Ibn Shubruma said, "I wanted to see how much of the Qur'an can be enough (to recite in prayer) and I could not find a Surah containing less than three Verses, therefore I said to myself), "One ought not to recite less than three (Quranic) Verses (in prayer)."
My father got me married to a lady of a noble family, and often used to ask my wife about me, and she
used to reply, "What a wonderful man he is! He never comes to my bed, nor has he approached me
since he married me." When this state continued for a long period, my father told the story to the
Prophet who said to my father, "Let me meet him." Then I met him and he asked me, "How do you
fast?" I replied, "I fast daily," He asked, "How long does it take you to finish the recitation of the
whole Qur'an?" I replied, "I finish it every night." On that he said, "Fast for three days every month
and recite the Qur'an (and finish it) in one month." I said, "But I have power to do more than that." He
said, "Then fast for three days per week." I said, "i have the power to do more than that." He said,
"Therefore, fast the most superior type of fasting, (that is, the fasting of (prophet) David who used to
fast every alternate day; and finish the recitation of the whole Qur'an In seven days." I wish I had
accepted the permission of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as I have become a weak old man. It is said that `Abdullah
used to recite one-seventh of the Qur'an during the day-time to some of his family members, for he
used to check his memorization of what he would recite at night during the daytime so that it would be
easier for him to read at night. And whenever he wanted to gain some strength, he used to give up
fasting for some days and count those days to fast for a similar period, for he disliked to leave those
things which he used to do during the lifetime of the Prophet.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, "Recite the whole Qur'an in one month's time." I said, "But I have power
(to do more than that)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Then finish the recitation of the Qur'an in seven days,
and do not finish it in less than this period."
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to me), "Recite the Qur'an to me." I said, "Shall I recite (it) to you while it has
been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to hear it from another person." So I recited Surat An-Nisa
(The Women) till I reached the Verse: 'How (will it be) then when We bring from each nation a
witness, and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people.' (4.41) Then he said to
me, "Stop!" Thereupon I saw his eyes overflowing with tears.
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Hadith 5056
Chapter 35: To weep while reciting the Qur'an - كتاب فضائل القرآن
Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud:
حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبِيدَةَ السَّلْمَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اقْرَأْ عَلَىَّ ". قُلْتُ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ قَالَ " إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "Recite Qur'an to me." I said to him. "Shall I recite (it) to you while it has
been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to hear it from another person."
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "In the last days (of the world) there will appear young people with foolish
thoughts and ideas. They will give good talks, but they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out of its
game, their faith will not exceed their throats. So, wherever you find them, kill them, for there will be
a reward for their killers on the Day of Resurrection."
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "There will appear some people among you whose prayer will make
you look down upon yours, and whose fasting will make you look down upon yours, but they will
recite the Qur'an which will not exceed their throats (they will not act on it) and they will go out of
Islam as an arrow goes out through the game whereupon the archer would examine the arrowhead but
see nothing, and look at the unfeathered arrow but see nothing, and look at the arrow feathers but see
nothing, and finally he suspects to find something in the lower part of the arrow."
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer who recites the Qur'an and acts on it, like a citron which
tastes nice and smells nice. And the example of a believer who does not recite the Qur'an but acts on
it, is like a date which tastes good but has no smell. And the example of a hypocrite who recites the
Qur'an is like a Raihana (sweet basil) which smells good but tastes bitter And the example of a
hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is like a colocynth which tastes bitter and has a bad smell."
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Hadith 5060
Chapter 37: Recite the Qur'an together as long as you agree about its interpretation - كتاب فضائل القرآن
Narrated `Abdullah:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ، عَنْ جُنْدَبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ مَا ائْتَلَفَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ، فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فَقُومُوا عَنْهُ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Recite (and study) the Qur'an as long as you agree about its interpretation, but if
you have any difference of opinion (as regards to its interpretation and meaning) then you should stop
reciting it (for the time being).
