Sahih al-Bukhari 4784 (Book 66, Hadith 13) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Gabriel recited the Qur’an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several ways till he ultimately recited […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 66, Virtues of the Qur’an, discusses the merits of the Qur’an and rewards for reciting it.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4785 (Book 66, Hadith 14) Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited in several different ways which Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had not taught me. I was about to jump over […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4786 (Book 66, Hadith 15) Narrated Yusuf bin Mahk: While I was with Aisha, the mother of the Believers, a person from Iraq came and asked, “What type of shroud is the best?” `Aisha said, “May Allah be merciful to you! What does it matter?” He said, “O mother of the Believers! Show […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4787 (Book 66, Hadith 16) Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: Surat Bani-lsrael, Al-Kahf (The Cave), Maryam, Taha, Al-Anbiya’ (The prophets) are amongst my first earnings and my old property, and (in fact) they are my old property. حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، يَقُولُ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4788 (Book 66, Hadith 17) Narrated Al-Bara’: I learnt, ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High’ (Surat al-A’la) No 87, before the Prophet (ﷺ) came (to Medina) . حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، سَمِعَ الْبَرَاءَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ تَعَلَّمْتُ {سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ} قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْدَمَ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4789 (Book 66, Hadith 18) Narrated Shaqiq: `Abdullah said, “I learnt An-Naza’ir which the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite in pairs in each rak`a.” Then `Abdullah got up and Alqama accompanied him to his house, and when Alqama came out, we asked him (about those Suras). He said, “They are twenty Suras that […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4790 (Book 66, Hadith 19) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) was the most generous person, and he used to become more so (generous) particularly in the month of Ramadan because Gabriel used to meet him every night of the month of Ramadan till it elapsed. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to recite the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4791 (Book 66, Hadith 20) Narrated Abu-Huraira: Gabriel used to repeat the recitation of the Qur’an with the Prophet (ﷺ) once a year, but he repeated it twice with him in the year he died. The Prophet (ﷺ) used to stay in I`tikaf for ten days every year (in the month of Ramadan), […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4792 (Book 66, Hadith 21) Narrated Masriq: `Abdullah bin `Amr mentioned `Abdullah bin Masud and said, “I shall ever love that man, for I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, ‘Take (learn) the Qur’an from four: `Abdullah bin Masud, Salim, Mu`adh and Ubai bin Ka`b.’ “ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4793 (Book 66, Hadith 22) Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama: Once `Abdullah bin Mas`ud delivered a sermon before us and said, “By Allah, I learnt over seventy Suras direct from Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) . By Allah, the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) came to know that I am one of those who know Allah’s […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4794 (Book 66, Hadith 23) Narrated ‘Alqama: While we were in the city of Hims (in Syria), Ibn Mas`ud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him), “It was not revealed in this way.” Then Ibn Mas`ud said, “I recited it in this way before Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and he confirmed my recitation […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4795 (Book 66, Hadith 24) Narrated `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud): By Allah other than Whom none has the right to be worshipped! There is no Sura revealed in Allah’s Book but I know at what place it was revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in Allah’s Book but I know about whom it […]