمَضَانَ،

English translation

1374. It was reported from Abū Salamah bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān from 'Āishah, who said: "The people would pray in the Masjid in the month of Ramaḍān — each one praying separately. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ asked me to place a mat (in the Masjid), and he prayed on it..." — narrating this incident. She said in it: "So he said: 'O people! By Allāh, I thank Him that I did not spend the night headless (asleep), nor was your position unknown to me..." (Hasan)

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1374 - حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ النَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فِي رَمَضَانَ أَوْزَاعًا، فَأَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَضَرَبْتُ لَهُ حَصِيرًا، فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ، قَالَتْ فِيهِ: قَالَ: تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، أَمَا وَاللَّهِ مَا بِتُّ لَيْلَتِي هَذِهِ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ غَافِلًا، وَلَا خَفِيَ عَلَيَّ مَكَانُكُمْ»

English translation

1375. Al-Walid bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān narrated from Jubair bin Nufair, from Abū Dharr, who said: "We fasted with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ the entire month of Ramaḍān, and he did not lead us (in night prayer) for any of it until only seven nights were left. He then led us (in prayer) until a third of the night had passed. When there were only six (nights left), he did not lead us. When there were only five (nights left), he led us until half the night had passed. I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Why do you not (lead us) in voluntary prayer for the entire night?' He replied: 'If a person prays with the Imām until he leaves, it will be counted as an entire night's prayer for him.' And when there were four (nights left) he did not stand (in prayer). When only three (nights) remained, he gathered his family and wives and the people, and led us (in prayer) until we thought that we would miss the Falāh.'" He (the sub-narrator) said: "I said: 'What is the Falāh?' He (Abū Dharr) said: 'The Sahūr (pre-dawn meal). — Then he did not lead us for the rest of the month.'" (Sahīh)

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1375 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ: صُمْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَمَضَانَ، فَلَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا شَيْئًا مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى بَقِيَ سَبْعٌ، فَقَامَ بِنَا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ السَّادِسَةُ لَمْ يَقُمْ بِنَا، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْخَامِسَةُ قَامَ بِنَا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لَوْ نَفَّلْتَنَا قِيَامَ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا صَلَّى مَعَ الْإِمَامِ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ حُسِبَ لَهُ قِيَامُ لَيْلَةٍ»، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ لَمْ يَقُمْ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الثَّالِثَةُ جَمَعَ أَهْلَهُ وَنِسَاءَهُ وَالنَّاسَ، فَقَامَ بِنَا حَتَّى خَشِينَا أَنْ يَفُوتَنَا الْفَلَاحُ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: وَمَا الْفَلَاحُ؟ قَالَ: السُّحُورُ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَقُمْ بِقِيَّةَ الشَّهْرِ

English translation

1376. It was reported from Masrūq, from 'Āishah that when the (last) ten (nights) came (of Ramaḍān), the Prophet ﷺ would spend the night awake, and tighten his Izār, and awake his family." (Sahīh) Abū Dāwūd said: (One of the narrator ) Abū Ya'fūr's name is 'Abdur-Raḥmān ibn 'Ubaid bin Niṣās.

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1376 - حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَدَاوُدُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، أَنَّ سُفْيَانَ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ، عَنْ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ، وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: عَنِ ابْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ نِسْطَاسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ أَحْيَا اللَّيْلَ، وَشَدَّ الْمِئْزَرَ، وَأَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «وَأَبُو يَعْفُورٍ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ نِسْطَاسٍ»

English translation

1377. It was reported from Muslim bin Khālid, from Al-'Alā' bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān, from his father, from Abū Hurairah, who said: "Once, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came out to the Masjid during Ramaḍān, and saw a group of people praying in a corner of the Masjid. He asked: 'Who are these people?' He was told: 'These are people who have not (memorized) any Qur'ān, and so Ubayy bin Ka'b is praying, and they are praying with his prayer (behind him).' So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'They have acted correctly, and what a good thing they have done!' (Hasan) Abū Dāwūd said: This Hadīth is not strong; Muslim bin Khālid is a weak narrator.