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Recite (and study) the Qur'an as long as you agree about its interpretation, but
when you have any difference of opinion (as regards its interpretation and meaning) then you should
stop reciting it (for the time being)'
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Hadith 5062
Chapter 37: Recite the Qur'an together as long as you agree about its interpretation - كتاب فضائل القرآن
Narrated `Abdullah:
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنِ النَّزَّالِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَجُلاً، يَقْرَأُ آيَةً، سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خِلاَفَهَا، فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ
" كِلاَكُمَا مُحْسِنٌ فَاقْرَآ ـ أَكْبَرُ عِلْمِي قَالَ ـ فَإِنَّ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمُ اخْتَلَفُوا فَأَهْلَكَهُمْ ".
That he heard a man reciting a Quranic Verse which he had heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting in a different way. So he took that man to the Prophet (and told him the story). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Both of you are reciting in a correct way, so carry on reciting." The Prophet (ﷺ) further added, "The nations which were before you were destroyed (by Allah) because they differed."
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Hadith 5063
Chapter 1: Awakening the desire for marriage - كتاب النكاح
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلُ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ جَاءَ ثَلاَثَةُ رَهْطٍ إِلَى بُيُوتِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْأَلُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا أُخْبِرُوا كَأَنَّهُمْ تَقَالُّوهَا فَقَالُوا وَأَيْنَ نَحْنُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ. قَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ أَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي أُصَلِّي اللَّيْلَ أَبَدًا. وَقَالَ آخَرُ أَنَا أَصُومُ الدَّهْرَ وَلاَ أُفْطِرُ. وَقَالَ آخَرُ أَنَا أَعْتَزِلُ النِّسَاءَ فَلاَ أَتَزَوَّجُ أَبَدًا. فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ
" أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ قُلْتُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَخْشَاكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَأَتْقَاكُمْ لَهُ، لَكِنِّي أَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ، وَأُصَلِّي وَأَرْقُدُ وَأَتَزَوَّجُ النِّسَاءَ، فَمَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي ".
A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) asking how the Prophet (ﷺ)
worshipped (Allah), and when they were informed about that, they considered their worship
insufficient and said, "Where are we from the Prophet (ﷺ) as his past and future sins have been forgiven."
Then one of them said, "I will offer the prayer throughout the night forever." The other said, "I will
fast throughout the year and will not break my fast." The third said, "I will keep away from the
women and will not marry forever." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to them and said, "Are you the same people
who said so-and-so? By Allah, I am more submissive to Allah and more afraid of Him than you; yet I
fast and break my fast, I do sleep and I also marry women. So he who does not follow my tradition in
religion, is not from me (not one of my followers).
that he asked `Aisha about the Statement of Allah: 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly
with the orphan girls, then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear
that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (the captives) that your right
hands possess. That will be nearer to prevent you from doing injustice.' (4.3) `Aisha said, "O my
nephew! (This Verse has been revealed in connection with) an orphan girl under the guardianship of
her guardian who is attracted by her wealth and beauty and intends to marry her with a Mahr less than
what other women of her standard deserve. So they (such guardians) have been forbidden to marry
them unless they do justice to them and give them their full Mahr, and they are ordered to marry other
women instead of them."
While I was with `Abdullah, `Uthman met him at Mina and said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman ! I have
something to say to you." So both of them went aside and `Uthman said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rah. man!
Shall we marry you to a virgin who will make you remember your past days?" When `Abdullah felt
that he was not in need of that, he beckoned me (to join him) saying, "O 'Alqama!" Then I heard him
saying (in reply to `Uthman), "As you have said that, (I tell you that) the Prophet (ﷺ) once said to us, 'O
young people! Whoever among you is able to marry, should marry, and whoever is not able to marry,
is recommended to fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.
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Hadith 5066
Chapter 3: Whoever is not able to marry, is recommended to fast - كتاب النكاح
Narrated `Abdullah:
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُمَارَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ عَلْقَمَةَ وَالأَسْوَدِ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَبَابًا لاَ نَجِدُ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهُ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ، وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ ".
