Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I was driving the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم during a journey. He said to me: Uqbah, should I not teach you two best surahs ever recited? He then taught me: Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn, and Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of men. He did not see me much pleased (by these two surahs). When he alighted for prayer, he led the people in the morning prayer and recited them in prayer. When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم finished his prayer, he turned to me and said: O Uqbah, how did you see.
Read More..Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: White I was travelling with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم between al-Juhfah and al-Abwa', a wind and intense darkness enveloped us, whereupon the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم began to seek refuge in Allah, reciting: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn, and I seek refuge in the Lord of men. He then said: Uqbah, use them when seeking refuge in Allah, for no one can use anything to compare with them for the purpose. Uqbah added: I heard him reciting them when he led the people in prayer.
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: One who was devoted to the Quran will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in the world, for he will reach his abode when he comes to the last verse he recites.
Read More..Qatadah said: I asked Anas about the recitation of the Quran by the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. He said: He used to express all the long accents clearly.
Read More..Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Muminin: Yala ibn Mumallak said that he asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. She said: What have you to do with his prayer? He would pray, then sleep as long as he had prayed, till morning. She then described his recitation and did so with an exposition word by word.
Read More..Abdullah bin Mughaffal said: On the day of the Conquest of Makkah I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم riding his she-camel reciting Surah al-Fath repeating each verse several times.
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