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1377 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِذَا أُنَاسٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ يُصَلُّونَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ: «مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟»، فَقِيلَ: هَؤُلَاءِ نَاسٌ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ قُرْآنٌ، وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ يُصَلِّي، وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاتِهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَصَابُوا، وَنِعْمَ مَا صَنَعُوا»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «لَيْسَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ بِالْقَوِيِّ»، مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ضَعِيفٌ "

English translation

1378. It was reported from Āšim from Zirr, who said: "I asked Ubay bin Ka'b: 'Inform us of Lailat Al-Qadr (the Night of Decree), for our companion was asked about it, and he said: "Whoever stands the whole year will catch it!" He replied: 'May Allāh have mercy on Abū 'Abdur-Raḥmān, for by Allāh he knows that it is in Ramaḍān'" — Musad-dad (one of the narrators) added: "but he disliked that they should rely on it, or he liked that they not rely on it" — then they (the narrators) were in accord (in the rest of the narration): "'By Allāh! Indeed it is in Ramaḍān, on the twenty-seventh night' — and he didn't say: 'If Allāh wills.' I asked him: 'O Abū Al-Mundhir! How do you know this?' He replied: 'By the sign that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ has told us about it.'" I ('Āšim) said to Zirr: "What sign?" He said: "The sun rises on the day after it like a shield, having no rays until it has risen." (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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1378 - حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَمُسَدَّدٌ، الْمَعْنَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ زِرٍّ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ: أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ، فَإِنَّ صَاحِبَنَا سُئِلَ عَنْهَا، فَقَالَ: مَنْ يَقُمِ الْحَوْلَ يُصِبْهَا، فَقَالَ: رَحِمَ اللَّهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا فِي رَمَضَانَ - زَادَ مُسَدَّدٌ، وَلَكِنْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَتَّكِلُوا أَوْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ لَا يَتَّكِلُوا، ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا - وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهَا لَفِي رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةَ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَا يَسْتَثْنِي، قُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ، أَنَّى عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: بِالْآيَةِ الَّتِي أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قُلْتُ لِزِرٍّ: مَا الْآيَةُ؟ قَالَ: «تُصْبِحُ الشَّمْسُ صَبِيحَةَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ مِثْلَ الطَّسْتِ لَيْسَ لَهَا شُعَاعٌ، حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ»

English translation

1379. Muḥammad bin Muslim Az-Zuhrī reported from Ḍamrah bin 'Abdullāh bin Unais, from his father, who said: "I was once sitting in the gathering of Banū Salamah, and I was the youngest of them. They said, on the morning of the twenty-first day of Ramaḍān: 'Who among us will ask the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ concerning the Night of Decree?' So I left, and prayed the Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. I then stood by the door to his house. He passed by me and said: 'Enter,' so I entered. He was brought his dinner, but saw that I was not eating, due to its small quantity. When he had finished, he said: 'Hand me my sandals,' and he stood up, so I stood up with him. He said: 'It is as if you have some matter (that you wish to discuss).' I said: 'Yes! A group of people from Banū Salamah sent me to ask you concerning the Night of Decree.' He said: 'What night is this?' I said: 'The twenty-second.' He replied: 'It is this night,' then he returned and said: 'or the next one.'" Meaning the twenty-third. (Hasan)

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1379 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السُّلَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسِ بَنِي سَلَمَةَ وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمْ، فَقَالُوا:: مَنْ يَسْأَلُ لَنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، وَذَلِكَ صَبِيحَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ؟ فَخَرَجْتُ فَوَافَيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الْمَغْرِبِ، ثُمَّ قُمْتُ بِبَابِ بَيْتِهِ، فَمَرَّ بِي فَقَالَ: «ادْخُلْ»، فَدَخَلْتُ فَأُتِيَ بِعَشَائِهِ، فَرَآنِي أَكُفُّ عَنْهُ مِنْ قِلَّتِهِ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ، قَالَ: «نَاوِلْنِي نَعْلِي» فَقَامَ وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ، فَقَالَ: «كَأَنَّ لَكَ حَاجَةً»، قُلْتُ: أَجَلْ، أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ رَهْطٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلَمَةَ، يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، فَقَالَ: «كَمِ اللَّيْلَةُ؟» فَقُلْتُ: اثْنَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ، قَالَ: «هِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ»، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ، فَقَالَ: «أَوِ الْقَابِلَةُ»، يُرِيدُ لَيْلَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ

