Edited by, A.B. al-Mehri
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CONTENTS PAGE Editors Preface .
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Chapter: The Magnificence, Grandeur and Superiority of the Qur’ān . . . . . 9 Chapter: The Level of Prophethood
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Chapter: Most Precise and Accurate
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Chapter: The Qur’ān is Pure and Undistorted
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Chapter: Reciting the Qur’ān is a Light for You
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Chapter: Having doubt in the Qur’ān is Kufr
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Chapter: The Qur’ān - an Intercessor
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Chapter: The Qur’ān as your Leader – guides you to Paradise. Placing behind your back leads to Hell . 14
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Chapter: The Qur’ān is a Proof/Evidence in your Favour or against You . . . . 14 Chapter: Ramadhan: The Month of Various Revelations [Torah, Injeel, Zubur, Qur’ān] . . . 15 Chapter: The Best amongst the Muslims .
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Chapter: Amongst all the Creation – Whose Faith is most astounding? . . . . 18 Chapter: Legislation/Judgement belongs to Allah . 19 Chapter: In-fighting when Leaders do not Rule by the Qur’ān . . . . . . 20 Chapter: Importance of Studying and Teaching the Qur’ān . . . . . . 22 Chapter: Parents Honoured due to a Child’s Relationship with the Qur’ān . . . . 24 Chapter: A Warning Not to Learn the Qur’ān From 25 Chapter: A Warning to those who Misuse the Qur’ān and have an Incorrect/Corrupt Intention . . 26
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Chapter: A Warning to those who interpret the Qur’ān Insincerely – without Knowledge and merely following their personal views . . . . 27 Chapter: Argumentation .
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Chapter: Taddabbur [Pondering] on the Deep Meanings of the Qur’ān . . . . . 31 Chapter: Etiquettes & Virtues of Reciting the Qur’ān 33 Chapter: Disturbing others in Prayer whilst reciting the Qur’ān . . . . . . 38 Chapter: The Prophet Muhammad’s Relationship with the Qur’ān . . . . . 39 Chapter: The Prophetic Character
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Chapter: Virtue of the Memorizers [hufadh] of the Qur’ān . . . . . . 42 Chapter: Not using Memorized Ayat in the Prayer causes forgetfulness . . . . . 43 Chapter: Holding on to the Qur’ān - Never go Astray 44
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Chapter: The role of the Qur’ān in times of Fitnah [tribulation] and confusion . . . . 45 Chapter: A Time will come when People will loose the Understanding of the Qur’ān . . . 47 An Amazing Prophetic Dua about the Qur’ān.
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Dua’s from the Qur’ān
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Editors Preface This booklet is a collection of Prophetic narrations about the Qur’ān that are profound and deep in their connotations. The booklet has been entitled, ‘40 Hadith on the Qur’ān’ – although the number of narrations included in the book far exceed forty in number. However, out of the whole collection, forty Hadith have been specifically numbered highlighting their importance, status and relevance to our times. You are also able to download a free PDF version of this booklet at www.quranproject.org. May Allah [swt] allow us to memorise, benefit and implement the words of the Prophet Muhammad . O Allah, make us of those who are the People of the Qur’ān, who live by the Qur’ān, call to the Qur’ān, judge by the Qur’ān and who recite it, learn it and ponder over it night and day. O Allah let the Qur’ān be a Hujjah [proof] in our favour and not against us [ameen]. A.B. al-Mehri The Qur’ān Project Birmingham, U.K.
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Chapter: The Magnificence, Grandeur and Superiority of the Qur’ān 1. The Prophet Muhammad said, “The superiority of the speech of Allah compared to all other speech is like the superiority of Allah over His creation.”
اﻟﻜﻼم ِ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺎﺋ ِﺮ ِ ﻛﻼم ا ِ وﻓﻀ ُﻞ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻠﻘِﻪ ِ ﻛﻔﻀﻞ ا ِ
Source: Tirmidhee no. 2926 - ﺣﺴﻦ [Hasan]
2. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Every Prophet was given miracles because of which people believed, but what I have been given is Divine Inspiration which Allah has revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will outnumber the followers of the other Prophets on the Day of Resurrection.”
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َﱯ إِﻻﱠ أُ ْﻋ ِﻄ َﻲ ﻣَﺎ ﻣَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻷَﻧْﺒِﻴَﺎ ِء ﻧِ ﱞ َوإِﳕﱠَﺎ ﻛَﺎ َن،ُِﻣﺜْـﻠُﻪُ آ َﻣ َﻦ َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻪ اﻟْﺒَ َﺸﺮ ِﱃ ِﻴﺖ َو ْﺣﻴًﺎ أ َْوﺣَﺎﻩُ اﻟﻠﱠﻪُ إ َﱠ ُ اﻟﱠﺬِي أُوﺗ ﻓَﺄ َْرﺟُﻮ أَ ْن أَﻛُﻮ َن أَ ْﻛﺜَـَﺮُﻫ ْﻢ ﺗَﺎﺑِﻌًﺎ ﻳـ َْﻮَم اﻟْ ِﻘﻴَﺎ َﻣ ِﺔ
Source: Bukhari no. 4981, Muslim no. 152 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
The Prophet Muhammad said, “Indeed Allah, through this Book, raises some peoples and lowers others.”
ﻀ ُﻊ ﺑِِﻪ آ َﺧﺮِﻳ َﻦ َ ََوﻳ
Source: Muslim no. 996 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
Chapter: The Level of Prophethood 3. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever recites the Qur’ān secures knowledge of prophethood within his ribs [bosom], though Divine Revelation is not sent upon him. It does not befit one endowed with the Qur’ān that he should be indignant with those in anger, nor should he indulge in any act of ignorance with those who are ignorant, while the Speech of Allah is there in his chest.” Source: Hakim, Targhib wa Tarhib no. 2/301 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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َﻣﻦ ﻗﺮأ اﻟﻘﺮآ َن ﻓﻘﺪ اﺳﺘﺪرج اﻟﻨﱡﺒ ﱠﻮة ﺑﲔ ﺟﻨﺒَـﻴْﻪ ﻏﲑَ أﻧﱠﻪ ﻻ ﻳُﻮﺣَﻰ إﻟﻴﻪ ﻻ ﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ اﻟﻘﺮآ ِن أن ِﳚ َﺪ ﻣﻊ ِ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻣﻦ وﺟَﺪ وﻻ ﳚﻬ َﻞ ﻣﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻬِﻞ ﷲ ِ وﰲ ﺟﻮﻓ ِﻪ ﻛﻼ ُم ا
The Prophet Muhammad said, “You will not come back to Allah with anything better than that which came from Him, i.e. the Qur’ān.”
ﺗﺮﺟﻌﻮن إﱃ اﷲِ ﺑﺸﻲ ٍء ِ إﻧﱠﻜﻢ ﻻ أﻓﻀ َﻞ ﳑﱠﺎ ﺧﺮج ﻣﻨﻪ ﻳﻌﲏ اﻟﻘﺮآ َن
Source: Mastadrik al-Hakim no. 2077 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
Chapter: Most Precise and Accurate
4. The Prophet Muhammad said, “The most accurate and truthful speech is the Book of Allah [swt]”
ﻛﺘﺎب اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ُ اﳊﺪﻳﺚ ِ ﺪق َ إ ﱠن أﺻ
Source: Nisa’i no. 1578 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
The Prophet Muhammad said, Allah [swt] said, “I have sent you [O Prophet] in order to put you to test and put those to test through you. And I sent the Book to you which cannot be washed away by water, so that you may recite it while in the state of wakefulness and sleep. Source: Hadith Qudsi, Muslim no. 2865a - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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ِﻚ َ َﻚ َوأَﺑْـﺘَﻠِ َﻲ ﺑ َ ُﻚ ﻷَﺑْـﺘَﻠِﻴ َ إِﳕﱠَﺎ ﺑـَ َﻌﺜْﺘ ُْﺴﻠُﻪ ِ ْﻚ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑًﺎ ﻻَ ﻳـَﻐ َ ْﺖ َﻋﻠَﻴ ُ َوأَﻧْـَﺰﻟ اﻟْﻤَﺎءُ ﺗَـ ْﻘَﺮُؤﻩُ ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤًﺎ َوﻳـَ ْﻘﻈَﺎ َن
Chapter: The Qur’ān is Pure and Undistorted Ibn Abbas said, “How can you ask the people of the Scriptures about their Books while you have Allah’s Book [the Qur’ān] which is the most recent of the Books revealed by Allah, and you read it in its pure undistorted form?”
َﻦ ْ َﺎب ﻋ ِ ْﻒ ﺗَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻮ َن أَ ْﻫ َﻞ اﻟْ ِﻜﺘ َ َﻛﻴ َب ُ َﺎب اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ أَﻗْـﺮ ُ ُﻛﺘُﺒِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َو ِﻋْﻨ َﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻛِﺘ ْ ﺗَـ ْﻘَﺮءُوﻧَﻪُ َْﳏﻀًﺎ َﱂ،ُِﺐ َﻋ ْﻬﺪًا ﺑِﺎﻟﻠﱠﻪ ِ اﻟْ ُﻜﺘ َﺐ ْ ﻳُﺸ
Source: Bukhari no. 7522 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
Chapter: Reciting the Qur’ān is a Light for You The Prophet Muhammad said, “It is imperative for you to have Taqwa [fear/consciousness of Allah] for this is the accumulation of all good. And upon you is Jihad in the path of Allah for it is the monasticism of the Muslims. [Finally]...upon you is the Rememberance of Allah and the recitation of His Book, for it is light for you on earth and [a means by which] you will be mentioned in the Heavens.”
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ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ِ وﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺑﺎﳉﻬﺎ ِد ﰲ َ ، ﺧ ٍﲑ ، وﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺑﺬﻛ ِﺮ اﷲِ وﺗﻼوةِ ﻛﺘﺎﺑِِﻪ َ وذِﻛٌﺮ، اﻷرض ِ ﻟﻚ ﰲ َ ﻓﺈﻧﱠﻪُ ﻧﻮٌر ﻟﻚ ﰲ اﻟﺴﱠﻤﺎ ِء َ
Source: Targhib wa-Tarhib no. 4/24, Jami as-Sagheer no. 5495 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ﻟﻐﲑﻩ [Sahih]
Chapter: Having doubt in the Qur’ān is Kufr 5. The Prophet Muhammad said, “…Having doubt in the Qur’ān is [kufr] disbelief….”
اﻟْ ِﻤﺮَاءُ ِﰲ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ ِن ُﻛ ْﻔٌﺮ
Source: Abu Dawud no. 4603 - ﺣﺴﻦ [Hasan]
Chapter: The Qur’ān - an Intercessor
The Prophet Muhammad said, “Fasting and the Qur’ān will intercede for the slave on the Day of Judgement. Fasting will say, ‘O My Lord! I prevented him from food and desires, so accept my intercession for him.’ And the Qur’ān will say, ‘I prevented him from sleep during the night, so accept my intercession for him.’ ....thus they will intercede.” Source: Musnad Ahmad no. 6337 [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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اﻟﺼﱢﻴﺎ ُم واﻟﻘﺮآ ُن ﻳﺸﻔﻌﺎن ﻟﻠﻌﺒ ِﺪ ﻳﻮَم رب ﻣﻨﻌﺘُﻪ أي ﱢ ْ ﻳﻘﻮل اﻟﺼﱢﻴﺎ ُم ُ اﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣ ِﺔ وﻳﻘﻮل ُ اﻟﻄﱠﻌﺎ َم واﻟﺸﱠﻬﻮةَ ﻓﺸﻔﱢﻌﲏ ﻓﻴﻪ ﱠﻴﻞ ﻓﺸ ﱢﻔﻌﲏ ِ اﻟﻘﺮآ ُن ﻣﻨﻌﺘُﻪ اﻟﻨﱠﻮَم ﺑﺎﻟﻠ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻗﺎل ﻓﻴﺸﻔﻌﺎن
Chapter: The Qur’ān as your Leader – guides you to Paradise. Placing behind your back leads to Hell 6. The Prophet Muhammad said, “The Qur’ān is an intercessor and it’s intercession is accepted and its plea is believed. Whoever makes it lead him – it leads him to Paradise and whomsoever places it behind him [the result will be] he is dragged to the Fire.”
