Sahih al-Bukhari 7205 (Book 97, Hadith 116)
was revealed while Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was hiding himself in Mecca, and when he raised his voice while
reciting the Qur’an, the pagans would hear him and abuse the Qur’an and its Revealer and to the one
who brought it. So Allah said:–
‘Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.’ (17.110) That is, ‘Do not say your prayer so
loudly that the pagans can hear you, nor say it in such a low tone that your companions do not hear
you.’ But seek a middle course between those (extremes), i.e., let your companions hear, but do not
relate the Qur’an loudly, so that they may learn it from you.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7205 (Book 97, Hadith 116)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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