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1380. Muḥammad bin Ibrāhīm reported from Ibn 'Abdullāh bin Unais Al-Juhānī, from his father, who said: "O Messenger of Allāh! I have (a place) in the desert that I am at, and I pray there, by the grace of Allāh. So command me one night on which I should return here to the Masjid." He said: "Come on the night of the twenty-third." So I said to his son: "What did your father used to do?" The son replied: "He would enter the Masjid after praying Asr, and not leave it for any reason until he prayed Subh. So after he had prayed Subh, he would find his mount at the door of the Masjid, and ride it until he arrived at his place in the desert." (Hasan)

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1380 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ لِي بَادِيَةً أَكُونُ فِيهَا، وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي فِيهَا بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ، فَمُرْنِي بِلَيْلَةٍ أَنْزِلُهَا إِلَى هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ: «انْزِلْ لَيْلَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ»، فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِهِ: كَيْفَ كَانَ أَبُوكَ يَصْنَعُ؟ قَالَ: «كَانَ يَدْخُلُ الْمَسْجِدَ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ، فَلَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ لِحَاجَةٍ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ الصُّبْحَ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ وَجَدَ دَابَّتَهُ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهَا فَلَحِقَ بِبَادِيَتِهِ»

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1381. Ibn 'Abbās reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Search for it (the Night of Decree) in the last ten nights of Ramaḍān; when nine (nights) are left, and when seven are left, and when five are left.” (Sahih)

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1381 - حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ، فِي تَاسِعَةٍ تَبْقَى، وَفِي سَابِعَةٍ تَبْقَى، وَفِي خَامِسَةٍ تَبْقَى»

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1382. It was reported from Abū Salamah bin ‘Abdur-Raḥmān, from Abū Sa‘eed Al-Khudrī, who said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to perform I’tikāf in the middle ten nights of Ramaḍān. One year, he performed this I’tikāf, then, on the twenty-first night — which was the night he usually left the I’tikāf — he said: ‘Whoever performed I’tikāf with me, let him also perform I’tikāf of the last ten nights. And I was shown this night, but then was caused to forget it. And I saw myself in a dream, prostrating in water and mud on the morning following it. So search for it in the last ten nights, and search for it on every odd night.’ Abū Sa‘eed said: “So it rained that night, and the Masjid’s roof was covered (with date-palm leaves), and (the rain water soaked the leaves and) it dripped. And with my own eyes, I saw the Prophet ﷺ with the traces of the water and mud on his forehead and nose, and this was on the morning following the twenty-first.” (Sahih)

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1382 - حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الْأَوْسَطَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ، فَاعْتَكَفَ عَامًا، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ وَهِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي يَخْرُجُ فِيهَا مِنْ اعْتِكَافِهِ، قَالَ: «مَنْ كَانَ اعْتَكَفَ مَعِي، فَلْيَعْتَكِفِ الْعَشْرَ الْأَوَاخِرَ، وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ، ثُمَّ أُنْسِيتُهَا، وَقْدَ رَأَيْتُنِي أَسْجُدُ مِنْ صَبِيحَتِهَا فِي مَاءٍ وَطِينٍ، فَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي كُلِّ وِتْرٍ»، قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ: فَمَطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ مِنْ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ وَكَانَ الْمَسْجِدُ عَلَى عَرِيشٍ، فَوَكَفَ الْمَسْجِدُ، فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ: فَأَبْصَرَتْ عَيْنَايَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ، وَأَنْفِهِ أَثَرُ الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ مِنْ صَبِيحَةِ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ

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1383. It was reported from Abū Nadrāh, from Abū Sa‘eed Al-Khudrī, who said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘Search for it in the last ten of Ramaḍān. Search for it in the ninth, and the seventh, and the fifth.’” He (Abū Nadrāh) said: “I said: ‘O Abū Sa‘eed! You know your numbers better than we do!’ He said: ‘Yes.’ So he said: ‘What (do you) mean: “...the ninth, and the seventh, and the fifth?”’ He replied: ‘When twenty-one (days) have gone, then the (night) that follows it is the ‘ninth’. And when twenty-three (days) have gone, then the (night) that follows it is the ‘seventh’. And when twenty-five days have gone, then the night that follows it is the ‘fifth.’” (Sahih) Abū Dāwūd said: I don’t know, perhaps I did not hear some parts of this.