وﻣﺎﺣ ٌﻞ، اﻟﻘﺮآ ُن ﺷﺎﻓ ٌﻊ ﻣُﺸ ﱠﻔ ٌﻊ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻌﻠﻪ أﻣﺎﻣﻪ ﻗﺎدﻩ إﱃ، ﱠق ٌ ﻣُﺼﺪ وﻣﻦ ﺟﻌﻠﻪ ﺧﻠﻔﻪ ﺳﺎﻗﻪ إﱃ،ِاﳉﻨﱠﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِر
Source: Ibn Hibban no. 124, - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
Chapter: The Qur’ān is a Proof/Evidence in your Favour or against You The Prophet Muhammad said, “Cleanliness is half of faith and Alhamdulillah [Praise be to Allah] fills the scale, and Subhan Allah [Glory be to Allah] and Alhamdulillah [Praise be to Allah] fill upwhat is between the heavens and the earth, and prayer is a light, and charity is
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اﻟﻄﱡﻬُﻮُر َﺷﻄُْﺮ ا ِﻹﳝَﺎ ِن وَاﳊَْ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠﱠ ِﻪ َو ُﺳْﺒﺤَﺎ َن اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ وَاﳊَْ ْﻤ ُﺪ. ﲤَْﻸُ اﻟْﻤِﻴﺰَا َن َﲔ َ ْ ﻣَﺎ ﺑـ- ُ أ َْو ﲤَْﻸ- ﻟِﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﲤَْﻶ ِن ﺼﻼَةُ ﻧُﻮٌر ْض وَاﻟ ﱠ ِ َات وَاﻷَر ِ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻤﻮ ٌﺼْﺒـُﺮ ِﺿﻴَﺎء ﺼ َﺪﻗَﺔُ ﺑـ ُْﺮﻫَﺎ ٌن وَاﻟ ﱠ وَاﻟ ﱠ
proof [of one’s faith] and patience is a brightness and the Qur’ān is a proof on your behalf or against you.”
ْﻚ َ َﻚ أ َْو َﻋﻠَﻴ َ وَاﻟْﻘُﺮْآ ُن ُﺣ ﱠﺠﺔٌ ﻟ
Source: Muslim no. 223 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
Chapter: Ramadhan: The Month of Various Revelations
The Prophet Muhammad said, “The Suhuf [scrolls] of Ibrahim were revealed on the 1st night of Ramadhan. The Torah was revealed on the 6th of Ramadhan. The Injeel [Gopel] was revealed on the 13th of Ramadhan. The Zabur on the 18th of Ramadhan. And the Qur’ān on the 24th of Ramdhan.”………… Source: Jami as-Sagheer, Suyuti no. 2734 - [ ﺣﺴﻦHasan]
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أﻧﺰﻟﺖ ﺻﺤﻒ إﺑﺮاﻫﻴﻢ أول ﻟﻴﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ و أﻧﺰﻟﺖ اﻟﺘﻮراة ﻟﺴﺖ،ﺷﻬﺮ رﻣﻀﺎن و أﻧﺰل اﻹﳒﻴﻞ،ﻣﻀﺖ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎن و،ﺑﺜﻼث ﻋﺸﺮة ﻣﻀﺖ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎن أﻧﺰل اﻟﺰﺑﻮر ﻟﺜﻤﺎن ﻋﺸﺮة ﺧﻠﺖ ﻣﻦ وأﻧﺰل اﻟﻘﺮآن ﻷرﺑﻊ وﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ،رﻣﻀﺎن ﺧﻠﺖ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎن
Chapter: The Best amongst the Muslims 7. The Prophet Muhammad said, “The best of you are those who learn the Qur’ān and teach it.”
ﺧﲑُﻛﻢ ﻣَﻦ ﺗﻌﻠﱠﻢ اﻟﻘﺮآ َن وﻋﻠﱠﻤﻪ
8. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Allah has His own people among mankind.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, who are they?” He said: “The people of the Qur’ān, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.’”
ﱠﺎس ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮا ﻳَﺎ ِ ﲔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ َ ِإِ ﱠن ﻟِﻠﱠ ِﻪ أَ ْﻫﻠ
Source: Bukhari no. 5027, Tirmidhee no. 2909 – [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
َﺎل ُﻫ ْﻢ أَ ْﻫ ُﻞ َ َﻦ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻗ ْ ُﻮل اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﻣ َ َرﺳ ُﺻﺘُﻪ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ ِن أَ ْﻫ ُﻞ اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ َوﺧَﺎ ﱠ
Source: Ibn Majah no. 215 - ﺣﺴﻦ [Hasan]
Jabir ibn Abdullah said, “Allah’s Messenger shrouded every two martyrs of Uhud in one piece of cloth and then he would ask, “Which of them knew more Qur’ān?” When one of them was pointed out he
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ُﻮل اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ َ أَ ﱠن َرﺳ َﲔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـْﺘـﻠَﻰ ِ ْ َﲔ اﻟﱠﺮ ُﺟﻠ َ ْ ﻛَﺎ َن َْﳚ َﻤ ُﻊ ﺑـ “ ُﻮل ُ َاﺣ ٍﺪ ﰒُﱠ ﻳـَﻘ ِ ْب و ٍ أُ ُﺣ ٍﺪ ِﰲ ﺛـَﻮ
would put him first in the grave.” Source: Bukhari no. 1347 – ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
Abdullah ibn Masood said, “The bearer of the Qur’ān should be known by his night when the people are sleeping; by his day when people are awake; by his sadness when people are joyous; by his weeping when people are laughing.”
ﻓَِﺈذَا.“ ْآن ِ أَﻳـﱡ ُﻬ ْﻢ أَ ْﻛﺜَـُﺮ أَ ْﺧﺬًا ﻟِْﻠﻘُﺮ أ ُِﺷﲑَ ﻟَﻪُ إ َِﱃ أَ َﺣﺪِﳘَِﺎ ﻗَ ﱠﺪ َﻣﻪُ ِﰲ اﻟﻠﱠ ْﺤ ِﺪ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﳊﺎﻣﻞ اﻟﻘﺮآن أن ﻳﻌﺮف ﺑﻠﻴﻠﻪ إذا اﻟﻨﺎس ﻧﺎﺋﻤﻮن وﺑﻨﻬﺎرﻩ إذا اﻟﻨﺎس ﻣﻔﻄﺮون وﲝﺰﻧﻪ إذا اﻟﻨﺎس ﻳﻔﺮﺣﻮن وﺑﺒﻜﺎﺋﻪ إذا اﻟﻨﺎس ﳜﺘﺎﻟﻮن
Source: Nawawi in Tibyan al-Adab fi Hamalatul Qur’ān
The Prophet Muhammad said, “If anyone prays at night reciting regularly ten verses, he will not be recorded among the negligent [ghafileen]; if anyone prays at night and recites a hundred verses, he will be recorded among those who are devout [qaniteen] to Allah; and if anyone prays at night reciting one thousand verses, he will be re-
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َﺐ ِﻣ َﻦ ْ َﺎت َﱂْ ﻳُ ْﻜﺘ ٍ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَﺎ َم ﺑِ َﻌ ْﺸ ِﺮ آﻳ ِﺐ َ َﻦ ﻗَﺎ َم ﲟِِﺎﺋَِﺔ آﻳٍَﺔ ُﻛﺘ ْ ﲔ َوﻣ َ ِاﻟْﻐَﺎﻓِﻠ ْﻒ آﻳٍَﺔ ِ ﲔ َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَﺎ َم ﺑِﺄَﻟ َ ِِﻣ َﻦ اﻟْﻘَﺎﻧِﺘ ِﺐ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟْ ُﻤ َﻘْﻨﻄَﺮِﻳ َﻦ َ ُﻛﺘ
cieve an immeasurable amount of reward.” Source: Abu Dawud no. 1398 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
Chapter: Amongst all the Creation – Whose Faith is most astounding? 9. The Messenger of Allah said, “Whose Faith [Iman] amongst the various creations astounds you?” They [the Companions] said, “The Angels” He said, “The Angels - Why would they not Faith [when they are with their Lord]” They [then] said, “The Prophets” He said, “The Prophets recieve revelation so how would they not believe?” They [then] said, “[Us] the Companions” He said, “The Companions whom are with the Prophets - so how would they not believe? - However the Faith of people which is amazing and astounding is those who come after you who find Books
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: َﺐ إﳝﺎﻧًﺎ ؟ ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ُ ي اﳋَﻠ ِْﻖ أَ ْﻋﺠ أﱡ ْﻒ ﻻ َ اﳌﻼﺋﻜﺔُ َﻛﻴ: ﻗﺎل. ُاﳌﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﻗﺎل. اﻟﻨﺒﻴﱡﻮ َن: ﻳـ ُْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن ؟ ! ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ﻓﻜﻴﻒ ﻻ َ اﻟﻨﺒﻴﱡﻮ َن ﻳُﻮﺣَﻰ إﻟﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ: . ُ اﻟﺼﱠﺤﺎﺑَﺔ: ﻳـ ُْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن ؟ ! ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ﻓﻜﻴﻒ َ اﻟﺼﱠﺤﺎﺑَﺔُ ﻣﻊ اﻷﻧﺒﻴﺎ ِء: ﻗﺎل َﺐ َ ﻻ ﻳـ ُْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن ؟ ! وﻟَ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ أَ ْﻋﺠ ﻗﻮٌم ﳚَِﻴﺌُﻮ َن ﻣﻦ: اﻟﻨﺎس إﳝﺎﻧًﺎ ِ َﺠﺪُو َن ﻛﺘﺎﺑًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ َﻮ ْﺣ ِﻲ ِ ﺑـَ ْﻌ ِﺪ ُﻛ ْﻢ ﻓَـﻴ ﻓَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ، ُ؛ ﻓَـﻴـ ُْﺆِﻣﻨُﻮ َن ﺑ ِﻪ وﻳـَﺘﱠﺒِﻌُﻮﻧَﻪ
which has written in them revelation [the Qur’ān] - and hence they believe in it and obey and follow it - they are the ones whose Faith is [truly] astounding.”
