salahdin
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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Our Salaf and the Recitation of the Quran
Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr, may Allaah be pleased with him, reported that he heard the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, say: “One who was devoted to the Quran will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in this world, for he will reach his abode (in Paradise) when he comes to the last verse he recites.”[Ahmad, Abu Daawood & At-Tirmithi]
Abu Umaamah Al-Bujali, may Allaah be pleased with him, reported that he heard the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, say: “Recite the Quran, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite it …”[Muslim]
'Ataa', may Allaah have mercy upon him, reported that , may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "We learnt the Quran from people (i.e. the Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them) who told us that they would never go beyond memorizing ten verses until they comprehended their meanings and applied them. We learnt the meanings of these verses of the Quran and their practical implications. However, a time will come when some people will recite the Quran, but it will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they would not comprehend what they read).”
Ibraaheem, may Allaah have mercy upon him, reported: "Al-Aswad, may Allaah have mercy upon him, used to recite the entire Quran once every six nights, except during Ramadhaan where he would finish it twice each night."
Ibn Shathoob, may Allaah have mercy upon him, reported: "'Urwah ibn Az-Zubayr, may Allaah have mercy upon him, used to recite one quarter of the Quran once every six nights, except during Ramadhaan where he would finish it twice each night. He would pray the optional night prayer reciting one fourth of the entire Quran every night, except the night when his leg was amputated due to gangrene."
Salaam ibn Abu Mutli', may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "Qataadah, may Allaah have mercy upon him, used to recite the Quran once every seven days, except during Ramadhaan where he used to finish it once every three nights."
When Abu Bakr ibn 'Ayyaash, may Allaah have mercy upon him, the known scholar of the science of the Quran was on his death bed, his sister cried, so he said to her: "What makes you cry? I swear by Allaah that I have recited the Quran in full in the corner of this room around eighteen thousand times during my life."
Al-A'mash, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: "Yahya ibn Withaab, may Allaah have mercy upon him, had the most beautiful voice when reciting the Quran, and when he would begin reciting it whilst in the mosque you would not hear another sound, as if nobody else was in the mosque."
http://www.islamweb.net/eramadan/index.php?page=articles&id=146006