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1383 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: « الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ، وَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي التَّاسِعَةِ، وَالسَّابِعَةِ، وَالْخَامِسَةِ»، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ: إِنَّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِالْعَدَدِ مِنَّا، قَالَ: أَجَلْ، قُلْتُ: مَا التَّاسِعَةُ وَالسَّابِعَةُ وَالْخَامِسَةُ؟ قَالَ: «إِذَا مَضَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ فَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا التَّاسِعَةُ، وَإِذَا مَضَى ثَلَاثٌ وَعِشْرُونَ، فَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا السَّابِعَةُ، وَإِذَا مَضَى خَمْسٌ وَعِشْرُونَ فَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا الْخَامِسَةُ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «لَا أَدْرِي أَخَفِيَ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ أَمْ لَا»

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1384. Ibn Mas‘ūd said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ told us: 'Seek it on the seventeenth night of Ramaḍān, and on the twenty-first night, and on the twenty-third night,' then he remained quite."(Da'if)

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1384 - حَدَّثَنَا حَكِيمُ بْنُ سَيْفٍ الرَّقِّيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ زَيْدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اطْلُبُوهَا لَيْلَةَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ، وَلَيْلَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ، وَلَيْلَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ»، ثُمَّ سَكَتَ

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1385. Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Seek the Night of the Decree, eagerly, during the last seven (nights)." (Sahih)

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1385 - حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي السَّبْعِ الْأَوَاخِرِ»

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1386. Mu'āwiyah bin Abī Sufyān narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, regarding the Night of Decree: "The Night of Decree is the twenty-seventh night." (Hasan)

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1386 - حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُطَرِّفًا، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ قَالَ: «لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ»

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1387. It was reported from Mūsā bin 'Uqbah, from Abū Ishāq, from Sa'eed bin Jubair, from 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar, who said: "Once, I was listening when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was asked about the Night of Decree. He responded: 'It is in all of Ramaḍān.'" (Da'if) Abū Dāwud said: Sufyān and Shu'bah reported it from Abū Ishāq in Mawqūf form from Ibn 'Umar, they did not narrate it Marfū' to the Prophet ﷺ. Chapters Pertaining To The Recitation Of The Qur'an, Its Divisions, And Its Recitation

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1387 - حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زَنْجُوَيْهِ النَّسَائِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، فَقَالَ: «هِيَ فِي كُلِّ رَمَضَانَ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: رَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ، وَشُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ مَوْقُوفًا عَلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ، لَمْ يَرْفَعَاهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

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1388. It was reported from Abū Salamah, from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Recite the Qur'an in one month." He responded: "I find myself (more) energetic (than that).” The Prophet ﷺ said: “Recite it in twenty (days).” He responded: “I find myself (more) energetic (than that).” The Prophet ﷺ said: “Recite it in fifteen (days).” He responded: “I find myself (more) energetic (than that).” The Prophet ﷺ said: “Recite it in ten (days).” He responded: “I find myself (more) energetic (than that).” So he (ﷺ) said: “Recite it in seven (days), and do not do more than that.” (Sahih) Abū Dāwūd said: The narration of Muslim (one of the narrators) is more complete.

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1388 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهُ: «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ»، قَالَ: إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً، قَالَ: «اقْرَأْ فِي عِشْرِينَ»، قَالَ: إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً، قَالَ: «اقْرَأْ فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ»، قَالَ: إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً، قَالَ: «اقْرَأْ فِي عَشْرٍ»، قَالَ: إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً، قَالَ: «اقْرَأْ فِي سَبْعٍ، وَلَا تَزِيدَنَّ عَلَى ذَلِكَ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «وَحَدِيثُ مُسْلِمٍ أَتَمُّ»

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1389. It was reported from 'Aṭā' bin As-Sā'ib, from his father, from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to me: 'Fast three days of every month, and recite the Qur'an in one month.' So he made it less for me, as I kept (asking) for less, until he said: 'Fast one day, and leave fasting for one day...'" 'Aṭā' said: "We differed over what my father narrated. So some of us said: 'Seven days,' while others among us said: 'Five.'" (Hasan)

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1389 - حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «صُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَاقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ»، فَنَاقَصَنِي وَنَاقَصْتُهُ، فَقَالَ «صُمْ يَوْمًا، وَأَفْطِرْ يَوْمًا»، قَالَ عَطَاءٌ: وَاخْتَلَفْنَا عَنْ أَبِي، فَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا: سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا: خَمْسًا

