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Hadith 2.1

The Excellent Qualities of the Qur'an

ENGLISH

Abū Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, “God has not listened to anything as He does to a prophet chanting* the Qur’ān.” *There are different opinions about the meaning of <i>yataghannā</i> which is here used. While some explain it as in the translation, others prefer to understand it in the sense of <i>yastaghnī</i> which means being content with. (Bukhārī and Muslim.)

ARABIC

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهُ لِشَيْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ»

Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 2.1
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
BookThe Excellent Qualities of the Qur'an
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