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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 284-287

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 284-287 Chapter 36 : The descent of tranquility (sakinah) when the Qur’an is recited. Al-Bara' reported that a person was reciting Surat al-Kahf and there was a horse tied with two ropes at his side, a cloud overshadowed him, and as it began to come nearer and nearer his horse began to take fright from it. He went and mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the morning, and he (the Holy Prophet) said: That was tranquility which came down at the recitation of the Qur'an . ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 284 ) Ibn Ishaq reported: I heard al-Bara' as saying that a man recited al-Kahf when an animal was there in the house and it began to take fright. And as he looked around, he found a cloud overshadowing it. He mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Upon this he said: O so and so, recite on (the surah) as- Sakina descends at the (recitation of the Qur'an) or on account (of the recitation) of the Qur'an. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadit...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 281-283

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 281-283 Chapter 35 : Mentioning the recitation of the Prophet (saws) of Surat al-Fath on the day of the conquest of Makkah . Mu'awiya b. Qurra reported 'Abdullah b. Mughaffal al-Muzani as saying: The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) recited on his ride Surat al Fath during a journey in the year of the Conquest (of Mecca), and he repeated (the words) in his recitation. Mu'awiya said: If I were not afraid that the people would crowd around me, I would have given a demonstration of (the Prophet's) recitation before you. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 281 ) Mu'awiya b. Qurra is reported to have heard 'Abdullah b. Mughaffal as saying: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting Surah Fath on his camel on the day of the Conquest of Mecca. He (the narrator) said: Ibn Mughaffal recited it and repeated it. Mu'awiya said: Had there been (no crowed of) people, I would have given a practical demonstration of that which Ibn Mughaffal had mentioned from...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 273-280

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 273-280 Chapter 34: It is recommended to make one’s voice beautiful when reciting Qur’an . Abu Huraira reported this directly from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): God has not listened to anything as He listens to a Prophet reciting the Qur'an in a sweet voice. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 273 ) This hadith has been narrated by Ibn Shihab with the same chain of transmitters with words: "As He listens to a Prophet reciting the Qur'an in a sweet voice." ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 274 ) Abu Huraira is reported to have heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Allah does not listen to anything, (more approvingly) as He listens to a Prophet reciting loudly the Qur'an in a sweet voice. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 275 ) This hadith has been narrated with the same chain of transmitters by Ibn al-Had except this that Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying and he did not say: "He heard it." ( Sahih Muslim Boo...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 265-272

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 265-272 Chapter 33: The command to keep refreshing one’s knowledge of the Qur’an and that it is disliked to say I have forgotten such-and-such a verse, but it is permissible to say I have been caused to forget. ' A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard a person reciting the Qur'an at night. Upon this he said: May Allah show mercy to him; he has reminded me of such and such a verse which I had missed in such and such a surah . ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 265 ) 'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) listened to the recitation of the Qur'an by a man in the mosque. Thereupon he said: May Allah have mercy upon him; he reminded me of the verse which I had been made to forget. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 266 ) ' Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The example of a man who has memorised the Qur'an is like that of a hobbled camel . If he rem...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 259-264

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 259-264 Chapter 31: The command to one who becomes sleepy while praying, or who starts to falter in his recitation of the Qur’an or statements of remembrance, to lie down or sit down until that goes away. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the mosque (and he found) a rope tied between the two pillars; so, he said: What is this? They said: It is for Zainab . She prays and when she slackens or feels tired she holds it. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: Untie it. Let one pray as long as one feels fresh but when one slackens or becomes tired one must stop it. (And in the hadith transmitted by Zuhair it is:" He should sit down.”) ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 259 ) A hadith like this has been narrated from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the authority of Anas by another chain of transmitters. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 260 ) 'Urwa b. Zubair reported that 'A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 255-258

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 255-258 Chapter 30 : The virtue of a deed that is done persistently, whether it be Qiyam al-Lail or anything else. The command to be moderate in worship, which means adopting what one can persist in. The command to the one who gets tired or weary when praying to stop until that feeling passes. 'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a mat and he used it for making an apartment during the night and observed prayer in it, and the people began to pray with him, and he spread it (the mat) during the day time. The people crowded round him one night. He (the Holy Prophet) then said: O people, perform such acts as you are capable of doing, for Allah does not grow weary but you will get tired. The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done continuously, even if they are small. And it was the habit of the members of Muhammad 's (ﷺ) household that whenever they did an act they did it continuously. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 25...

Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 248-254

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Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 248-254 Chapter 29: It is recommended to offer voluntary prayers in one’s house although it is permissible to offer them in the masjid. Ibn 'Umar reported Allah 's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Observe some of your prayers in your houses and do not make them graves . ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 248 ) Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Pray in your houses, and do not make them graves. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 249 ) Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When any one of you observes prayer in the mosque he should reserve a part of his prayer for his house, for Allah would make the prayer as a means of betterment in his house. ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 250 ) Abu Musa reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: The house in which remembrance of Allah is made and the house in which Allah is not remembered are like the living and the dead . ( Sahih Muslim Book 6 – Hadith 251 ) Abu Huraira reported Allah's Me...