اﻟﻨﺎس إﳝﺎﻧًﺎ – ْأو اﳋَﻠ ِْﻖ ِ َﺐ ُ أَ ْﻋﺠ إﳝﺎﻧًﺎ
Source: Bazzar no. 3/318, Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah no. 3215 [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
Chapter: Legislation/Judgement belongs to Allah 10. The Messenger of Allah sent Mu’adh to Yemen, so He said: “How will you judge?” He said: “I will judge according to what is in Allah’s Book.” He said, “If it is not in Allah’s Book?” He said: “Then with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah “ He said: “If it is not in the Sunnah of Messenger of Allah ?” He said: “I will endeveour to make Ijtihad [exert effort to make the correct judgement].” He said: “All praise is due to Allah, the One Who
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ُﻮل اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ َ أَ ﱠن َرﺳ َﺎل َ َﺚ ُﻣﻌَﺎذًا إ َِﱃ اﻟْﻴَ َﻤ ِﻦ ﻓَـﻘ َ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺑـَﻌ َﺎل أَﻗْﻀِﻲ َ ﻓَـﻘ. “ ْﻒ ﺗَـ ْﻘﻀِﻲ َ “ َﻛﻴ َْﺎل “ ﻓَِﺈ ْن َﱂ َ ﻗ. َﺎب اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ِ ﲟَِﺎ ِﰲ ﻛِﺘ َﺎل َ ﻗ. “ َﺎب اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ِ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ ﻛِﺘ ُﻮل اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ِ ﻓَﺒِ ُﺴﻨﱠ ِﺔ َرﺳ َﺎل “ ﻓَِﺈ ْن َﱂْ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ َ ﻗ. وﺳﻠﻢ ُﻮل اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ِ ُﺳﻨﱠ ِﺔ َرﺳ
made the messenger of the Messenger of Allah suitable.” Source: Tirmidhee no. 1327
َﺎل َ ﻗ. َﺎل أَ ْﺟﺘَ ِﻬ ُﺪ َرأْﻳِﻲ َ ﻗ. “ وﺳﻠﻢ ُﻮل َ “ اﳊَْ ْﻤ ُﺪ ﻟِﻠﱠ ِﻪ اﻟﱠﺬِي َوﻓﱠ َﻖ َرﺳ ُﻮل اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ِ َرﺳ
Chapter: In-fighting when Leaders do not Rule by the Qur’ān The Messenger of Allah said, “O Muhajirun, there are five things with which you will be tested, and I seek refuge with Allah lest you live to see them: Immorality never appears among a people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them. They do not cheat in weights and measures but they will be stricken with famine, severe calamity and the oppression of their rulers. They do not withhold the Zakah of their wealth, but rain will be withheld
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ﺲ إِذَا ٌ ََْﺎﺟﺮِﻳ َﻦ ﲬ ِ ﻳَﺎ َﻣ ْﻌ َﺸَﺮ اﻟْ ُﻤﻬ َﺎﺣ َﺸﺔُ ِﰲ ِ ﺗُ ْﺪ ِرﻛُﻮُﻫ ﱠﻦ َﱂْ ﺗَﻈْ َﻬ ِﺮ اﻟْﻔ ْع اﻟ ِﱠﱵ َﱂ ُ ﻓِﻴ ِﻬ ُﻢ اﻟﻄﱠﺎﻋُﻮ ُن وَاﻷ َْوﺟَﺎ َﺖ ِﰲ أَ ْﺳﻼَﻓِ ِﻬ ُﻢ اﻟﱠﺬِﻳ َﻦ ْ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻣﻀ َﺎل َ ﺼﻮا اﻟْ ِﻤ ْﻜﻴ ُ َوَﱂْ ﻳـَْﻨـ ُﻘ. َﻣﻀَﻮْا َِﺷ ﱠﺪة ِﲔ و َ ِوَاﻟْﻤِﻴﺰَا َن إِﻻﱠ أ ُِﺧ ُﺬوا ﺑِﺎﻟ ﱢﺴﻨ ْ َوَﱂ. َﺎن َﻋﻠَْﻴ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِ اﻟْ َﻤ ُﺆﻧَِﺔ َوﺟ َْﻮِر اﻟ ﱡﺴ ْﻠﻄ ﳝَْﻨَـﻌُﻮا َزﻛَﺎ َة أَْﻣﻮَاﳍِِ ْﻢ إِﻻﱠ ُﻣﻨِﻌُﻮا اﻟْ َﻘﻄَْﺮ
from the sky, and were it not for the animals, no rain would fall on them. They do not break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, but Allah will enable their enemies to overpower them and take some of what is in their hands. Unless their leaders rule according to the Book of Allah and seek all good from that which Allah has revealed, Allah will cause them to fight one another.” Source: Ibn Majah no. 4019 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
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ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻤَﺎ ِء َوﻟ َْﻮﻻَ اﻟْﺒَـﻬَﺎﺋِ ُﻢ َﱂْ ﳝُْﻄَُﺮوا ﻀﻮا َﻋ ْﻬ َﺪ اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ َو َﻋ ْﻬ َﺪ َر ُﺳﻮﻟِِﻪ ُ َوَﱂْ ﻳـَْﻨـ ُﻘ ْﺾ ﻣَﺎ ِﰲ َ َﲑِﻫ ْﻢ ﻓَﺄَ َﺧ ُﺬوا ﺑـَﻌ ِْ ﻏ َوﻣَﺎ َﱂْ َْﲢ ُﻜ ْﻢ أَﺋِ ﱠﻤﺘُـ ُﻬ ْﻢ. أَﻳْﺪِﻳ ِﻬ ْﻢ َُﺎب اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ َوﻳـَﺘَ َﺨﻴﱠـ ُﺮوا ﳑِﱠﺎ أَﻧْـﺰََل اﻟﻠﱠﻪ ِ ﺑِ ِﻜﺘ إِﻻﱠ َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ اﻟﻠﱠﻪُ ﺑَﺄْ َﺳ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﺑـَْﻴـﻨَـ ُﻬ ْﻢ
Chapter: Importance of Studying and Teaching the Qur’ān 11. The Prophet Muhammad said, “This Qur’ān is the Banquet of Allah. Learn as much as you can from His banquet. This Qur’ān is the Rope of Allah, and it is the clear Light and [the effective and beneficial] Healing. It is a protection for the one who clings to it and a rescue for the one who follows it. It is not crooked and so puts things straight. It does not deviate so as to be blamed. It’s wonders do not cease. It does not wear out with much repetition. So recite it for Allah will reward you for the recitation of every letter....” [also Abdullah ibn Masud said, ‘This Qur’ān is the Banquet of Allah. Whoever enters it is safe.’] Source: Hakim no. 1/555, Darimi [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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ﷲ ﻓﺘَـ َﻌﻠﱠﻤﻮا ِ إ ﱠن ﻫﺬا اﻟﻘﺮآ َن َﻣﺄْ ُدﺑَﺔُ ا َﻣﺄْ ُدﺑـَﺘَﻪ ﻣﺎ اﺳﺘﻄﻌﺘﻢ وإ ﱠن ﻫﺬا اﻟﻘﺮآ َن ﻫﻮ ﺣﺒ ُﻞ اﷲِ وﻫﻮ اﻟﻨﻮُر ﺼ َﻤﺔُ ﻣَﻦ ْ ﲔ واﻟﺸﻔﺎءُ اﻟﻨﺎﻓ ُﻊ ِﻋ ُ اﳌﺒ ﲤََﺴﱠﻚ ﺑﻪ وﳒﺎةُ ﻣَﻦ ﺗَﺒِﻌَﻪ ﻻ ﻳـَ ْﻌ َﻮ ﱡج َﺐ وﻻ ُ ﻓﻴُـ َﻘ ﱠﻮُم وﻻ ﻳَﺰِﻳ ُﻎ ﻓﻴُ ْﺴﺘَـ ْﻌﺘ ِﺗَـْﻨـ َﻘﻀِﻲ ﻋﺠﺎﺋﺒُﻪ وﻻ ﳜَْﻠَ ُﻖ ﻋﻦ َﻛﺜْـَﺮة اﻟﱠﺮﱢد اﺗﻠُﻮﻩ ﻓﺈ ﱠن اﷲَ ﻳﺄﺟُﺮﻛﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺮف ٍ ﺗﻼوﺗِﻪ ﺑﻜ ﱢﻞ
Qurtubi in his introduction to his tafseer quotes an explaination to this hadeeth as, ‘[the Banquet] is a metaphor. The Qur’ān is likened to something Allah has prepared for people. They have good and benefits in it. Then He has invited them to it.’
12. The Prophet Muhammad said, “...A group of people do not gather in a house amongst the Houses of Allah [i.e. Masjid] reciting the Book of Allah and studying it between themselves – except that tranquillity descends upon them, they are enveloped by mercy and surrounded by the angels – and Allah mentions them with those with Him. [i.e. the higher angels] Source: Muslim no. 9/1023, Abu Dawud no. 1455 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
Qurtubi quotes a saying in his tafseer, “The metaphor of those who recite the Qur’ān without knowing its tafsir [explanation] is that of
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ﺑﻴﻮت ِ ﺑﻴﺖ ﻣﻦ ِ وﻣﺎ اﺟﺘﻤ َﻊ ﻗﻮٌم ﰲ ، ِﻛﺘﺎب اﷲ َ ﻳﺘﻠﻮن، ِاﷲ ﻟﺖ ْ إﻻ ﻧﺰ، وﻳﺘﺪارﺳﻮﻧﻪ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻢ ُ وﻏﺸﻴﺘْﻬﻢ اﻟﺮﲪﺔ، ُﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ اﻟﺴﻜﻴﻨﺔ ُ وذﻛﺮَﻫﻢ اﷲ، ُوﺣﻔّﺘﻬﻢ اﳌﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﻓﻴﻤﻦ ﻋﻨﺪﻩ
some people to whom a letter comes from their king at night when they have no lamp. They are alarmed, not knowing what the letter contains. The metaphor of the one who knows the tafsir [explanation] is that of a man who brings them a lamp so that they can read what the letter says.”
The Prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever teaches one verse of the Book of Allah Almighty, he will be rewarded [every time] it is recited.”
ﷲ ﻋﺰ ِ ﻛﺘﺎب ا ِ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻠ َﻢ آﻳﺔً ﻣﻦ
Source: Silsilah Ahadeeth asSaheehah no. 1335 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
Chapter: Parents Honoured due to a Child’s Relationship with the Qur’ān 13. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever recited the Qur’ān, studied it, and acted according to what it contains; on the Day of Judgment his parents will be dressed with a crown of light, its brightness is like that of
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ﻣﻦ ﻗﺮأ اﻟﻘﺮآ َن وﺗﻌﻠﱠﻢ وﻋﻤِﻞ ﺑﻪ أُﻟْﺒِﺲ واﻟﺪاﻩ ﻳﻮَم اﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣ ِﺔ ﺗﺎﺟًﺎ ﻣﻦ ﱠﻤﺲ وﻳُﻜﺴَﻰ ِ ﻧﻮٍر ﺿﻮءُﻩ ﻣﺜ ُﻞ اﻟﺸ واﻟﺪاﻩ ُﺣﻠﱠﺘـ َْﲔ ﻻ ﻳﻘﻮُم ﳍﻤﺎ اﻟﺪﱡﻧﻴﺎ
the sun. And his parents will be adorned with two bracelets, of which the whole world is not equivalent to them [in worth]. So they will say, ‘Why are we being adorned with these?’ It will be said, ‘This is because of your child taking [the recitation, teaching and acting upon] the Qur’ān.”
ُﻘﺎل ﺑﺄﺧ ِﺬ ُ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻻن ﰈَ ﻛُﺴﻴﻨﺎ ﻫﺬا ﻓﻴ وﻟﺪِﻛﻤﺎ اﻟﻘﺮآ َن
Source: Hakim, Targhib wa Tarhib [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
Chapter: A Warning Not to Learn the Qur’ān From…. 14. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Learn [study] the Qur’ān, and ask Allah [swt] to grant you Paradise by it, before when there comes people who learn it and ask by it, the worldy pleasures. Indeed, the Qur’ān is learnt by three types of people: - A man who shows off by it - A man who eats by it [money, dunyah]
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و ﺳَﻠﻮا اﷲَ ﺑ ِﻪ، ﺗَـ َﻌﻠﱠ ُﻤﻮا اﻟﻘﺮآ َن ، ﻗﺒ َﻞ أ ْن ﻳـَﺘَـ َﻌﻠﱠ َﻤﻪُ ﻗﻮٌم، َاﳉﻨﺔ ﻓﺈ ﱠن اﻟﻘﺮآ َن، ﻳَ ْﺴﺄَﻟﻮ َن ﺑ ِﻪ اﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ و، رﺟ ٌﻞ ﻳُﺒﺎﻫِﻲ ﺑ ِﻪ: ٌﻳـَﺘَـ َﻌﻠﱠ ُﻤﻪُ ﺛﻼﺛَﺔ ُ و رﺟ ٌﻞ ﻳﻘﺮأُﻩ، رﺟ ٌﻞ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَﺄْﻛِ ُﻞ ﺑ ِﻪ ﻟِﻠﱠ ِﻪ
- A man who recites it for the sake of Allah [swt].” Source: Baihaqi, Shu’b al-Iman no. 2405 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
15. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Read the Qur’ān and act by it. And do not abandon it, do not exceed it’s limits, do not eat with it [i.e. money] and do not seek more by using it.”
