65/48.1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4835 — Surah Al-Fath Recitation
The Statement of Allah the Most High: "Verily, We have given you (O Muḥammad pbuh) a manifest victory." (V.48:1)
Hadith About the Prophet Reciting Surah Al-Fath Beautifully
Sahih Bukhari : 4835
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4835
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ قُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ، قَالَ قَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ سُورَةَ الْفَتْحِ فَرَجَّعَ فِيهَا. قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ لَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَحْكِيَ لَكُمْ قِرَاءَةَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَفَعَلْتُ.
'Abdullah bin Mughaffal Narrated from:
On the Day of the Conquest of Mecca, the Prophet (ﷺ) recited Surat Al-Fath in a vibrating and pleasant voice. (Muawaiya, the subnarrator said, "If I could imitate the recitation of the Prophet (ﷺ) I would do so.")
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4835In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 356USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 359
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4835
This hadith about Quran recitation describes the Prophet on the Day of the Conquest of Mecca. Abdullah bin Mughaffal reports that the Prophet recited Surah Al-Fath in a vibrating and pleasant voice. The sub-narrator Muawiya says that if he could imitate the Prophet’s recitation, he would do so. The hadith does not give a ruling here about every style of recitation; it simply reports the beauty and sound of the Prophet’s recitation on that day. People searching for Prophet reciting Surah Al-Fath, vibrating voice hadith, or beautiful Quran recitation hadith will find the main message in this text: the Qur’an was recited by the Prophet in a pleasing way, and those who heard it remembered its sound.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet recited Surah Al-Fath on the Conquest of Mecca.
- His recitation is described as vibrating and pleasant.
- The sub-narrator valued the sound enough to wish he could imitate it.
- The hadith points to the beauty of Qur’an recitation without adding extra claims.