We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) while we were young and had no wealth. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said,
"O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze
and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and
whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power."
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Hadith 5067
Chapter 4: About (marrying) several women - كتاب النكاح
Narrated 'Ata:
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، قَالَ حَضَرْنَا مَعَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ جَنَازَةَ مَيْمُونَةَ بِسَرِفَ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَذِهِ زَوْجَةُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَإِذَا رَفَعْتُمْ نَعْشَهَا فَلاَ تُزَعْزِعُوهَا وَلاَ تُزَلْزِلُوهَا وَارْفُقُوا، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تِسْعٌ، كَانَ يَقْسِمُ لِثَمَانٍ وَلاَ يَقْسِمُ لِوَاحِدَةٍ.
We presented ourselves along with Ibn `Abbas at the funeral procession of Maimuna at a place called
Sarif. Ibn `Abbas said, "This is the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) so when you lift her bier, do not Jerk it or
shake it much, but walk smoothly because the Prophet (ﷺ) had nine wives and he used to observe the
night turns with eight of them, and for one of them there was no night turn."
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Hadith 5068
Chapter 4: About (marrying) several women - كتاب النكاح
Narrated Anas:
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَطُوفُ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، وَلَهُ تِسْعُ نِسْوَةٍ. وَقَالَ لِي خَلِيفَةُ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ أَنَسًا، حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to go round (have sexual relations with) all his wives in one night, and he had nine wives.
Ibn `Abbas asked me, "Are you married?" I replied, "No." He said, "Marry, for the best person of this
(Muslim) nation (i.e., Muhammad) of all other Muslims, had the largest number of wives."
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Hadith 5070
Chapter 5: Whoever emigrated with the intention of marrying a woman - كتاب النكاح
Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ قَزَعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَقَّاصٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" الْعَمَلُ بِالنِّيَّةِ، وَإِنَّمَا لاِمْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا، فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The rewards (of deeds) are according to the intention, and everybody will get the
reward for what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah's and His Apostle's sake, his
emigration was for Allah and His Apostle; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits, or to marry a
woman, then his emigration was for the thing for what he emigrated for." (1)
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Hadith 5071
Chapter 6: The marrying of a poor man - كتاب النكاح
Narrated Ibn Masud:
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنَّا نَغْزُو مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَيْسَ لَنَا نِسَاءٌ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ نَسْتَخْصِي فَنَهَانَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ.
We used to fight in the holy battles in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and we had no wives with us. So
we said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we get castrated?" The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade us to do so.
`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came (from Mecca to Medina) and the Prophet (ﷺ) made a bond of brotherhood
between him and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi` Al-Ansari. Al-Ansari had two wives, so he suggested that `Abdur-
Rahman take half, his wives and property. `Abdur-Rahman replied, "May Allah bless you with your
wives and property. Kindly show me the market." So `Abdur-Rahman went to the market and gained
(in bargains) some dried yoghurt and some butter. After a few days the Prophet (ﷺ) saw `Abdur-Rahman
with some yellow stains on his clothes and asked him, "What is that, O `Abdur-Rahman?" He replied,
"I had married an Ansari woman." The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "How much Mahr did you give her?" He
replied, "The weight of one (date) stone of gold." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Offer a banquet, even with one
sheep."
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Hadith 5073
Chapter 8: What is disliked of not marrying and of getting castrated - كتاب النكاح
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas:
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، سَمِعَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، يَقُولُ رَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ التَّبَتُّلَ، وَلَوْ أَذِنَ لَهُ لاَخْتَصَيْنَا.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade `Uthman bin Maz'un to abstain from marrying (and other pleasures) and if he
had allowed him, we would have gotten ourselves castrated.
We used to participate in the holy battles led by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and
we had nothing (no wives) with us. So we said, "Shall we get ourselves
castrated?" He forbade us that and then allowed us to marry women with
a temporary contract (2) and recited to us: -- 'O you who believe !
Make not unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful for you,
but commit no transgression.' (5.87)