Question
I am looking for the reference of this narration:
Whenever ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) would recite the Quran, he would not engage in any [worldly] discussion until he completed reciting.
Answer
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration. The complete narration is as follows:
Nafi’ (rahimahullah) reports: “When Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) would recite Quran, he would not engage in [worldly] discussion until he had completed reciting. Once I held [the Quran while he recited from memory] and he recited Surah Baqarah. He stopped at a certain Verse and asked, “Do you know the reason for revelation of this Verse?” I replied, “No.” He said, “It was revealed regarding such and such incident.” He then continued reciting.”
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 4526)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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