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1390. It was reported from Yazid bin 'Abdullāh, from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, that he said: "O Messenger of Allāh, in how many days should I recite the Qur'ān?" He replied: "In one month." I said: "I am capable of more!" — and Abū Mūsā repeated this statement[1] — and he made it less until he said: "Recite it in seven." So he said: 'I am capable of more!' But he said: "He who recites it in less than three (days) will not understand it." (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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1390 - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فِي كَمْ أَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ؟ قَالَ: «فِي شَهْرٍ»، قَالَ: إِنِّي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ، يُرَدِّدُ الْكَلَامَ أَبُو مُوسَى، وَتَنَاقَصَهُ حَتَّى قَالَ: «اقْرَأْهُ فِي سَبْعٍ»، قَالَ: إِنِّي أَقْوَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: «لَا يَفْقَهُ مَنْ قَرَأَهُ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ»

English translation

1391. It was reported from Khaithamah, from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to me: 'Recite the Qur'ān in one month.' So I said: 'But I find myself (more) energetic!' So he said: 'Recite it in three (days).'" (Ṣaḥīḥ) Abū 'Ali said: I heard Abū Dāwūd saying: 'I heard Aḥmad — meaning Ibn Ḥanbal — saying: "'Eisā bin Shādhān is astute (Kaiyṣun).'"[2]

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1391 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَطَّانُ، خَالُ عِيسَى بْنِ شَاذَانَ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَرِيشُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ»، قَالَ: إِنَّ بِي قُوَّةً، قَالَ: «اقْرَأْهُ فِي ثَلَاثٍ»، قَالَ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ: سَمِعْت أَبَا دَاوُد، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ أَحْمَدَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَنْبَلٍ، يَقُولُ: عِيسَى بْنُ شَاذَانَ كَيِّسٌ

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1392. Ibn Al-Hād said: "Nāfi' bin Jubair bin Mut'im asked me: 'In how many days do you recite the Qur'an?' I said: 'I do not divide it into sections.' So Nāfi' said: 'Don't say that you won't divide it into sections, for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "I recited a portion (Juz') of the Qur'an." He (Ibn Al-Hād) said: "I think that (Nāfi') mentioned this on the authority of Al-Mughīrah bin Shu'bah." (Da'if)

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1392 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، قَالَ: سَأَلَنِي نَافِعُ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ، فَقَالَ لِي: فِي كَمْ تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ؟ فَقُلْتُ: مَا أُحَزِّبُهُ، فَقَالَ لِي نَافِعٌ: لَا تَقُلْ: مَا أُحَزِّبُهُ، فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «قَرَأْتُ جُزْءًا مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ»، قَالَ: حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَهُ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ

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1393. It was reported from 'Uthmān bin 'Abdullāh bin Aws, from his grandfather — 'Abdullāh bin Sa'eed (one of the narrators)[1] said in his narration: "Aws bin Hudhaifah" — that he said: "We arrived among the delegation of (the tribe of) Thaqqif that was sent to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. So the allies stayed with Al-Mughīrah bin Shu'bah, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ hosted the Banu Mālik in a tent of his." — Musad-dad (one of the narrators) said: "And he[2] was part of the delegation that was sent by Thaqif to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. — He said: "He used to come to us every night after Ishā, and speak with us." — 'Abdullāh bin Sa'eed said: "Standing up for such a long time that he would alternate between his feet to rest them. And his primary topic (of discussion) was the treatment he had received from the Quraish. He said: 'We were not equal, (nor have we forgotten) We were weak and oppressed' — Musad-dad added: 'in Makkah' — 'But when we came to Al-Madinah, the winds of war shifted between us and them: Sometimes they were on the upper-hand, and sometimes us.' One night, he was delayed from coming to us at his usual time, so we said: 'You have come to us later than usual tonight.' He said: 'My portion of the Qur'an overtook me, and I did not like that I should come until I had completed it.'" Aws said: "I asked the Companions of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ how they would divide the Qur'an. They said: 'Three, and five, and seven, and nine, and eleven, and thirteen, and the section of the Mufassal by itself.'"(Da'if) Abū Dāwūd said: The narration of Abū Sa'eed is more complete.[1]