و ﻻ، اﻗﺮؤوا اﻟﻘﺮآ َن و اﻋﻤﻠﻮا ﺑﻪ و ﻻ، و ﻻ ﺗﻐْﻠﻮا ﻓﻴﻪ، َْﲡ ُﻔﻮا ﻋﻨﻪ و ﻻ ﺗ ْﺴﺘَﻜﺜﺮوا ﺑﻪ، ﺗﺄْﻛﻠﻮا ﺑﻪ
Source: Variation quoted by Nawawi in Tibyan, Sahih al-Jami no. 1168 [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
Chapter: A Warning to those who Misuse the Qur’ān and have an Incorrect/Corrupt Intention 16. The Prophet Muhammad said, “[on the Day of Judgement]…and a man who acquired knowledge and taught others, and read Qur’ān. He will be brought, and Allah will remind him of His blessings, and he will acknowledge them. He [swt] will say, ‘What did you do with them?’ He will say, ‘I ac-
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ور ُﺟ ٌﻞ ﺗﻌﻠﱠﻢ اﻟﻌِﻠ َﻢ وﻋﻠﱠﻤﻪ وﻗﺮَأ ﻓﻌﺮﱠﻓﻪ ﻧِ َﻌﻤَﻪ. ﻓﺄُِﰐ ﺑﻪ.اﻟﻘﺮآ َن ِﻠﺖ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ؟ َ ﻓﻤﺎ ﻋﻤ: ﻗﺎل.ﻓﻌﺮَﻓﻬﺎ َأت ُ ﱠﻤﺖ اﻟﻌِﻠ َﻢ وﻋﻠﱠﻤﺘُﻪ وﻗﺮ ُ ﺗﻌﻠ:ﻗﺎل ﱠﻚ َ َﺑﺖ وﻟﻜﻨ َ ﻛﺬ: ﻗﺎل.ﻓﻴﻚ اﻟﻘﺮآ َن َ
quired knowledge and taught others, and read the Qur’ān for Your sake.’ He [swt] will say, ‘You are lying. You acquired knowledge so that it would be said that you were a scholar; and you read Qur’ān so that it would be said that you were a Reciter, and it was said.’ Then He will order that he be dragged on his face and thrown into the Fire.”
أت ُ وﻗَﺮ.ٌُِﻘﺎل ﻋﺎﱂ َ ﱠﻤﺖ اﻟﻌِﻠ َﻢ ﻟِﻴ َ ﺗﻌﻠ . ﻓﻘﺪ ﻗﻴﻞ.ئ ٌ ُﻘﺎل ﻫﻮ ﻗﺎ ِر َ اﻟﻘُﺮآ َن ﻟِﻴ ﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ وﺟﻬِﻪ ﺣﱴ َ ُﺤ ِ ﰒ أﻣَﺮ ﺑﻪ ﻓﺴ أُﻟﻘِﻲ ﰲ اﻟﻨﺎ ِر
Source: Muslim no. 1905a - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
Chapter: A Warning to those who interpret the Qur’ān Insincerely – without Knowledge and merely following their personal views 17. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever says [something] about the Qur’ān without knowledge, then let him take his seat in the Fire.” Source: Tirmidhee no. 2950 - ﺣﺴﻦ [Hasan]
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َْﲑ ِﻋ ْﻠ ٍﻢ ﻓَـ ْﻠﻴَﺘَﺒَـ ﱠﻮأ ِْ ْآن ﺑِﻐ ِ َﺎل ِﰲ اﻟْﻘُﺮ َ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻗ َﻣ ْﻘ َﻌ َﺪﻩُ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِر
The Prophet Muhammad said, “And whoever says [something] about the Qur’ān according to his [own] opinion, then let him take his seat in the Fire.”
َْﺎل ِﰲ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ ِن ﺑَِﺮأْﻳِِﻪ ﻓَـ ْﻠﻴَﺘَﺒَـ ﱠﻮأ َ َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﻗ َﻣ ْﻘ َﻌ َﺪﻩُ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِر
Source: Tirmidhee no. 2951 - ﺣﺴﻦ [Hasan]
Chapter: Argumentation
The Prophet Muhammad said, “Do not argue in the Qur’ān [meaning do not oppose/argue against what the Qur’ān says] for in this arguing is Disbelief”
ﺟﺪاﻻ ً ﻓﺈ ﱠن،ِﻻ ﲡﺎدِﻟﻮا ﰲ اﻟﻘﺮآن
The Prophet Muhammad said, “Do not argue using the Qur’ān [i.e. in a dispute with one another]. [The negative result would be] you would deny the Book of Allah by using [one ayat] against another [ayat]. I swear by Allah indeed the Believer if he is argued against with
وﻻ ﺗُ َﻜﺬﱢﺑﻮا، ﻻ ُﲡﺎدِﻟﻮا ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮآ ِن
ﻓﻴﻪ ﻛﻔٌﺮ
Source: Jami as-Sagheer no. 9739 [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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! ِﺑﺒﻌﺾ ؛ ﻓﻮاﷲ ٍ ﻛﺘﺎب اﷲِ ﺑﻌﻀَﻪ َ َﺐ ُ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮآن ﻓﻴُﻐﻠ ِ ِل ُ إ ﱠن اﳌﺆﻣ َﻦ ﻟَﻴُﺠﺎد ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮآن ِ ِل ُ وإ ﱠن اﳌﻨﺎﻓ َﻖ ﻟَﻴُﺠﺎد،
the Qur’ān he [out of respect] will loose [not continue the argument]...indeed the hypocrite, if he argues using the Qur’ān, he will win [the argument – because the Believer will not argue back].
ِﺐ ُ ﻓﻴَﻐﻠ
The Prophet Muhammad said, “Indeed what I fear most for you all is that a man recites the Qur’ān until you can see the effects on his face [enlightened] and he will be like a shield for Islam by the permission of Allah, then he detatches himself [from the Qur’ān], he ‘threw’ it behind himself and he rushed upon his neighbour with the sword and he will accuse him of Shirk [polytheism].”
( ﱠف ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ ر ُﺟ ٌﻞ ﻗﺮَأ ُ إ ﱠن ﻣﺎ أﲣﻮ
Source: Silsilah Ahadeeth asSaheehah no. 3447 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
One of the companions said “O Prophet of Allah which of them will be the polytheist, the
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ﻏﲑﻩ إﱃ ﻣﺎ ﻟﻺﺳﻼم ﱠ ِ وﻛﺎن ِرْدﺋًﺎ َﺷﺎء اﷲُ ﻓﺎﻧﺴﻠَﺦ ﻣﻨﻪ وﻧﺒَﺬﻩ وراء ﱠﻴﻒ ِ ﻇَﻬﺮِﻩ وﺳﻌﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺎرِﻩ ﺑﺎﻟﺴ ﻳﺎ: ْﺖ ُ ﻗُـﻠ: ﱢﺮك ( ﻗﺎل ِ ورﻣﺎﻩ ﺑﺎﻟﺸ ﱢﺮك اﳌَﺮْﻣ ﱡﻲ ِ ﱯ اﷲِ أﻳﱡﻬﻤﺎ أَوْﱃ ﺑﺎﻟﺸ ﻧﱠ ) ِﺑﻞ اﻟﺮﱠاﻣﻲ: أم اﻟﺮﱠاﻣﻲ ؟ ﻗﺎل
accuser or the one accused? He said, “The accuser.”
Source: Ibn Hibban no. 81 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
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Chapter: Taddabbur [Pondering] on the Deep Meanings of the Qur’ān Hasan al-Basri [one of the Tabi’een] said, “There was not revealed a [single] Ayat from the Qur’ān except that it has a Dhahir [an apparent] and Batin [inner] and every letter has a value [measure] – and for every value is an ending.”
اﻟﻘﺮآن آﻳﺔٌ إﻻ ﳍﺎ ﻇﻬٌﺮ ِ ﻧﺰل ﻣﻦ َ ﻣﺎ
Abdullah ibn Masood, the Companion, said, “When you intend to acquire knowledge, deeply study the Qur’ān for in it lies the [principles] of knowledge of the ancients and future generations.”
وﻗﺎل اﺑﻦ ﻣﺴﻌﻮد إذا أردﰎ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ
ﺣﺮف ﺣ ﱞﺪ وﻟﻜ ﱢﻞ ٍ وﺑﻄ ٌﻦ وﻟﻜ ﱢﻞ ﺣ ﱟﺪ ﻣﻄﻠ ٌﻊ
Source: Baghawi, Sharh us Sunnah no. 1/214
Source: Ghazali, Kitab Adab Tilawat ul Qur’ān
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ﻓﺎﻧﺜﺮوا اﻟﻘﺮآن ﻓﺈن ﻓﻴﻪ ﻋﻠﻢ اﻷوﻟﲔ واﻵﺧﺮﻳﻦ
Hasan ibn Ali said, “The people before you considered the Qur’ān to be correspondence from their Lord, so they would ponder it by night and perform it by day.”
إن ﻣﻦ ﻛﺎن ﻗﺒﻠﻜﻢ رأوا اﻟﻘﺮآن
Source: Nawawi, Tibyan fi Adab Hamalatul Qur’ān
Aishah said, “The Prophet spent the night [in prayer] with [a single verse] Ayah from the Qur’ān.”
ﱠﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺑِﺂﻳٍَﺔ ﻗَﺎ َم اﻟﻨِ ﱡ ًِﻣ َﻦ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ ِن ﻟَْﻴـﻠَﺔ
Ibn Taymiyah said, “Whoever contemplates [tadabbur] upon the Qur’ān [with the condition] of seeking guidance from it, [then] the path of truth will be made clear.”
ﻣﻦ ﺗﺪﺑﺮ اﻟﻘﺮآن ﻃﺎﻟﺒﺎ اﳍﺪى ﻣﻨﻪ؛
Source: Tirmidhee no. 448 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
Source: Aqeedah tul Wasityah
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ﺗﺒﲔ ﻟﻪ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ اﳊﻖ
Chapter: Etiquettes and Virtues of Reciting the Qur’ān 18. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Allah listens more attentively to a man with a beautiful voice who recites Qur’ān out loud than the master of a singing slave-girl listens to his slave.”
ُﻞ اﳊ َﺴ ِﻦ ِ ﻟﻠﱠﻪُ أﺷ ُﺪ أَذَﻧًﺎ إﱃ اﻟﱠﺮﺟ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮآن ﳚ َﻬُﺮ ﺑِﻪ ﻣﻦ ِ ﱠﻮت ِ اﻟﺼ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ اﻟﻘﻴْﻨ ِﺔ إﱃ ﻗَﻴﻨﺘِﻪ ِ
Source: Ibn Majah no. 1340, Ibn Hibban no. 754 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih – according to Ibn Hibban, Suyuti and Ibn Taymiyah]
19. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Beautify the Qur’ān with your voices for indeed the nice voice increases the beauty of the Qur’ān”
ﺣﺴﱢﻨﻮا اﻟﻘﺮآ َن ﺑﺄﺻﻮاﺗِﻜﻢ ؛ ﻓﺈ ﱠن ﱠﻮت اﳊﺴ َﻦ ﻳﺰﻳ ُﺪ اﻟﻘﺮآ َن ﺣُﺴﻨًﺎ َ اﻟﺼ
Source: Baihaqi – Shu’bul Iman no. 2/868 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
20. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever recites a letter from Allah’s Book, then he receives the reward from it, and the reward of ten the like of it. I
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َﺎب اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﻓَـﻠَﻪُ ﺑِِﻪ ِ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَـَﺮأَ ﺣ َْﺮﻓًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛِﺘ ََﺎﳍَﺎ ﻻ ِ َﺣ َﺴﻨَﺔٌ وَاﳊَْ َﺴﻨَﺔُ ﺑِ َﻌ ْﺸ ِﺮ أَْﻣﺜ ْف ٌ ِﻒ ﺣَﺮ ٌ ِﻦ أَﻟ ْ ْف َوﻟَﻜ ٌ ُﻮل اﱂ ﺣَﺮ ُ أَﻗ
do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.”
ْف ٌ ْف َوﻣِﻴ ٌﻢ ﺣَﺮ ٌ َوﻻٌَم ﺣَﺮ
Source: Tirmidhee no. 2910 - ﺣﺴﻦ [Hasan]
The Prophet Muhammad said, “The one who does not recite the Qur’ān in a melodious manner is not from us”
ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮآن ِ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻨﺎ ﻣﻦ ﱂ ﻳﺘﻐ ﱠﻦ
Source: Bukhari no. 7527 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
21. The Prophet Muhammad said, “…Recite the Qur’ān in [your houses]. For the inhabitants of the heavans see them like people on earth see the stars.” Source: Syar Alam an-Nubalah, Dhahabi no. 8/29, Silsilah Ahadeeth asSaheehah no. 3112 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
22. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Purify [clean] your mouths with the siwak [toothstick] for indeed it [the mouth]
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ﻷﻫﻞ ِ َ ﻓﻴﱰاء، ﻟَﻴُْﺘـﻠَﻰ ﻓﻴ ِﻪ اﻟﻘﺮآ ُن ﻷﻫﻞ ِ اﻟﺴﱠﻤﺎ ِء ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗَـﺘَـﺮَاءَى اﻟﻨﱡﺠُﻮُم اﻷرض ِ
is the pathway of the Qur’ān.”
