The Superiority Of Reciting Silently Over Reciting Loudly
Darussalam · Volume 2
20. Book Of Qiyâm Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) And Voluntary Prayers During The DaySunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1663 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 225
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1664. It was narrated from Kathîr bin Murrah that 'Uqbah bin 'Âmir told them that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "The one who recites the Qur'ân loudly is like one who gives charity openly, and the one who recites the Qur'ân silently is like one who gives charity in secret." (Hasan)
1663 - أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكَّارِ بْنِ بِلَالٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُمَيْعٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، أَنَّ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ الَّذِي يَجْهَرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالَّذِي يَجْهَرُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ، وَالَّذِي يُسِرُّ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالَّذِي يُسِرُّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ»
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Manifestly, it follows from this Hadith that it is more meritorious to recite the Qur'an in a low voice, because the giving of charity secretly is noble and superior.