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1393 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا قُرَّانُ بْنُ تَمَّامٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ، وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَعْلَى، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ - قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: أَوْسُ بْنُ حُذَيْفَةَ - قَالَ: قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي وَفْدِ ثَقِيفٍ، قَالَ: فَنَزَلَتِ الْأَحْلَافُ عَلَى الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، وَأَنْزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَنِي مَالِكٍ فِي قُبَّةٍ لَهُ - قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ: وَكَانَ فِي الْوَفْدِ الَّذِينَ قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ - قَالَ: كَانَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ يَأْتِينَا بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ يُحَدِّثُنَا، - وَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ: قَائِمًا عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى يُرَاوِحُ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ مِنْ طُولِ الْقِيَامِ - وَأَكْثَرُ مَا يُحَدِّثُنَا مَا لَقِيَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: «لَا سَوَاءَ كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مُسْتَذَلِّينَ»، - قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ بِمَكَّةَ -، فَلَمَّا خَرَجْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ كَانَتْ سِجَالُ الْحَرْبِ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ، نُدَالُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُدَالُونَ عَلَيْنَا، فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةً أَبْطَأَ عَنِ الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَأْتِينَا فِيهِ، فَقُلْنَا : لَقَدْ أَبْطَأْتَ عَنَّا اللَّيْلَةَ، قَالَ: «إِنَّهُ طَرَأَ عَلَيَّ جُزْئِي مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ، فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَجِيءَ حَتَّى أُتِمَّهُ»، قَالَ أَوْسٌ: سَأَلْتُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَيْفَ يُحَزِّبُونَ الْقُرْآنَ، قَالُوا: ثَلَاثٌ، وَخَمْسٌ، وَسَبْعٌ، وَتِسْعٌ، وَإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ، وَثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ، وَحِزْبُ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَحْدَهُ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ أَتَمُّ»

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1394. It was reported from Abū Al-'Alā' Yazīd bin 'Abdullāh bin Ash-Shikhkhīr, from 'Abdullāh (Ibn 'Amr), who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'He who recites the Qur'an in less than three (days) will not understand it.'" (Sahih)

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1394 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ الضَّرِيرُ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَفْقَهُ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ»

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1395. It was reported from Wahb bin Munabbih, from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, that he asked the Prophet ﷺ how often should he complete the recitation of the Qur'an. He (ﷺ) said: "In forty days," then he said: "In a month," then he said: "In twenty days," then he said: "In fifteen," then he said: "In ten," then he said: "In seven," and he did not say anything less than seven. (Hasan)

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1395 - حَدَّثَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كَمْ يُقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنُ؟ قَالَ: «فِي أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا»، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «فِي شَهْرٍ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «فِي عِشْرِينَ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «فِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «فِي عَشْرٍ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «فِي سَبْعٍ»، لَمْ يَنْزِلْ مِنْ سَبْعٍ

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1396. It was reported from Alqamah and Al-Aswad, they both said: "A man came to Ibn Mas'ud and said: 'I recite the Mufassal (Sūrahs) in one Rak'ah.' So he responded: 'As (quickly as) one rattles poetry and as (fast as) dry dates fall off a tree? Rather, the Prophet ﷺ would recite two similar Sūrahs in one Rak'ah: An-Najm and Ar-Rahmān in a Rak'ah; Iqtarabat and Al-Hāqqah in a Rak'ah; Aṭ-Tūr and Adh-Dhāriyāt in a Rak'ah; Idhā Waqa't and An-Nūn in a Rak'ah; Sa'ala Sā'il and An-Nāzi'āt in a Rak'ah; Wailul lil Muṭaffifin and 'Abasa in a Rak'ah; and Al-Mudaththir and Al-Muzzammil in one Rak'ah; Hal Atā and Lā Uqsimu in a Rak'ah; Amma Yatasā'alūn and Al-Mursalāt in a Rak'ah; Ad-Dukhān and Idhash-Shamsu Kuwwirat in a Rak'ah." (Ḍa'īf) Abū Dāwūd said: This is the order of Ibn Mas'ūd, may Allāh have mercy upon him.

