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Sunan Abi Dawud 1473 — A Prophet Chanting the Qur'an Aloud
How It Is Recommended To Recite (The Qur'an) With Tartil
Allah Listens to a Prophet Chanting the Qur'an Aloud Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1473
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1473
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، وَحَيْوَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهُ لِشَىْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ حَسَنِ الصَّوْتِ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ يَجْهَرُ بِهِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Allah has not listened to anything as He does to a Prophet chanting the Qur'an with a loud voice.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1473In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 58English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1468
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1473
This hadith from Abu Hurairah speaks about the beauty of Qur'an recitation from a Prophet with a good voice. The Messenger of Allah said that Allah has not listened to anything as He does to a Prophet chanting the Qur'an with a loud voice. The wording is focused and should be read as it stands. It shows the high status of Qur'an recitation, a beautiful voice, and audible recitation when done in the right setting. The hadith is often searched with the phrase Allah listens to Quran recitation hadith. It does not tell ordinary readers to compete with others. Rather, it teaches respect for Qur'an recitation and shows that a good voice used for the Qur'an is a praised thing.
What we learn from this hadith
- A good voice used for Qur'an recitation is praised in this hadith.
- Audible Qur'an recitation has a special mention in the narration.
- The hadith highlights the honor of a Prophet reciting the Qur'an.
- Beautiful recitation should be connected to the Qur'an, not personal display.
