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In How Many Days Should The Qur'an Be Recited?

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Darussalam · Volume 2

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

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الحديث: 1388 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 54

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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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One should not finish reciting the whole of the Qur'an in less than a week. Reciting the whole of it in less than three days is disliked.