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Assalaamu 'alaykum!
The Salaf, The Qur'aan, The Month of Ramadhaan.
Let's turn our attention to the Qur’aan this blessed month.
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ
“The month of Ramadhaan is that in which the Quran was revealed…”
Uthmaan bin ‘Affaan – may Allah be pleased with him – used to finish the entire Qur’aan in one raka’ah during Ramadhaan.
Imaam Aboo Haneefah – may Allah have mercy upon him – was asked how often do you finish the Qur’aan? He replied, do you mean [that which I complete] on a monthly basis or a daily basis? The man replied on a daily basis, Imaam Aboo Haneefah said do you mean [that which I complete] during the day or the night? The man said during the day, Imaam Aboo Haneefah said do you mean [that which I complete] reading from the mus-haf or in my Salah?
Imaam Maalik bin Anas – may Allah have mercy upon him – used to teach the people hadeeth, narrating it to them inside the Prophet’s Masjid, but when the month of Ramadhaan came he used to stop his lessons, take out his mus-haf and turn towards the Qiblah telling the people this is the month of the Qur’aan.
It has been authentically reported that Imaam Shaafi’ee – may Allah have mercy upon him – used to finish the Qur’aan 60 times during the blessed month of Ramadhaan. That is twice a day.
Similarly has been reported regarding his student Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal – may Allah have mercy upon him -
It was narrated that Ibraaheem al-Nakha’i said: al-Aswad – may Allah have mercy upon him - used to complete the Qur’aan in Ramadhaan every two nights
Qataadah – may Allah have mercy upon him - used to complete the Qur’aan in seven days, and when Ramadaan came, he would complete it every three days. When the last ten days came, he would complete it every night.
It is reported that Imaam al-Bukhaaree – may Allah have mercy upon him - used to complete a recitation [of the Quran] once a day in Ramadhaaan, and would pray after Taraaweeh every night, completing another recitation every three nights.
[Taken from the book Akhlaaq ahl al-Qur'aan by Imaam an-Nawawee]
As for the prohobition of reciting the [entire] Qur’aan in less then three days then Imaam Ibn Rajab says in his book Lata’if al-Ma’arif
The forbiddance of completing recitation of the Quran in less than 3 days applies to this being made a regular practice, but as for favoured times such as Ramadan, esp. the nights in which Laylat al-Qadr is sought, or favoured places such as Makkah for the visitor, it is recommended to increase reciting the Quran to avail the time and place. This is the view of Ahmad, Ishaq & other Imams, and the practice of others indicates this too.
