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[1908] 275 - (722) It was narrated that Abū Wā’il said: “A man called Nahīk bin Sinān came to ‘Abdullāh and said: ‘O Abū ‘Abdur-Raḥmān, how do you recite this letter, as Alif or as Yā’? - Min mā’in ghayri āsin or Min mā’in ghayri yāsīn?’[1] ‘Abdullāh said: ‘Have you memorized the entire Qur’ān apart from this?’ He said: ‘I recite Al-Mufaṣṣal,[2] in one Rak’ah.’ ‘Abdullāh said: ‘This is
like the hasty recitation of poetry. There are people who recite the Qur'an and it does not go any deeper than their collarbones, but if it settles in the heart and takes root, it will be beneficial. The best of prayer is bowing and prostration, and I know the pairs of Sûrahs that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to recite in each Rak'ah.' Then 'Abdullâh stood up and 'Alqamah went in after him, then he came out and said: 'he has told me what they are.'"
Ibn Numair said in his report: A man from Banû Bajîlah came to 'Abdullâh, and he did not say: "Nahîk bin Sinân."
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Footnotes
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[1] Referring to: “Of water the taste and smell of which are not changed.” Muḥammad 47:14.
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[2] According to Ibn Kathīr, the correct view is that the Mufaṣṣal section of the Qur’ān begins with Sūrah Qāf until the end of the Qur’ān.
