Quran – Hadith Answers

When reciting Quran, seek from Allah Ta’ala alone

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What is the reference for this narration? Can it be quoted?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Anyone who recites the Quran let him ask [all his needs] by it from Allah alone. For soon such people will come who will recite the Qur’an and ask from people”

Aswad ibn Yazid (rahimahullah) would complete the Quran every second night in Ramadan

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Can you provide the reference for this narration?

“Aswad bin Yazid (rahimahullah) would complete the Quran every second night in Ramadan

An unauthentic virtue of reciting Surah Al Hujurat

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I have come across this narration and would like to know the authenticity:

“Whoever reads Surah Al Hujurat will emerge from his grave reciting it, until he enters Jannah, while the people will still be giving account”

‘Do not make your homes like graveyards’

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Is this Hadith authentic?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Don’t make your houses like graveyards, for the Shaytan flees from a house in which Surah al-Baqarah is read”

A follow up query on the Hadith regarding holding on to the Quran during the time of fitnah

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Regarding this answer, In the last line of the Hadith, Can هُدِي be read مجهول?

And hence, translation: ‘And whoever invites to it, will be guided to the straight path.”

Reciting Quran aloud with a beautiful voice

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What is the level of authenticity of this Hadith?

Sayyiduna Fadalah ibn ‘Ubayd (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Indeed, Allah Ta’ala listens more attentively to a man who recites the Qur’an loudly with a beautiful voice than the owner of a songstress listens to her [singing].”

That heart which does not contain any portion of Quran is like a deserted house

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What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“He in whose heart there is no part of the Quran, is like a deserted house.”

The beauty of the Quran lies within it

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Could you provide a reference for this?

Whenever Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) saw a Mushaf [copy of the Quran] decorated with silver or gold he would say: ‘Do you tempt the thief when its beauty is in its inside’?

An unreliable narration on Surah Ahzab

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Is this narration authentic?

لكل شئ قائمة وقائمة القرآن سورة الأحزاب

Salah to assist in memorising the Quran

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There is a Hadith recorded by Imam Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3570 and others where Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates a Salah he learns from the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) to ease his memorization of the Quran. There seems to be dispute by the Muhaddithun about the strength of this narration.

Is it of sufficient strength that we can act upon it?

‘If our hearts were pure, we would never have enough of Quran’

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Could you reference this narration?

Amirul Mu’minin Sayyiduna ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “If our hearts were pure, we would never have enough of the word of Allah (the Quran). Verily I detest that a day goes by in which I have not looked at the Mushaf (the Quran).”

How authentic is the Hadith that promises the du’a of 70 000 Angels?

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Is the following Hadith authentic?

If one reads last three ayah of Surah Hashr 70 000 Angels ask forgiveness for him.

Reciting different Surahs after every Fard Salah

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Can you please verify the authenticity of this narration?

Whoever reads these five Surahs after each Salah ie. After Fajr, Surah Yasin, after Zuhr, Surah Fath, after Asr, Surah Naba, after Magrib, Surah Waqi’ah and after ‘Isha, Surah Mulk will be among the cup bearers of the pond of Kawthar.