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1396 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، وَالْأَسْوَدِ، قَالَا: أَتَى ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي أَقْرَأُ الْمُفَصَّلَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، فَقَالَ: أَهَذًّا كَهَذِّ الشِّعْرِ، وَنَثْرًا كَنَثْرِ الدَّقَلِ، «لَكِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ النَّظَائِرَ السُّورَتَيْنِ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، الرَّحْمَنَ وَالنَّجْمَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، وَاقْتَرَبَتْ وَالْحَاقَّةَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، وَالطُّورَ وَالذَّارِيَاتِ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، وَإِذَا وَقَعَتْ، وَنُونَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، وَسَأَلَ سَائِلٌ وَالنَّازِعَاتِ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، وَوَيْلٌ لِلْمُطَفِّفِينَ وَعَبَسَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، وَالْمُدَّثِّرَ وَالْمُزَّمِّلَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، وَهَلْ أَتَى وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، وَعَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ فِي رَكْعَةٍ، وَالدُّخَانَ وَإِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ فِي رَكْعَةٍ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «هَذَا تَأْلِيفُ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ»

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1397. It was reported from 'Abdur-Rahmān bin Yazīd, that he said: "I asked Abū Mas'ūd while he was performing Tawāf around the Ka'bah (regarding some issue), and he said: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever recites the last two Verses of Sūrat Al-Baqarah in a night, they will be sufficient for him." (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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1397 - حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ وَهُوَ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ، فَقَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ قَرَأَ الْآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ»

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1398. It was reported from Ibn Hujairah, that he was informed that 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr bin Al-'Ās said, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever recites ten Verses (at night), he will not be written among the heedless. And whoever recites one hundred Verses (at night), he will be written among the devout. And whoever recite a thousand Verses (at night), he will be written among the prosperous." (Hasan) Abū Dāwūd said: Ibn Hujairah Al-Asghar is 'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Hujairah.[1]

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1398 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرٌو، أَنَّ أَبَا سَوِيَّةَ، حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ حُجَيْرَةَ، يُخْبِرُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ قَامَ بِعَشْرِ آيَاتٍ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ مِنَ الغَافِلِينَ، وَمَنْ قَامَ بِمِائَةِ آيَةٍ كُتِبَ مِنَ القَانِتِينَ، وَمَنْ قَامَ بِأَلْفِ آيَةٍ كُتِبَ مِنَ المُقَنْطِرِينَ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «ابْنُ حُجَيْرَةَ الْأَصْغَرُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ابْنِ حُجَيْرَةَ»

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1399. It was reported from 'Eisā bin Hilāl As-Sadafi, from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, who said: "A man came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: 'Teach me (some Qur'an) to recite, O Messenger of Allāh.' He said: 'Read three (Sūrahs) which begin with Alif Lām Mīm.' He replied: 'I have become old, and my heart is hard, and my tongue is coarse!' So he said: 'Then recite three (Sūrahs) which begin with Hā Mīm.' But the man repeated what he had said earlier. So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Recite three (Sūrahs) which begin with the glorification of Allāh (Al-Musabbiḥat).'[1] But he repeated the same (excuse) that he had stated earlier, then said, 'O Messenger of Allāh, teach me a comprehensive Sūrah.' So the Prophet ﷺ recited: 'When the earth will shake with a (tremendous) shaking...[1] until he completed the Sūrah. The man then said: 'I swear by He Who has sent you with the truth, I will never increase more than this forever.' Then the man Turned to leave, and the Prophet ﷺ said twice, 'The little man has been successful.'" (Hasan)

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1399 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى الْبَلْخِيُّ، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَيَّاشُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ الْقِتْبَانِيُّ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ هِلَالٍ الصَّدَفِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ: «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الر»، فَقَالَ: كَبُرَتْ سِنِّي، وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي، وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي، قَالَ: «فَاقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حاميم»، فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ، فَقَالَ: «اقْرَأْ ثَلَاثًا مِنَ المُسَبِّحَاتِ»، فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةً جَامِعَةً، فَأَقْرَأَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ، لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا، ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ» مَرَّتَيْنِ

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1400. Abū Hurairah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: "There is a Sūrah in the Qur'ān which consists of thirty Verses — it will intercede on behalf of its companion until he is forgiven. (The Sūrah is) 'Blessed be the One in Whose Hands is the dominion.'"[2] (Hasan)

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1400 - حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ عَبَّاسٍ الْجُشَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " سُورَةٌ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثَلَاثُونَ آيَةً، تَشْفَعُ لِصَاحِبِهَا حَتَّى يُغْفَرَ لَهُ: تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ "