Narrated Abu-Huraira: Gabriel used to repeat the recitation of the Qur'an with the Prophet once a year, but he repeated it twice with him in the year he died. The Prophet used to stay in I`tikaf for ten days every year (in the month of Ramadan), but in the year of his death, he stayed in I`tikaf for twenty days.
Read More..Narrated Masriq: `Abdullah bin `Amr mentioned `Abdullah bin Masud and said, I shall ever love that man, for I heard the Prophet saying, 'Take (learn) the Qur'an from four: `Abdullah bin Masud, Salim, Mu`adh and Ubai bin Ka`b.'
Read More..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 Apostle . By Allah, the companions of the Prophet came to know that I am one of those who know Allah's Book best of all of them, yet I am not the best of them. Shaqiq added: I sat in his religious gathering and I did not hear anybody opposing him (in his speech).
Read More..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 Apostle and he confirmed my recitation by saying, 'Well done!' Ibn Mas`ud detected the smell of wine from the man's mouth, so he said to him, Aren't you ashamed of telling a lie about Allah's Book and (along with this) you drink alcoholic liquors too? Then he lashed him according to the law.
Read More..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 was revealed. And if I know that there is somebody who knows Allah's Book better than I, and he is at a place that camels can reach, I would go to him.
Read More..Narrated Qatada: I asked Anas bin Malik: Who collected the Qur'an at the time of the Prophet ? He replied, Four, all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka`b, Mu`adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid.
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