Source: Baihaqi – Shu’bul Iman no. 2/862 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
The Prophet Muhammad said, “The one who recites the Qur’ān loudly is like one who gives charity openly, and the one who recites the Qur’ān silently is like the one who gives charity in secret.”
اﻟﻘﺮآ ِن ْآن ﻛَﺎﻟﱠﺬِي ِ إِ ﱠن اﻟﱠﺬِي َْﳚ َﻬُﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻘُﺮ ْآن ِ ُﺴﱡﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻘُﺮ ِ ﺼ َﺪﻗَِﺔ َواﻟﱠﺬِي ﻳ َْﳚ َﻬُﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟ ﱠ ﺼ َﺪﻗَِﺔ ُﺴﱡﺮ ﺑِﺎﻟ ﱠ ِ ﻛَﺎﻟﱠﺬِي ﻳ
Source: an-Nisa’i no. 1663, - ﺣﺴﻦ [Hasan]
23. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Indeed the best of people who recite is one whom when you hear his recitation you can see that he Fears Allah.” Source: Hiyatul Awliyah no. 4/21 [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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اﻟﻨﺎس ﻗﺮاءةً ﻣﻦ إذا ِ إ ﱠن أﺣﺴ َﻦ َأﻳﺖ أﻧﻪ ﳜﺸﻰ اﷲ ُ ﲰﻌﺘَﻪ ﻳﻘﺮأُ ر
The Prophet Muhammad said, “The parable of the believer who recites the Qur’ān is that of a sweet citrus fruit, its fragrance is nice and its taste is nice. The parable of the believer who does not recite the Qur’ān is that of a date, it has no smell but its taste is sweet. The parable of the hypocrite who recites the Qur’ān is that of basil, its fragrance is nice but its taste is bitter. The parable of the hypocrite who does not recite the Qur’ān is that of the colocynth [bitter desert fruit], its smell is better and its taste is bitter.”
َﻣﺜَ ُﻞ اﻟْﻤ ُْﺆِﻣ ِﻦ اﻟﱠﺬِي ﻳـَ ْﻘَﺮأُ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ َن ﱢﺐ ٌ َﻛ َﻤﺜ َِﻞ اﻷُﺗْـُﺮ ﱠﺟ ِﺔ ِرﳛُﻬَﺎ ﻃَﻴ ﺐ َوَﻣﺜَ ُﻞ اﻟْﻤ ُْﺆِﻣ ِﻦ اﻟﱠﺬِي ٌ َوﻃَ ْﻌ ُﻤﻬَﺎ ﻃَﻴﱢ ﻻَ ﻳـَ ْﻘَﺮأُ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ َن َﻛ َﻤﺜ َِﻞ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻤَﺮةِ ﻻَ رِﻳ َﺢ َﳍَﺎ َوﻃَ ْﻌ ُﻤﻬَﺎ ُﺣ ْﻠ ٌﻮ َوَﻣﺜَ ُﻞ اﻟْ ُﻤﻨَﺎﻓ ِِﻖ اﻟﱠﺬِي ﻳـَ ْﻘَﺮأُ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ َن َﻛ َﻤﺜ َِﻞ اﻟﺮﱠﳛَْﺎﻧَِﺔ ﱢﺐ َوﻃَ ْﻌ ُﻤﻬَﺎ ُﻣﱞﺮ َوَﻣﺜَ ُﻞ ٌ ِرﳛُﻬَﺎ ﻃَﻴ اﻟْ ُﻤﻨَﺎﻓ ِِﻖ اﻟﱠﺬِي ﻻَ ﻳـَ ْﻘَﺮأُ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ َن َﻛ َﻤﺜ َِﻞ اﳊَْْﻨﻈَﻠَ ِﺔ ِرﳛُﻬَﺎ ُﻣﱞﺮ َوﻃَ ْﻌ ُﻤﻬَﺎ ُﻣﱞﺮ
Source: Tirmidhee no. 2865 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
The Prophet Muhammad said, “And recite the Qur’ān in the early dawn. Verily the recitation of the Qur’ān in the early dawn is ever witnessed [17:78].” The Prophet said, “It is witnessed by the angels of the night
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) َوﻗـُﺮْآ َن اﻟْ َﻔ ْﺠ ِﺮ إِ ﱠن ﻗـُﺮْآ َن اﻟْ َﻔ ْﺠ ِﺮ َُﺎل “ ﺗَ ْﺸ َﻬ ُﺪﻩ َ ﻛَﺎ َن َﻣ ْﺸﻬُﻮدًا ( ﻗ َﻣﻼَﺋِ َﻜﺔُ اﻟﻠﱠﻴ ِْﻞ َوَﻣﻼَﺋِ َﻜﺔُ اﻟﻨﱠـﻬَﺎ ِر
and the angels of the day.”
Source: Tirmidhee no. 3135 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
24. Abdullah ibn Amr says, Allah’s Messenger said to me, “Recite the whole Qur’ān in a month.” I said, “But I have the power [to do more than that].” Allah’s Messenger said, “Then finish the recitation of the Qur’ān in seven days, and do not finish it in less than this period.”
ِﱐ ْﺖ إ ﱢ ُ ﻗُـﻠ.“ اﻗْـَﺮإِ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ َن ِﰲ َﺷ ْﻬ ٍﺮ َﺎل “ ﻓَﺎﻗْـَﺮأْﻩُ ِﰲ َ َﱴ ﻗ أ َِﺟ ُﺪ ﻗُـ ﱠﻮةً ﺣ ﱠ ِﻚ َ َﺳْﺒ ٍﻊ َوﻻَ ﺗَ ِﺰْد َﻋﻠَﻰ ذَﻟ
Source: Bukhari no. 5054 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
The Prophet Muhammad said, “Envy is not justified but in case of two persons only: one who, having been given [knowledge of] the Qur’ān by Allah, recites it during the night and day [and also acts upon it] and a man who, having been given wealth by God, spends it during
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رﺟﻞ آﺗﺎﻩ ٍ : ﻻ ﺣﺴ َﺪ إﻻ ﰲ اﺛﻨﺘَﲔ اﻟﻠﻴﻞ ِ َ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻳﻘﻮم ﺑﻪ أﻧﺎء. اﷲُ اﻟﻘﺮآ َن ُورﺟﻞ آﺗﺎﻩ اﷲ ٍ . وآﻧﺎءَ اﻟﻨﻬﺎ ِر. َاﻟﻠﻴﻞ وآﻧﺎء ِ َ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻳﻨﻔﻘُﻪ آﻧﺎء. ﻣﺎﻻ ً اﻟﻨﻬﺎ ِر
the night and the day [for the welfare of others. seeking the pleasure of their Lord].”
Source: Muslim no. 815a - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
Chapter: Disturbing others whilst reciting the Qur’ān 25. The Prophet Muhammad said, “When someone is in Salah [prayer] then they are in deep conversation with their Lord Almighty so you should see if anyone is engaged in this deep conversation with their Lord [i.e. Salah] and do not make your voices loud one over the other in your recitation [of the Qur’ān].” Source: Musnad Ahmad no. 7/188 - [ ﺣﺴﻦHasan]
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إن اﳌﺼﻠ َﻲ ﻳﻨﺎﺟﻲ رﺑﱠﻪ ﻋﱠﺰ وﺟ ﱠﻞ ﻓﻠﻴﻨﻈﺮ أﺣﺪُﻛﻢ ﲟﺎ ﻳﻨﺎﺟﻲ رﺑﱠﻪ وﻻ ْ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮاء ِة ٍ ﳚﻬﺮ ﺑﻌﻀُﻜﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ْ
Chapter: The Prophet Muhammad’s Relationship with the Qur’ān 26. Bar’a said, “I heard the Prophet reciting Surat at-Tin waz Zaitun [95: By the Fig and the Olive] in the Isha prayer and I have never heard anybody with a better voice or recitation than his.”
ﱠﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ْﺖ اﻟﻨِ ﱠ ُ َِﲰﻌ {ﲔ وَاﻟﱠﺰﻳْـﺘُﻮ ِن ِ ﻳـَ ْﻘَﺮأُ ِﰲ اﻟْﻌِﺸَﺎ ِء }وَاﻟﺘﱢ ْﺖ أَ َﺣﺪًا أَ ْﺣ َﺴ َﻦ ﺻ َْﻮﺗًﺎ أ َْو ُ ﻓَﻤَﺎ َِﲰﻌ ُﻗِﺮَاءَةً ِﻣْﻨﻪ
Source: Bukhari no. 7546 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
In describing the Prophet’s recitation of the Qur’ān, one of the companions said, “He [the Prophet] would extend his voice appropriately and clearly [every letter would be pronounced properly] – [Abu Dawud no. 1465 [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
The Prophet Muhammad said, “Allah does not listen so attentively to anything as He listens to the recitation of the Qur’ān by a Prophet who recites it well with a melodious and
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ﱯ ﻣﺎ أذِن اﷲُ ﻟﺸﻲ ٍء ﻛﺄَذﻧِﻪ ﻟﻨ ﱟ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮآن ﳚﻬُﺮ ِ ﻳﺘﻐﲎ اﻟﺼﻮت ﱠ ِ ﺣﺴ ِﻦ ﺑﻪ
audible voice.”
Source: Muslim no. 793b – ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
27. “One of the Companions said, “I saw the Messenger of Allah and he was praying - his chest sounded like boiling water due to [him] crying.” Source: Ibn Hibban no. 753 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
28. Abdullah ibn Masud said, “The Messenger of Allah asked me to recite the Qur’ān.” He said “Messenger of Allah, [how] should I recite to you whereas it has been sent down to you? He [the Prophet] said, “I desire to hear it from someone else.” “So I recited Surat anNisa [4] till I reached the verse: “How then shall it be when We shall bring from every people a witness and bring you against them as a witness?” [4:41]. I
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ﷲ ﺻﻠﱠﻰ اﷲُ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ِ رﺳﻮل ا َ ْﺖ ُ رأَﻳ وﺳﻠﱠﻢ ﻳُﺼﻠﱢﻲ وﰲ ﺻﺪرِﻩ أزﻳٌﺰ ﻛﺄزﻳ ِﺰ اﳌِﺮ َﺟﻠِﻤِﻦ اﻟﺒﻜﺎ ِء
رﺳﻮل اﷲِ ﺻﻠﱠﻰ اﷲُ ﻋﻠﻴ ِﻪ ُ ﻗﺎل ﱄ وﺳﻠﱠ َﻢ ” اﻗﺮأْ ﻋﻠ ﱠﻲ اﻟﻘﺮآ َن ” ﻗﺎل رﺳﻮل اﷲِ ! أﻗﺮأُ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ َ ﻳﺎ: ﻓﻘﻠﺖ ُ وﻋﻠﻴﻚ أُﻧْﺰَِل ؟ ﻗﺎل ” إﱐ، ” أﺷﺘﻬﻲ أن أﲰﻌَﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻏﲑي : ﺑﻠﻐﺖ ُ ﺣﱴ إذا. َأت اﻟﻨﺴﺎء ُ ﻓﻘﺮ ْﻒ إِذَا ِﺟْﺌـﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ أُﱠﻣ ٍﺔ َ ﻓَ َﻜﻴ ِﻚ َﻋﻠَﻰ َﻫﺆَُﻻ ِء َ َﺟْﺌـﻨَﺎ ﺑ ِﺑِ َﺸﻬِﻴ ٍﺪ و
lifted my head or a person touched me in my side, and so I lifted my head and saw his tears falling [from the Prophet’s eyes]. Source: Muslim no. 800a - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
- اﻵﻳﺔ/ اﻟﻨﺴﺎء/ 4 ] َﺷﻬِﻴﺪًا أو ﻏ َﻤﺰَﱐ. رﻓﻌﺖ رأﺳﻲ ُ . [ 41 . ﻓﺮﻓﻌﺖ رأﺳﻲ ُ رﺟ ٌﻞ إﱃ ﺟﻨﱯ أﻳﺖ دﻣﻮﻋَﻪ ﺗﺴﻴ ُﻞ ُ ﻓﺮ
Chapter: The Prophetic Character 29. Someone asked Aishah, Mother of the Believers, “Tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah “ She said, “Do you not read the Qur’ān?” I said: “Yes.” Upon this she said: “The character of the Messenger of Allah was the Qur’ān.”He said: “I felt inclined to get up and not ask anything [further] till death [due to the answer being so profound]” Source: Muslim no. 746a, an-Nisa’i no. 1601, - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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ِﻴﲏ َﻋ ْﻦ ُﺧﻠ ُِﻖ ِ ﲔ أَﻧْﺒِﺌ َ ِْﺖ ﻳَﺎ أُﱠم اﻟْﻤ ُْﺆِﻣﻨ ُ ﻓَـ ُﻘﻠ . ُﻮل اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ِ َرﺳ . ْﺖ ﺑـَﻠَﻰ ُ ْﺖ ﺗَـ ْﻘَﺮأُ اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ َن ﻗُـﻠ َ َﺖ أَﻟَﺴ ْ ﻗَﺎﻟ َﱯ اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ َﺖ ﻓَِﺈ ﱠن ُﺧﻠُ َﻖ ﻧِ ﱢ ْ ﻗَﺎﻟ َ ﻗ- . ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻛَﺎ َن اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ َن - َﺎل ْﺖ أَ ْن أَﻗُﻮَم َوﻻَ أَ ْﺳﺄ ََل أَ َﺣﺪًا َﻋ ْﻦ ُ ﻓَـ َﻬ َﻤﻤ ُﻮت َ َﱴ أَﻣ َﺷ ْﻰ ٍء ﺣ ﱠ
Chapter: Virtue of the Memorizers [hufadh] of the Qur’ān 30. The Prophet Muhammad said, “It shall be said to the Companion of the Qur’ān, ‘Recite [of what you have memorized] and rise up, recite [melodiously] as you would recite in the world. For indeed your rank shall be at the last Ayah [verse] you recite.”
اﻗﺮأْ و ْارﺗ َِﻖ: ﺐ اﻟﻘﺮآ ِن ِ ِﺼﺎﺣ ِ ﻳﻘﺎل ﻟ ُ
The Prophet Muhammad said, “The one who learns the Qur’ān is like the owner of a hobbled camel. If he pays attention to it, he will keep it, but if he releases it, it will go away.”
ﺻﺎﺣﺐ اﻟﻘُﺮآ ِن َﻣﺜَ ُﻞ ِ إ ﱠن َﻣﺜَ َﻞ
ْﺖ ﺗـَُﺮﺗﱢ ُﻞ ﰲ اﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ َ و َرﺗﱢ ْﻞ ﻛﻤﺎ ُﻛﻨ، ] آﺧ ِﺮ آﻳٍَﺔ ِ َﻚ ﻋﻨ َﺪ َ ﻓﺈ ﱠن َﻣْﻨ ِﺰﻟَﺘ، [ ْﺖ َ ُﻛﻨ
Source: Tirmidhee no. 2914 - ﺣﺴﻦ [Hasan]
ﺻﺎﺣﺐ اﻹ ِﺑﻞ اﳌُﻌﻘﱠﻠ ِﺔ إ ْن ﻋﺎﻫَﺪ ِ َﺖ ْ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻋﻘَﻠﻬﺎ وإ ْن أﻃﻠَﻘﻬﺎ ذ َﻫﺒ
Source: Bukhari no. 5031 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
31. The Prophet Muhammad said, “It is a bad thing that some of you say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse of the
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ﻴﺖ ُ َﺴ ِ ُﻮل ﻧ َ ْﺲ ﻣَﺎ ﻷَ َﺣ ِﺪ ِﻫ ْﻢ أَ ْن ﻳـَﻘ َ ﺑِﺌ ،َْﺖ ﺑَ ْﻞ ﻧُ ﱢﺴﻲ َ ْﺖ َوَﻛﻴ َ آﻳَﺔَ َﻛﻴ ﺼﻴًﺎ وَا ْﺳﺘَ ْﺬﻛُِﺮوا اﻟْﻘُﺮْآ َن ﻓَِﺈﻧﱠﻪُ أَ َﺷ ﱡﺪ ﺗَـ َﻔ ﱢ
Qur’ān,' for indeed, he has been caused [by Allah] to forget it. So you must keep on reciting the Qur’ān because it escapes from the hearts of men faster than camel do.”
َﺎل ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠـ َﻌ ِﻢ ِ ﺻﺪُوِر اﻟﱢﺮﺟ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ
Abdullah ibn Masood, the Companion said, “It was difficult for us to memorise the words of the Qur’ān but easy for us to act by them. After us will be people for whom it is easy to memorise the Qur’ān, but hard to act by it.”
إﻧﺎ ﺻﻌﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ ﺣﻔﻆ أﻟﻔﺎظ
Source: Bukhari no. 5032 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
، اﻟﻘﺮآن وﺳﻬﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻨﺎ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﻪ وﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﺪﻧﺎ ﻳﺴﻬﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺣﻔﻆ اﻟﻘﺮآن وﻳﺼﻌﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺑﻪ
Chapter: Not using Memorized Ayat in the Prayer causes forgetfulness 32. The Prophet Muhammad said, “When the Companion of the Qur’ān performs Salah, reciting it by night and day, he retains it and if he doesn’t [use it in] Salah he forgets.” Source: Silsilah Ahadeeth asSaheehah no. 597 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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اﻟﻘﺮآن ﻓﻘﺮأﻩ ِ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ُ إذا ﻗﺎم وإن ﱂ، ﱠﻴﻞ واﻟﻨﱠﻬﺎ ِر ذﻛﺮﻩ ِ ﺑﺎﻟﻠ ﻳ ُﻘ ْﻢ ﺑﻪ ﻧ ِﺴﻴﻪ
Chapter: Holding on to the Qur’ān - Never go Astray 33. The Prophet Muhammad said, “...And I have left you two heavy [important issues]: The first of them is the Book of Allah. In it is the Guidance and the Light. Whoever holds firmly to it and takes from it he [then] is upon the Guidance. Whoever errs with respect to it goes astray. So take from the Book of Allah Almighty and hold firmly to it. [the second thing] is Ahl – Bayti [My Family – included wives, children, son-in law etc] I remind you by Allah with regard to My Family, I remind you by Allah with regard to My Family.
أوﳍُﻤﺎ: َﲔ ِ ْ ﺗﺎرك ﻓﻴﻜ ْﻢ ﺛـَ َﻘﻠ ٌ وأﻧَﺎ ﻣﻦ ْ ،ُﻛﺘﺎب اﷲِ ﻓﻴﻪ اﳍﺪى واﻟﻨﱡﻮر ُ اﺳﺘﻤﺴﻚ ﺑ ِﻪ وأَ َﺧ َﺬ ﺑ ِﻪ ﻛﺎ َن ﻋﻠﻰ َ ﻓ ُﺨ ُﺬوا،ﺿﻞﱠ َ ُ وﻣ ْﻦ أﺧﻄﺄَﻩ،اﳍُﺪى ْﺴ ُﻜﻮا ﺑِﻪِ؛ ِ وا ْﺳﺘَﻤ،ﺑﻜﺘﺎب اﷲِ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ ِ أﻫﻞ ِ أذ ﱢﻛُﺮﻛﻢ اﷲَ ﰲ،ﺑﻴﱵ ِ وأﻫ ُﻞ ﺑﻴﱵ ِ أﻫﻞ ِ أذَ ﱢﻛُﺮﻛﻢ اﷲَ ﰲ،ﺑﻴﱵ ِ
Source: Muslim, Ryadh as-Saliheen no. 346, – [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
34. The Prophet Muhammad said, “I leave behind for you, that by which if you stick firmly to you will never go astray, the Book of Allah and the Sunnah
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ْﺖ ﻓﻴﻜﻢ ﻣﺎ إ ِن ُ إﱐ ﻗﺪ َﺗﺮﻛ ﱢ ﻛﺘﺎب َ اﻋﺘﺼﻤﺘُ ْﻢ ﺑِِﻪ ﻓﻠﻦ ﺗﻀﻠﱡﻮا أﺑﺪًا
of His Prophet.”
اﻟﻠﱠ ِﻪ وﺳﻨﱠﺔَ ﻧﺒﻴﱢ ِﻪ
Source: Targhib wa Tarhib 1/61 [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
35. The Prophet Muhammad said, “Indeed this Qur’ān is a rope – one end of it is in the Hand of Allah and the other end is in your hands. So hold firmly to it [the result would be] that you would never go astray and never be destroyed [no matter what the circumstance].”
ِﺳﺒﺐ ﻃﺮﻓُﻪ ﺑﻴ ِﺪ اﷲ ٌ إ ﱠن ﻫﺬا اﻟﻘﺮآ َن ﻓﺘﻤﺴﱠﻜﻮا ﺑﻪ، و ﻃﺮﻓُﻪ ﺑﺄﻳﺪﻳﻜﻢ، ﺑﻌﺪﻩ أﺑﺪًا
Source: Ibn Hibban no. 122 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
Chapter: The role of the Qur’ān in times of Fitnah [tribulation] and confusion
36. Ali said I heard the Messenger of Allah says, ‘Fitnah will certainly come.’ I asked what is the way out O Messenger of Allah? He replied, ‘The Book of Allah [swt] is the way, for it contains information of what happened before you, news of what will come after
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ﻣﺎ: : ﷲ ؟ ﻗﺎل ِ رﺳﻮل ا َ اﳌَ ْﺨَﺮ ُج ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻳﺎ ، ﷲ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻧـَﺒَﺄُ ﻣﺎ ﻗَـْﺒـﻠَﻜﻢ ِ ﻛﺘﺎب ا ُ و ُﺣ ْﻜ ُﻢ ﻣﺎ، و َﺧﺒَـُﺮ ﻣﺎ ﺑﻌﺪَﻛﻢ ﺼ ُﻞ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﺎﳍَﺰِْل ْ وﻫﻮ اﻟ َﻔ، ﺑﻴﻨﻜﻢ
you and a decision regarding matters that will occur among you....It is deciscive [fasl] and not a joke [hazl]. Whoever leaves leaves it, is a tyrant and Allah [swt] will break him, and if anyone seeks guidance elsewhere [other than the Qur’ān] Allah will lead him astray. It is the rope of Allah [swt], the wise reminder, the straight path, whims would not deviate it nor the tongue become confused, and the scholars cannot be fully satisfied [i.e. still more to explore]. It is not worn down by repetition nor do its wonders ever cease……He who quotes it speaks the truth, he who acts according to it is rewarded, he who judges according to it is just, and he who invites people to it [i.e. the Qur’ān] is [himself] guided to the Straight Path….’ Source: Tirmidhee no. 2906, ﺿﻌﻴﻒ [[ – ] إﺳﻨﺎدﻩ ﳎﻬﻮلDa’eef - the chain is weak but the meaning is Saheeh –
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، ُﺼ َﻤﻪُ اﷲ َ َﻣَﻦ ﺗﺮﻛﻪ ﻣﻦ َﺟﺒﱠﺎ ٍر ﻗ ُﺿﻠﱠﻪ َ َوﻣَﻦ اﺑْـﺘَـﻐَﻰ اﳍُﺪَى ﰲ ﻏﲑِﻩ أ وﻫﻮ، ﲔ ُ ِ وﻫﻮ َﺣْﺒ ُﻞ اﷲِ اﳌَﺘ، ُاﷲ وﻫﻮ اﻟﺼﺮا ُط، اﻟ ﱢﺬ ْﻛُﺮ اﳊﻜﻴ ُﻢ ﻫﻮ اﻟﺬي ﻻ ﺗَﺰِﻳ ُﻎ ﺑﻪ. اﳌﺴﺘﻘﻴ ُﻢ ، ُْﺴﻨَﺔ ِ ﺲ ﺑﻪ ْاﻷَﻟ ُ ِ وﻻ ﺗَـ ْﻠﺘَﺒ، ُاﻷﻫﻮاء وﻻ ﳜَْﻠَ ُﻖ، ُوﻻ ﻳَ ْﺸﺒَ ُﻊ ﻣﻨﻪ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء وﻻ ﺗَـْﻨـ َﻘﻀِﻲ، ﻋﻦ َﻛﺜْـَﺮةِ اﻟﱠﺮﱢد ﻫﻮ اﻟﺬي ﱂ ﺗَـْﻨﺘَ ِﻪ اﳉِ ﱡﻦ. ﻋﺠﺎﺋﺒُﻪ إِﻧﱠﺎ َِﲰ ْﻌﻨَﺎ: إذ َِﲰ َﻌﺘْﻪ ﺣﱴ ﻗﺎﻟﻮا ﻗـُﺮْآﻧًﺎ َﻋ َﺠﺒًﺎ ﻳـَ ْﻬﺪِي إ َِﱃ اﻟﱡﺮ ْﺷ ِﺪ ﻓَﺂ َﻣﻨﱠﺎ وﻣَﻦ، ﻣَﻦ ﻗﺎل ﺑﻪ ﺻﺪق. ﺑِِﻪ وﻣَﻦ ﺣﻜﻢ ﺑﻪ، َﻋ ِﻤ َﻞ ﺑﻪ أ ُِﺟَﺮ ي إﱃ َ وﻣَﻦ دﻋﺎ إﻟﻴﻪ ُﻫ ِﺪ، ﻋﺪل
scholars comment that this is more likely the statement of Ali and not the Prophet]
اط ﻣﺴﺘﻘﻴ ٍﻢ ٍ ﺻﺮ
Chapter: A Time will come when People will loose the Understanding of the Qur’ān 37. On the authority of Ziyad ibn Lubayd the Prophet said, ‘….and knowledge will go [or disappear].’ He said, ‘O Messenger of Allah how will knowledge leave [disappear] whilst we read the Qur’ān and our children read the Qur’ān and they will make their children read it till the Day of Judgement.’ He said, ‘May your Mother loose you I thought your one of the men of understanding of Madinah. Don’t you see these Jews and Christians reading their Torah and Gospel but they don’t practice anything of it.’ Source: Ibn Majah no. 4048 - ﺻﺤﻴﺢ [Sahih]
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وﻋﻦ زﻳﺎد ﺑﻦ ﻟﺒﻴﺪ ﻗﺎل ذﻛﺮ اﻟﻨﱯ ” : ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ و ﺳﻠﻢ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ ﻓﻘﺎل : ذاك ﻋﻨﺪ أوان ذﻫﺎب اﻟﻌﻠﻢ ” ﻗﻠﺖ ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل اﷲ وﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﺬﻫﺐ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ وﳓﻦ ﻧﻘﺮأ اﻟﻘﺮآن وﻧﻘﺮﺋﻪ أﺑﻨﺎءﻧﺎ وﻳﻘﺮؤﻩ : أﺑﻨﺎؤﻧﺎ أﺑﻨﺎءﻫﻢ إﱃ ﻳﻮم اﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ ﻗﺎل ” ﺛﻜﻠﺘﻚ أﻣﻚ زﻳﺎد إن ﻛﻨﺖ ﻷراك ﻣﻦ أﻓﻘﻪ رﺟﻞ ﺑﺎﳌﺪﻳﻨﺔ أوﻟﻴﺲ ﻫﺬﻩ اﻟﻴﻬﻮد واﻟﻨﺼﺎرى ﻳﻘﺮءون اﻟﺘﻮراة واﻹﳒﻴﻞ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻤﻠﻮن ﺑﺸﻲء ﳑﺎ ﻓﻴﻬﻤﺎ
38. The Prophet Muhammad said, “There will come a time on the people when there will remain nothing of the Islam except its [ism] name and nothing will remain of the Qur’ān except its [rasm] outward form. Their masjids will be full of people/very well built but will be empty of guidance. Their scholars will be the most evil under the heavens; from them [fitnah] turmoil will emanate from them and to them will it return.”
ﻳﻮﺷﻚ أن ﻳﺄﰐ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻨﺎس زﻣﺎن ﻻ ﻳﺒﻘﻰ ﻣﻦ اﻹﺳﻼم إﻻ اﲰﻪ وﻻ ﻳﺒﻘﻰ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﺮآن إﻻ رﲰﻪ ﻣﺴﺎﺟﺪﻫﻢ ﻋﺎﻣﺮة وﻫﻲ ﺧﺮاب ﻣﻦ اﳍﺪى ﻋﻠﻤﺎؤﻫﻢ ﺷﺮ ﻣﻦ ﲢﺖ أدﱘ اﻟﺴﻤﺎء ﻣﻦ ﻋﻨﺪﻫﻢ ﲣﺮج اﻟﻔﺘﻨﺔ وﻓﻴﻬﻢ ﺗﻌﻮد
Source: Baihaqi, Shu’bul Iman no. 2/788
Narrated Abdullah, that he heard a man reciting a Qur’ānic Verse which he had heard the Prophet reciting in a different way. So he took that man to the Prophet [and told him the story]. The Prophet said, “Both of you are reciting in a correct way, so carry on reciting.” The
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ُ ﻳـَ ْﻘَﺮأ،ً أَﻧﱠﻪُ َِﲰ َﻊ َر ُﺟﻼ،َِﻋ ْﻦ َﻋْﺒ ِﺪ اﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﱠﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ َِﲰ َﻊ اﻟﻨِ ﱠ،ًآﻳَﺔ ْت ﺑِﻴَ ِﺪ ِﻩ ُ ﻓَﺄَ َﺧﺬ،وﺳﻠﻢ ِﺧﻼَﻓَـﻬَﺎ ﱠﱯ ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ ْﺖ ﺑِِﻪ إ َِﱃ اﻟﻨِ ﱢ ُ ﻓَﺎﻧْﻄَﻠَﻘ ُْﺴ ٌﻦ ِ َﺎل ﻛِﻼَ ُﻛﻤَﺎ ﳏ َ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻓَـﻘ
Prophet further added, “The nations which were before you were destroyed [by Allah] because they differed.”
َﻦ ْ َﺎل ـ ﻓَِﺈ ﱠن ﻣ َ ﻓَﺎﻗْـﺮَآ ـ أَ ْﻛﺒَـُﺮ ِﻋ ْﻠﻤِﻲ ﻗ ﻛَﺎ َن ﻗَـْﺒـﻠَ ُﻜ ُﻢ ا ْﺧﺘَـﻠَ ُﻔﻮا ﻓَﺄَ ْﻫﻠَ َﻜ ُﻬ ْﻢ
Source: Bukhari no. 5062 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
39. The Prophet Muhammad said, “When you adorn [decorate] your Masajid and ornament your Qur’ān, then you will perish.”
و َﺣﻠﱠْﻴﺘُﻢ، َﺴﺎﺟ َﺪﻛُﻢ ِ إذا َز ْﺧَﺮﻓْـﺘُﻢ ﻣ
40. The Prophet Muhammad said, “The majority of the Hypocrites of this Ummah [Muslims] will be its readers [i.e. those who read the Qur’ān and not act according to it].”
أَﻛﺜُﺮ ﻣﻨﺎﻓِﻘﻲ ﻫ ِﺬﻩِ اﻷ ﱠﻣ ِﺔ ﻗﺮﱠاؤُﻫﺎ
ﻓﺎﻟﺪﱠﻣﺎ ُر ﻋﻠَﻴ ُﻜ ْﻢ، َﺼﺎﺣ َﻔﻜُﻢ ِ ﻣ
Source: Jami as-Saghir no. 658 - ﺣﺴﻦ [Hasan]
Source: Musnad Ahmad no. 10/123 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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An Amazing Prophetic Dua about the Qur’ān O Allah make my heart flourish with the Qur’ān
َﺎض ٍ ﻣ،ِك َ ـﻚ ﻧَﺎ ِﺻﻴ َِﱵ ﺑِﻴَـﺪ َ ِِك اﺑْ ُﻦ أََﻣﺘ َ ُك اﺑْ ُﻦ َﻋْﺒـﺪ َ ِﱐ َﻋْﺒـﺪ اﻟﻠّ ُﻬـ ﱠﻢ إ ﱢ َﻚ َ ـﻚ ﺑِ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ا ْﺳ ٍﻢ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻟ َ َُﺎؤك أَ ْﺳﺄَﻟ َ ﰲ ﻗَﻀ ْل ِ ﱠ ٌ َﻋﺪ،ُﻚ َ ﰲ ُﺣ ْﻜﻤ ِﱠ أ َْو َﻋﻠﱠﻤْـﺘَﻪُ أَﺣَﺪاً ِﻣ ْﻦ،ِﻚ َ َﻚ أ ِْو أَﻧْـَﺰﻟْﺘَـﻪُ ِﰲ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑ َ ْﺖ ﺑِِﻪ ﻧـَ ْﻔﺴ َ َﲰﱠـﻴ َك أَ ْن َْﲡـ َﻌ َﻞ َ ـﺐ ِﻋْﻨـﺪ ِ ْت ﺑِِﻪ ِﰲ ِﻋ ْﻠ ِﻢ اﻟﻐَْﻴ َ ـﻚ أَ ِو ا ْﺳﺘَـﺄْﺛـَﺮ َ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻘ َﺎب َﳘﱢـﻲ َ َﻼءَ ُﺣـﺰِْﱐ وذَﻫ َ ﺻـ ْﺪرِي وﺟ َ وَﻧﻮَر،اﻟﻘُﺮْآ َن َرﺑِﻴـ َﻊ ﻗَـ ْﻠﺒِـﻲ “O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant, my forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur’ān the spring of my heart [i.e. make my heart flourish with the Qur’ān] and the light of my chest, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety.” Source: Musnad Ahmad no. 6/153, Ibn Hibban no. 972 - [ ﺻﺤﻴﺢSahih]
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Dua’s from the Qur’ān
ْﺖ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻤِﻴ ُﻊ اﻟْ َﻌﻠِﻴ ُﻢ َ ﱠﻚ أَﻧ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ ﺗَـ َﻘﺒﱠ ْﻞ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ إِﻧ
“Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” [2:127]
َاب اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِر َ ﺴﻨَﺔً َوﻓِﻲ ْاﻵ ِﺧ َﺮةِ َﺣ َﺴﻨَﺔً َوﻗِﻨَﺎ َﻋﺬ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ آﺗِﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻲ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْـﻴَﺎ َﺣ
“Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” [2:201]
ﱢﺖ أَﻗْﺪَا َﻣﻨَﺎ وَاﻧْﺼ ُْﺮﻧَﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟْﻘَﻮِْم اﻟْﻜَﺎﻓِﺮِﻳ َﻦ ْ ﺻ ْﺒـﺮًا َوﺛَـﺒ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ أَﻓْ ِﺮ ْغ َﻋﻠَْﻴـﻨَﺎ
“Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.” [2:250]
ﺻﺮًا َﻛﻤَﺎ ْ َِﺴﻴﻨَﺎ أ َْو أَ ْﺧﻄَﺄْﻧَﺎ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ وََﻻ ﺗَ ْﺤ ِﻤ ْﻞ َﻋﻠَْﻴـﻨَﺎ إ ِ َاﺧ ْﺬﻧَﺎ إِ ْن ﻧ ِ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ َﻻ ﺗـُﺆ ْﻒ ُ ِﻦ ﻗَـ ْﺒ ِﻠﻨَﺎ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ وََﻻ ﺗُ َﺤ ﱢﻤ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ﻣَﺎ َﻻ ﻃَﺎﻗَﺔَ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﺑِ ِﻪ وَاﻋ ْ َﺣ َﻤ ْﻠﺘَﻪُ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﱠﺬِﻳ َﻦ ﻣ ْﺖ ﻣَﻮَْﻻﻧَﺎ ﻓَﺎﻧﺼ ُْﺮﻧَﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟْﻘَﻮِْم اﻟْﻜَﺎﻓِﺮِﻳ َﻦ َ َﻋﻨﱠﺎ وَا ْﻏﻔ ِْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ وَا ْر َﺣ ْﻤﻨَﺎ أَﻧ
“Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.” [2:286]
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ًْﻚ َر ْﺣ َﻤﺔ َ َﺐ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟَ ُﺪﻧ ْ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ َﻻ ﺗُ ِﺰ ْغ ﻗُـﻠُﻮﺑَـﻨَﺎ ﺑَـ ْﻌ َﺪ إِ ْذ َﻫ َﺪﻳْـﺘَـﻨَﺎ َوﻫ ﱠﺎب ُ ْﺖ اﻟ َْﻮﻫ َ ﱠﻚ أَﻧ َ إِﻧ
“Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.” [3:8]
َاب اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِر َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ إِﻧﱠـﻨَﺎ آ َﻣﻨﱠﺎ ﻓَﺎ ْﻏﻔ ِْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ذُﻧُﻮﺑَـﻨَﺎ َوﻗِﻨَﺎ َﻋﺬ
“Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire,” [3:16]
ُﻮل ﻓَﺎ ْﻛﺘُْﺒـﻨَﺎ َﻣ َﻊ اﻟﺸﱠﺎ ِﻫﺪِﻳ َﻦ َ ْﺖ وَاﺗﱠـﺒَـ ْﻌﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺳ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ آ َﻣﻨﱠﺎ ﺑِﻤَﺎ أَﻧْـ َﺰﻟ
“Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger so register us among the witnesses [to truth].” [3:53]
ﱢﺖ أَﻗْﺪَا َﻣﻨَﺎ وَاﻧْﺼ ُْﺮﻧَﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ ْ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ ا ْﻏﻔ ِْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ذُﻧُﻮﺑَـﻨَﺎ َوإِ ْﺳﺮَاﻓَـﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻲ أَ ْﻣ ِﺮﻧَﺎ َوﺛَـﺒ اﻟْﻘَﻮِْم اﻟْﻜَﺎﻓِﺮِﻳ َﻦ
“Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.” [3:147]
َاب اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ِر َ َﻚ ﻓَِﻘﻨَﺎ َﻋﺬ َ ِﻼ ُﺳ ْﺒﺤَﺎﻧ ً ْﺖ َﻫﺬَا ﺑَﺎﻃ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ ﻣَﺎ َﺧﻠَﻘ
“Our Lord, You did not create this [heavens and earth] aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” [3:191]
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َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ إِﻧﱠـﻨَﺎ َﺳ ِﻤ ْﻌﻨَﺎ ُﻣﻨَﺎ ِدﻳًﺎ ﻳُـﻨَﺎدِي ﻟِﻺِْﻳﻤَﺎ ِن أَ ْن آ ِﻣﻨُﻮا ﺑَِﺮﺑﱢ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻓَﺂ َﻣﻨﱠﺎ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ ﻓَﺎ ْﻏﻔ ِْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ذُﻧُﻮﺑَـﻨَﺎ َوَﻛﻔ ْﱢﺮ َﻋﻨﱠﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺌَﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ َوﺗـ ََﻮﻓﱠـﻨَﺎ َﻣ َﻊ ْاﻷَﺑْـﺮَا ِر
“Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith, [saying], ‘Believe in your Lord,’ and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.” [3:193]
ْﻚ َ ِﻦ ﻟَ ُﺪﻧ ْ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ أَ ْﺧ ِﺮ ْﺟﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬﻩِ اﻟْﻘ َْﺮﻳَِﺔ اﻟﻈﱠﺎﻟ ِِﻢ أَ ْﻫﻠُﻬَﺎ وَا ْﺟﻌَﻞ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣ ْﻚ ﻧَﺼِﻴﺮًا َ وَا ْﺟﻌَﻞ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟَ ُﺪﻧ
“Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper?” [4:75]
َﺎﺳﺮِﻳ َﻦ ِ ﺴﻨَﺎ َوإِ ْن ﻟَ ْﻢ ﺗَـﻐْﻔ ِْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ َوﺗـ َْﺮ َﺣ ْﻤﻨَﺎ ﻟَﻨَﻜُﻮﻧَ ﱠﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْﺨ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ ﻇَﻠَ ْﻤﻨَﺎ أَﻧ ُﻔ
“Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.” [7:23]
ﱢﺖ أَﻗْﺪَا َﻣﻨَﺎ وَاﻧْﺼ ُْﺮﻧَﺎ َﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟْﻘَﻮِْم اﻟْﻜَﺎﻓِﺮِﻳ َﻦ ْ ﺻ ْﺒـﺮًا َوﺛَـﺒ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ أَﻓْ ِﺮ ْغ َﻋﻠَْﻴـﻨَﺎ “Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” [2:127]
َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺠ َﻌ ْﻠﻨَﺎ َﻣ َﻊ اﻟْﻘَﻮِْم اﻟﻈﱠﺎﻟِﻤِﻴ َﻦ
“Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people.” [7:47]
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ِﺤﻴ َﻦ ِ ْﺖ َﺧ ْﻴـ ُﺮ اﻟْﻔَﺎﺗ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ اﻓْـﺘَ ْﺢ ﺑَـ ْﻴـﻨَـﻨَﺎ َوﺑَـ ْﻴ َﻦ ﻗـ َْﻮِﻣﻨَﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟْ َﺤ ﱢﻖ َوأَﻧ
“Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision” [7:89]
ﱠﻼةِ َوِﻣ ْﻦ ذُ ﱢرﻳﱠﺘِﻲ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ َوﺗَـ َﻘﺒﱠ ْﻞ ُدﻋَﺎ ِء َ َب ا ْﺟ َﻌ ْﻠﻨِﻲ ُﻣﻘِﻴ َﻢ اﻟﺼ رﱢ
“My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.” [14:40]
َﺎب ُ ْﺤﺴ ِ ي َوﻟِ ْﻠﻤ ُْﺆِﻣﻨِﻴ َﻦ ﻳـ َْﻮَم ﻳَـﻘُﻮُم اﻟ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ ا ْﻏﻔ ِْﺮ ﻟِﻲ َوﻟِﻮَاﻟِ َﺪ ﱠ
“Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.” [14:41]
ﱢﺊ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﻣ ِﺮﻧَﺎ َر َﺷﺪًا ْ ْﻚ َر ْﺣ َﻤﺔً َو َﻫﻴ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ آﺗِﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟَ ُﺪﻧ
“Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.” [18:10]
َاب َﺟ َﻬﻨﱠ َﻢ إِ ﱠن َﻋﺬَاﺑَـﻬَﺎ ﻛَﺎ َن ﻏَﺮَاﻣًﺎ َ ِف َﻋﻨﱠﺎ َﻋﺬ ْ ﺻﺮ ْ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ ا
“Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering.” [25:65]
َاﺟﻨَﺎ َوذُ ﱢرﻳﱠﺎﺗِﻨَﺎ ﻗـ ﱠُﺮَة أَ ْﻋﻴُ ٍﻦ وَا ْﺟ َﻌ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ﻟِ ْﻠ ُﻤﺘﱠﻘِﻴ َﻦ إِ َﻣﺎﻣًﺎ ِ ِﻦ أَزْو ْ َﺐ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣ ْ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ ﻫ
“Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.” [25:74]
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َﻚ َ َﻲ ٍء َر ْﺣ َﻤﺔً َو ِﻋ ْﻠﻤًﺎ ﻓَﺎ ْﻏﻔ ِْﺮ ﻟِﻠﱠﺬِﻳ َﻦ ﺗَﺎﺑُﻮا وَاﺗﱠـﺒَـﻌُﻮا َﺳﺒِﻴﻠ ْ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﺷ َ َﺳﻌ ِ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ و ﻴﻢ ِ َاب اﻟْ َﺠ ِﺤ َ َوﻗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َﻋﺬ
“Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.” [40:7]
ﺻﻠَ َﺢ ِﻣ ْﻦ آﺑَﺎﺋِ ِﻬ ْﻢ َ َﺪﺗَـﻬُﻢ َوَﻣ ْﻦ ْ ﱠﺎت َﻋ ْﺪ ٍن اﻟﱠﺘِﻲ َوﻋ ِ ْﺧ ْﻠ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﺟﻨ ِ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ َوأَد َﺎت َوَﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻘِﻲ ِ ْﺖ اﻟْ َﻌﺰِﻳ ُﺰ اﻟْ َﺤﻜِﻴ ُﻢ َوﻗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢﺌ َ ﱠﻚ أَﻧ َ َاﺟ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوذُ ﱢرﻳﱠﺎﺗِ ِﻬ ْﻢ إِﻧ ِ َوأَزْو ُﻮ اﻟْﻔ َْﻮُز اﻟْ َﻌﻈِﻴ ُﻢ َ ِﻚ ﻫ َ َﺎت ﻳـ َْﻮَﻣﺌِ ٍﺬ ﻓَـ َﻘ ْﺪ رَِﺣ ْﻤﺘَﻪُ َوذَﻟ ِ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢﺌ
“Our Lord, and admit them to gardens of perpetual residence which You have promised them and whoever was righteous among their fathers, their spouses and their offspring. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.And protect them from the evil consequences [of their deeds]. And he whom You protect from evil consequences that Day - You will have given him mercy. And that is the great attainment.” [40:8-9]
ُوف رَِﺣﻴ ٌﻢ ٌ ﱠﻚ َرء َ ﻟِﻠﱠﺬِﻳ َﻦ آ َﻣﻨُﻮا َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ إِﻧ
“Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful.” [59:10]
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ْﻚ اﻟْ َﻤﺼِﻴ ُﺮ َ ْﻚ أَﻧَـ ْﺒـﻨَﺎ َوإِﻟَﻴ َ ْﻚ ﺗـ ََﻮﱠﻛ ْﻠﻨَﺎ َوإِﻟَﻴ َ َرﺑﱠـﻨَﺎ َﻋﻠَﻴ
“Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.”[60:4]
ي َوأَ ْن أَ ْﻋ َﻤ َﻞ ْﺖ َﻋﻠَ ﱠﻲ َو َﻋﻠَﻰ وَاﻟِ َﺪ ﱠ َ َﻚ اﻟﱠﺘِﻲ أَﻧْـ َﻌﻤ َ َب أ َْوِز ْﻋﻨِﻲ أَ ْن أَ ْﺷ ُﻜ َﺮ ﻧِ ْﻌ َﻤﺘ رﱢ ْﻚ َوإِﻧﱢﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺴﻠِﻤِﻴ َﻦ َ ْﺖ إِﻟَﻴ ُ ﺻﻠِ ْﺢ ﻟِﻲ ﻓِﻲ ذُ ﱢرﻳﱠﺘِﻲ إِﻧﱢﻲ ﺗُـﺒ ْ َﺻَﺎﻟِﺤًﺎ ﺗـ َْﺮﺿَﺎﻩُ َوأ “My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims.” [46:15]
ُون ِ ﻀﺮ ُ َب أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﺤ ِﻚ ر ﱢ َ َات اﻟ ﱠﺸﻴَﺎﻃِﻴ ِﻦ َوأَﻋُﻮذُ ﺑ ِ ِﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ َﻤﺰ َ َب أَﻋُﻮذُ ﺑ رﱢ
“My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils. And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.” [23:97-98]
ﺻﻐِﻴﺮًا َ ﱠب ا ْر َﺣ ْﻤ ُﻬﻤَﺎ َﻛﻤَﺎ َرﺑﱠـﻴَﺎﻧِﻲ رﱢ
“My Lord, have mercy upon them [my parents] as they brought me up [when I was] small.” [17:24]
ﱠاﺣﻤِﻴ َﻦ ِ ﺖ َﺧ ْﻴـ ُﺮ اﻟﺮ َ َْب ا ْﻏﻔ ِْﺮ وَا ْر َﺣ ْﻢ َوأَﻧ رﱢ
“My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful.” [23:118]
َب ِز ْدﻧِﻲ ِﻋ ْﻠﻤًﺎ رﱢ
“My Lord, increase me in knowledge.” [20:114]
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